Prior to this position, he was an assistant professor at San Diego State University and a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston while working with Bob Pritchard. He has published articles in Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology and Journal of Management. His research interests include interviewing, utility analysis, missing data, and G.P.A. as a predictor of performance.