Jamen Graves, Ph.D. – Assessment Program Development

Dr. Jamen Graves received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University in 1999. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Organizational Development/Human Resources Graduate Program at the University of San Francisco, where he teaches organizational behavior, advanced statistics, and special projects at the graduate level.

Dr. Graves received the Scott Myers Award for Professional Practice in 2000 for his contributions in the area of personnel selection for the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Controller Test Battery. His research has focused primarily on investigating the merits of emotional intelligence as a selection tool vis-à-vis traditional cognitive ability tests as well as examining the effects of nontraditional and traditional learning methods on speed of recall, retention, and performance.

Dr. Graves has extensive experience as both an internal and external consultant helping public and private sector organizations in the areas of selection, organizational culture and change, restructuring, survey design and implementation, training and development, performance management, and telecommuting.

Dr. Graves is also passionate about the arts and serves as a board member of the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy.