Research Interests
Bifactor Modelling, Personality, Psychometrics, Personnel Selection, AI and Performance Appraisal
Education
M.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Western Kentucky University (2024)
B.S. Psychology Comprehensive, University of Nebraska at Kearney (2022)
Awards and Honors
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Hobson Fellowship Recipient (Spring 2025)
- Hulin Fellowship Recipient (Fall 2024)
- Dallenbach Fellowship Recipient (Fall 2024)
Courses Taught
Western Kentucky University:
- PSYS 211: Research Methods Laboratory (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)
- PSYS 350: Social Psychology (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Recent Publications
Lanz, J. J., Fritson, K., Waples, C., & Nelson, H. (2025). Improving wellbeing in rural first responders: An 8-week mindful meditation app intervention. Journal of Rural Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000296
Nelson, H., Curtis, E., Eugene, T., Hurt, C. E., Simmons, M. R., & Burch, K. A. (2024). Antiwork or anti-master? Reframing the antiwork movement through a racial lens. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 17(1), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.86