Murray R. Barrick is a University Distinguished Professor and the James R. Whatley Chair in Business at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M. Murray attained his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Akron. He has spent time as Department Head of Management at Texas A&M as well as President of the HR Division of the Academy of Management. Barrick previously held faculty positions at the University of Iowa and Michigan State. He is well known for his (over 70) published articles in major research journals and numerous academic presentations at professional meetings. These articles are often cited in other published research – at last count over 33,000 times.