Eric Heggestad

Eric Heggestad, Ph.D., is currently serving as the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs on campus. He joined the University in 2005 after working for the Air Force Research Laboratory and at Colorado State University. He is an industrial and organizational psychologist, who focuses on applying principles of psychology to work contexts.

Education:
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Curriculum Vitae

Favorite Articles:
Tupes, E. C., & Christal, R. E. (1992). Recurrent personality factors based on trait ratings. Journal of Personality, 60(2), 225–251.

Epstein, S., & O’Brien, E. J. (1985). The person–situation debate in historical and current perspective. Psychological Bulletin, 98(3), 513-537.

Campbell, J. P., McCloy, R. A., Oppler, S. H., & Sager, C. E. (1993). A theory of performance. In N. Schmitt & W. C. Borman (Eds.), Personnel selection in organizations (pp. 35-70). Jossey-Bass.

Fleeson, W. (2001). Toward a structure- and process-integrated view of personality: Traits as density distributions of states. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(6), 1011–1027.

Research Interests:
Assessing, developing and managing talent in organizations; Social Skills; Applied personality assessment; Measurement and assessment.