He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on the measurement of individual differences, personnel selection, and performance management. Dr. Meriac has published over 30 journal articles and book chapters, including top outlets such as Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Journal of Vocational Behavior. In addition, he has given over 60 presentations at national and international meetings. Dr. Meriac teaches courses in Advanced Quantitative Methods, Leadership, and other Organizational Behavior topics at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Human Performance and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Business and Psychology, ﻿Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Personnel Assessment and Decisions.