Research Interests
- Diversity in HR management (Racial equality in hiring & admissions [adverse impact], diversity recruiting);
- Leadership & Gender (personality dominance/agency, emotional & social skills);
- Social networks and Research methods (network contagion, multilevel, missing data, measurement);
- Emotional intelligence (Cascading model, gender);
- Narcissism (leadership, counterproductive work behavior, gender);
- Work engagement (Attitude-engagement model; time & change; work withdrawal; job attitudes)
Research Description
- Elected Division Chair, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management (2,300 members; 5 year chair cycle, 2013-2018)
- Best Convention Paper Award (2016), Human Resources Division, Academy of Management
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2013), School of Labor & Employment Relations, U. of Illinois (awarded to one faculty member per year, selected by students)
- Early Career Achievement Award (2010), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award (2010), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Best Paper of the Year (2014), Organizational Research Methods
- Scholarly Achievement Award (2007), Human Resources Division, Academy of Management
- William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award (2008), Society for I/O Psychology
- Sage Best Paper Award (2008), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Best Reviewer of the Year (2008), Organizational Research Methods
Education
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, B.A. Rice University
Awards and Honors
- Sage/McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award (2020), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Best Paper of the Year (2020), Personnel Psychology
- Elected Division Chair, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management (2,300 members; 5 year chair cycle, 2013-2018)
- Best Convention Paper Award (2016), Human Resources Division, Academy of Management
- Best Paper of the Year (2014), Organizational Research Methods
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2013), School of Labor & Employment Relations, U. of Illinois (awarded to one faculty member per year, selected by students)
- Early Career Achievement Award (2010), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Sage/McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award (2010), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Scholarly Achievement Award (2007), Human Resources Division, Academy of Management
- William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award (2008), Society for I/O Psychology
- Sage Best Paper Award (2008), Research Methods Division, Academy of Management
- Best Reviewer of the Year (2008), Organizational Research Methods
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Psychology
Martin Wagner Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Highlighted Publications
Wee, S., Newman, D. A., Song, Q. C., & Tang, C. (2026). Reducing adverse impact by hiring on vocational interests: A pareto-optimal approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 111(3), 370-387. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001317
Javalagi, A. A., Newman, D. A., & Li, M. (2024). Personality and Leadership: Meta-Analytic Review of Cross-Cultural Moderation, Behavioral Mediation, and Honesty-Humility. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(9), 1489-1511. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001182
Kim, J. Y., Grijalva, E., Newman, D. A., & Li, Y. (2024). Entrepreneur weirdness as a double-edged sword: Effects on product creativity and investor attraction. Personnel Psychology, 77(1), 53-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12613
Lambert, L. S., & Newman, D. A. (2023). Construct Development and Validation in Three Practical Steps: Recommendations for Reviewers, Editors, and Authors*. Organizational Research Methods, 26(4), 574-607. https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281221115374
Newman, D. A., Tang, C., Song, Q. C., & Wee, S. (2022). Dropping the GRE, keeping the GRE, or GRE-optional admissions? Considering tradeoffs and fairness. International Journal of Testing, 22(1), 43-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2021.2019750
Recent Publications
Alexander, L., Newman, D. A., & Grijalva, E. (2026). Leader narcissism and HR practices: Considering nonlinearity, narcissism’s facets, and gender. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 19(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2025.10063
Choi, J., Newman, D. A., Fraley, R. C., & Newman, B. A. (2026). Relationship-specific adult attachment, subjective well-being, and job satisfaction: A multitrait–multirelationship approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 252, Article 113558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113558
Wee, S., Newman, D. A., Song, Q. C., & Tang, C. (2026). Reducing adverse impact by hiring on vocational interests: A pareto-optimal approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 111(3), 370-387. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001317
Hsu, N., Newman, D. A., Kim, J. Y., & Restubog, S. L. D. (2024). DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP, NARCISSISM, AND GENDER: A Facet-Level Approach. In Dark and Destructive Leadership (pp. 125-160). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/979-8-88730-576-9
Javalagi, A. A., Newman, D. A., & Li, M. (2024). Personality and Leadership: Meta-Analytic Review of Cross-Cultural Moderation, Behavioral Mediation, and Honesty-Humility. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(9), 1489-1511. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001182