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1 Michael T. Braun Vita 1 EDUCATION Michael T. Braun Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Psychology Blacksburg, VA Phone: (540) mtbraun@vt.edu Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Doctor of Philosophy, August, 2012 Organizational Psychology Concentration in Quantitative Methodology and Evaluation Science Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Master of Arts, December 2009 Organizational Psychology Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Arts, May 2006 Psychology, Full Honors PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, present Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology AWARDS AND HONORS Michigan State University Graduate Student Travel Grant, Organizational Psychology Department Fellowship for Outstanding Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Graduated with Full Honors, Purdue University, 2006 Purdue Undergraduate Research Focused Honors Program, Purdue University, Purdue Undergraduate Liberal Arts Honors Program, Purdue University

2 Michael T. Braun Vita 2 RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES Understanding the dynamic processes that lead to effective team performance is vital as organizations increasingly rely on teams to perform critical tasks. Team knowledge building is an area that lacks strong theory and research as to how team members learn and share information over time and how that dynamic process is related to team effectiveness. I am interested in understanding the dynamic learning process to provide insights into how to help teams learn relevant information more quickly to make efficient, effective decisions. Likewise, the literature on team decision making rarely captures the uncertainty of information that exists in reality. I am interested in incorporating theory and research from other fields, such as economics and cognitive psychology, on how decisions are made in the presence of uncertainty to potentially provide valuable insights for training teams to interpret and integrate uncertain information for making effective decisions. Additionally, research on team leadership rarely focuses on the process or structure of emergent leadership, as well as how differential leadership ratings affect important team constructs such as cohesion and effectiveness. I am interested in studying how variability in leadership ratings affects team outcomes, as well as how different leadership structures from a network perspective form and differentially impact team effectiveness. Finally, the relationship between team cohesion and effective performance is the focus of a wealth of research studies, however very few look at how cohesion develops or changes over time. Additionally, very little research focuses on how teams actual behavior is representative of a cohesive unit while performing a task. I am interested in modeling how actual team behavior changes over time, in the hope of uncovering new insights into how cohesion affects performance. Unfortunately, the statistical results and scientific inferences from research studies are frequently limited by the research methods and statistical techniques commonly used in organizational research. Organizational scholars are interested in phenomena that are inherently dynamic and incorporate a great deal of uncertainty. Unfortunately, the primary methodological and statistical techniques utilized to study these phenomena do not adequately capture their uncertain, dynamic nature. Organizational researchers frequently utilize survey-based, crosssectional designs in data collection and employ regression-based models for data analysis. These methods are not equipped to properly model the complexities that exist in many dynamic processes. I am interested in exploring alternative methodological and statistical methods to better model underlying phenomena. Below are descriptions of my ongoing research projects that incorporate my interests in the substantive and methodological areas just described. Team Knowledge Building Examining how team members collaborate and gain shared knowledge structures over time for the Office of Naval Research. We have created a computer simulation as well as a human based task to track the learning and sharing of information among team members. Working with Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Georgia Chao, Dr. James Grand, and Dr. Goran Kuljanin. Team Decision Making Investigating how individuals and teams make decisions in the presence of uncertain information. More specifically, conducting my dissertation on how individuals attend to

3 Michael T. Braun Vita 3 and integrate risky, uncertain information to make a series of sequential decisions. Working with Dr. Steve Kozlowski. Leadership in Teams Examining the antecedents and consequences of variability in leadership ratings among team member using data collected from the U. S. Army. Working with Dr. Steve Kozlowski. Further, I am studying the use of social network analysis to identity different patterns of shared leadership. Working with Dr. Leslie DeChurch and Dorothy Carter. Team Cohesion Looking at how teams develop, maintain, and restore team cohesion. For NASA, I am currently examining potential behavioral indicators of team cohesion in a variety of tasks such as a lab and field experiment. Working with Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Rick DeShon, Tara Rench, Marina Pearce, and Samantha Baard. Additionally, for NSF, I am examining antecedents and consequences of network structures of cohesion and communications of teams embedded in multi-team systems. Working with Dr. Leslie DeChurch and Dr. Toshio Murase. Statistical Randomness in Growth Processes Integrating time series methodology into HLM analysis to test for and potentially deal with data with cumulative error terms. More specifically, we are looking at the inflation of Type I error rates that occur when Random Coefficient Models are used to analyze longitudinal data containing stochastic trends. Working with Dr. Rick DeShon and Dr. Goran Kuljanin PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Kozlowski, S. W. J., Chao, G. T., Grand, J. A., Braun, M. T. & Kuljanin, G. (2013). Advancing multilevel research design: Capturing the dynamics of emergence. Organizational Research Methods, 16, Braun, M. T., Kuljanin, G., & DeShon, R. P. (2013). Spurious relationships in the analysis of longitudinal data in organizational research. Organizational Research Methods, 16, Kuljanin, G., Braun, M. T., & DeShon, R. P. (2011). A cautionary note on applying growth models to longitudinal data. Psychological Methods, 16, Braun, M. T. & Oswald, F. L. (2011). Exploratory regression analysis: A tool for selecting models and determining predictor importance. Behavior Research Methods, 43, MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Kozlowski, S. W. J., Chao, G. T., Grand, J. A., Braun, M. T. & Kuljanin, G. (revise and resubmit). Examining the dynamics of multilevel emergence: Learning and knowledge building in teams. Organizational Psychology Review.

4 Michael T. Braun Vita 4 Kozlowski, S. W. J., DeShon, R. P., Chang, C., Biswas, S., Pearce, M., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., & Baard, S. K. (under review). The dynamics of human interaction: Capturing team collaboration in real-time. Journal of Management. Carter, D. C., DeChurch, L. A., Braun, M. T., & Contractor N. (under review). Leadership and networks: A review and integration. Journal of Management. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (in progress). Beyond selfreport: Understanding the dynamic cohesion-performance relationship. Anticipated: Journal of Management Braun, M. T., DeChurch, L. A., & Carter, D. R. (in progress). The ties that lead teams: Social network metrics of collective leadership. Anticipated: Journal of Applied Psychology Braun, M. T., Oswald, F. L., & Converse, P. D., & (in progress). Relative weight analysis: The accuracy of predictor importance in multiple regression. Anticipated: Multivariate Behavioral Research. DeShon, R. P., Firth, B. M., Kuljanin, G., & Braun, M. T. (in progress). Modeling multilevel dynamics. Anticipated: Academy of Management Review. BOOK CHAPTERS Braun, M. T., Kuljanin, G., & DeShon, R. P. (2013). Spurious relationships in growth curve modeling: The effects of stochastic trends on regression-based models. In J.M. Cortina & R.S. Landis (Eds.), Modern research methods for the study of behavior in organizations. New York, NY: Routledge Academic. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Braun, M. T., DeChurch, L. A., Carter, D. R. (2013, May). The ties that lead teams: Social network metrics of collective leadership. Presentation at the 33 rd annual conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Hamburg, Germany. Olson, B., & Braun, M. T. (2013, April). The Breastfeeding and Employment (BESt) Study: New mother employee perceptions of breastfeeding support in companies. Presentation at the annual conference of Experimental Biology, Houston, TX. Braun, M. T., Murase, T., & DeChurch, L. A. (2013, April). Understanding the social network: A study of dynamic emergent states. Presentation at the 28 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.

5 Michael T. Braun Vita 5 Chao, G. T., Kozlowski, S. W. J., Grand, J. A., Braun, M. T., Kuljanin, G., Pickhardt, D., & Mak, S. (2013, April). Macrocognition in Teams: Agent-based Interventions and Emergence of Team Knowledge. Presentation at the 28 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX. Kozlowski, S. W. J., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., Chang, C.-H., Biswas, S., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Kermond, C., & Xie, H. (2013, April). Capturing the dynamics of collaboration and teamwork. Presentation at the 28 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX. Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., Chang, C.-H., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2013, February). Exploring cohesion over time in an astronaut analog environment. Presentation at the NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop, Galveston, TX. Olson B. H., & Braun M. T. (2012, October). The Breastfeeding and Employment (BESt) Study: Employee Perceptions of Breastfeeding Support in Companies. Presentation at the 16 th annual International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation conference, Trieste, Italy. Olson B. H., & Braun M. T. (2012, October). The Breastfeeding and Employment (BESt) Study: Manager Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding Support in Companies. Presentation at the 16 th annual International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation conference, Trieste, Italy. Baard, S. K., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Bo, D., Piolet, Y., Biswas, S., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, July). Monitoring team collaboration and cohesion in real-time. Presentation at the 7 th annual INGRoup conference, Chicago, IL. Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, July). Investigating the dynamics of cohesion and its time-varying covariates in astronaut analog teams. Presentation at the 7 th annual INGRoup conference, Chicago, IL. Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., Firth, B. M., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, April). Exploring the dynamics of self-report and behavioral cohesion on performance. Presentation at the 27 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, April). Life on the ICE: Examining cohesion in Antarctic search teams. Presentation at the 27 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. Kozlowski, S. W. J., Chao, G. T., Grand, J. A., Braun, M. T., & Kuljanin, G. (2012, April).

6 Michael T. Braun Vita 6 Boids, droids, and noids: An integrated research paradigm on macrocognition. Presentation at the 27 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. Baard, S. K., Kozlowski, S. W. J., DeShon, R. P., Biswas, S., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Bo, D., & Piolet, Y. (2012, April). Assessing team process dynamics: An innovative methodology for team research. Presentation at the 27 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Firth, B. M., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2011, April). Success or failure? Antecedents and consequences of dynamic team cohesion. Presentation at the 26 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Firth, B. M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2011, April). Dynamic interplay of cohesion, conflict, and performance in virtual teams. Presentation at the 26 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. Kozlowski, S. W. J., Chao, G. T., Grand, J., Keeny, J., Braun, M. T., & Kuljanin, G. (2011, April). Macrocognition in teams: The emergence and measurement of team knowledge. Presentation at the 26 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. Braun, M. T., Kuljanin, G., & DeShon, R. P. (2011, March). Spurious predictors of growth in organizational research. Invited talk at the Michigan State University Organizational Psychology Colloquia, East Lansing, MI. Braun, M. T., Kuljanin, G., & DeShon, R. P. (2010, April). Spurious predictors in random coefficient modeling. Presentation at the 25 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA. Zorzie, M. C., Billington, A., & Braun, M. T. (2010, January). The impact of personality, fit, and satisfaction on college student withdrawal: An SEM approach. Presentation at the 12 th annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Braun, M. T. (2009, April). The effects of nonstationarity on latent growth modeling. Structural Equation Modeling Course Conference, East Lansing, MI. Braun, M. T. & Oswald, F. L. (2009, April). Exploratory regression analysis: A user-friendly tool for selecting models and determining predictor importance. Presentation at the 24 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Kuljanin, G., Braun, M. T., & DeShon, R. P. (2009, April). A cautionary note on applying

7 Michael T. Braun Vita 7 multilevel models to longitudinal data. Presentation at the 24 th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Braun, M. T. (2006, May). The impact of interruptions on residual task performance: The role of individual differences. Presentation at the 78 th annual conference of the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Professional Member, International Network for Social Network Analysis, present Professional Member, Academy of Management, 2011 present Professional Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2007 present REVIEWER EXPERIENCE Editorial Board Organizational Research Methods, 2013 present Ad-hoc Reviewer Multivariate Behavioral Research, present Journal of Applied Psychology, present Journal of Management, present Organizational Research Methods, Academic Conference Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology Conference, present Academy of Management Conference, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Primary Instructor Principles of Psychological Research Fall 2013 Research Design and Measurement in Psychological Research Summer 2008

8 Michael T. Braun Vita 8 Teaching Assistant Structural Equation Modeling (graduate level) Research Design and Measurement in Psychological Research Evolutionary Psychology Spring 2010, Alexander von Eye, Ph.D. Spring 2008, Richard P. Deshon, Ph.D. Fall 2007, Carlos Navarette, Ph.D. SERVICE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Organizational Psychology Mentor Committee, Provided support and guidance for a first year graduate student in the organizational psychology program at Michigan State University. I held several meetings throughout the course of the year to assess the new student s progress, and aid in any challenges that they faced. I helped them decide what courses to select, how to go about getting on research projects, and discussed their research interests in the hopes of exposing them to new ideas and developing future directions. SIOP Ambassador Program, 2011 Provided guidance for a first time member at the SIOP national conference in Chicago, IL. I helped a new member decide what sessions to attend, discussed ongoing research, provided insights into potential future research directions, and helped the new member network with other SIOP members. Organizational Psychology Colloquia Committee, Helped organize the organizational psychology weekly lecture series. Coordinated with fellow committee members to recruit speakers from other programs at Michigan State University as well as from other schools around the country to speak to the faculty and graduate students in organizational psychology. Organizational Psychology Recruitment Committee, Helped organize the organizational psychology recruitment weekend for prospective students. Coordinated with fellow committee members, faculty, and graduate students to plan activities for the new recruits to engage in over the course of three days. APPLIED EXPERINCE Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT), Assist Michigan State University faculty and graduate students in learning and developing new quantitative and methodological skills. More specifically, I aided researchers with choosing an appropriate research design to fit the question of interest, analyze data, interpret results, and report findings. The Christman Company, 2010

9 Michael T. Braun Vita 9 Worked as part of a small team to conduct an assessment of the recruitment and selection practices. Provided recommendations and implementation suggestions for possible improvements to the current recruitment and selection processes. GRADUATE COURSEWORK Content Courses Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology Higher Order Cognitive Processes Groups, Teams, and Leadership in Organizations Training and Organizational Development Personality Psychology Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction Personnel Selection Multilevel Theory (MLT) and Research in Organizations Occupational Health and Safety Teaching of Psychology and the Social Sciences Instructor Frederick L. Oswald, Ph.D. Timothy J. Pleskac, Ph.D. Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Ph.D. & Daniel R. Ilgen, Ph.D. J. Kevin Ford, Ph.D. Richard E. Lucas, Ph.D. Richard P. DeShon, Ph.D. Ann Marie Ryan, Ph.D. Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Ph.D. Chu-Hsiang (Daisy) Chang, Ph.D. J. Kevin Ford, Ph.D. & Steve Yelon, Ph.D. Quantitative and Research Methods Courses Quantitative Research Design and Analysis in Psychology Psychometric Theory and Test Construction Research Methods in Applied Psychology Structural Equation Modeling Item Response Theory Debby Kashy, Ph.D. Richard P. DeShon, Ph.D. Ann Marie Ryan, Ph.D. Alexander von Eye, Ph.D. Mark Reckase, Ph.D.

10 Michael T. Braun Vita 10 REFERENCES Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Ph.D. Professor of Organizational Psychology Department of Psychology 309 Psychology Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Phone: (517) Leslie A. DeChurch, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Department of Psychology 234 Coon Building Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Phone: (954) Richard P. DeShon, Ph.D. Professor of Organizational Psychology Department of Psychology 306 Psychology Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Phone: (517) Georgia T. Chao, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management Eli Broad College of Business 435 N. Business Complex Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Phone: (517)