Faculty & Staff Directory
Deborah E. Rupp
Associate Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations
and Department of Psychology
In Brief
- Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Colorado State University
- M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of West Florida
- Rated within the top 150 most cited management scholars (Podsakoff et al., 2008)
- Associate Editor, Journal of Management
- Douglas W. Bray and Ann Howard Award, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Foundation
- Martin E. P. Seligman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Research in Psychology, Colorado State University
Research and Professional Interests
Professor Rupp conducts research in the areas of:
- Organizational Justice
- Emotions at Work
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- The Assessment Center Method
- Technology in Assessment
Her current publications appear in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, and Research in Multilevel Issues.Her research has also been cited in United States Supreme Court proceedings (Ricci v. DeStefano et al., June 29, 2009).
Professor Rupp professional areas of expertise include:
- Personnel Selection; Staffing; Hiring
- Development and Validation of Applicant and Employee Assessments (e.g., work samples, tests of knowledge, skills, and abilities, behavioral simulations)
- Assessment Centers for Selection, Promotion, Diagnosis of Training Needs, and Training and Development
- Evaluation of Selection Systems and Training Programs (Effectiveness and Legal Defensibility)
- Job Analysis; Competency Modeling
- Integrated HR Systems
She has consulted and advised firms such as Sun Microsystems, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affair and Trade, the Illinois State University Civil Service System, the South Korean Civil Service System, Doosan, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Solutia (Monsanto), Pal Gelman Sciences, SK Group, and the Korean Psychological Testing Institute.
Important Links
Department of Psychology Faculty Page
Courses Taught
- LER 559 Micro Research Methods
- LER/Psych 530 Foundations of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- LER 562 HR Planning and Staffing
- LER 592 Micro Organizational Fundamentals
- Psych 455 Organizational Psychology
- Psych 493DR The Assessment Center Method
- Psych 493DR Organizational Justice
- Psychology 593DR Emotions in the Workplace
- Psychology 593IO Special Topics in I/O Psychology
- Organizational Behavior (University of British Columbia, Singapore Management University)
- Psychological Testing and Measurement (Colorado State University)
To reach Professor Rupp:
At LER:
243 LER, 504 E. Armory Avenue, MC-504
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-4096; 217-244-9290 fax
At Psychology:
225 Psychology Building, MC-716
603 E. Daniel, Champaign, IL 61820
217-390-3048
email: derupp@illinois.edu