Michael A. McDaniel

Michael A. McDaniel
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Known forPersonnel selection
AwardsDean's Scholar from Virginia Commonwealth University (2016-2017)
Scientific career
FieldsIndustrial psychology
InstitutionsVirginia Commonwealth University
Thesis The evaluation of a causal model of job performance: the interrelationships of general mental ability, job experience, and job performance [1]  (1986)

Michael A. McDaniel was an American industrial and organizational psychologist and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Management at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he was concurrently a research professor in the Department of Psychology. He is known for his research on personnel selection and publication bias,[2] as well as on the relationship between brain size and intelligence.[3] His current research interests include personnel selection, publication bias, and research integrity. He was employed at Work Skills First, Inc., a human resource consulting firm specializing in personnel selection and expert witness services related to personnel selection. He retired in 2024. He was elected as a Fellow into the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In 2015, he served a one-year term as president of the International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR).[4]

  1. ^ McDaniel, Michael (1986). "The evaluation of a causal model of job performance: the interrelationships of general mental ability, job experience, and job performance". ProQuest. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Michael McDaniel". Virginia Commonwealth University. Archived from the original on 2016-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Britt, Robert Roy (20 June 2005). "Bigger Brains Make Smarter People". LiveScience.com.
  4. ^ "ISIR Officers". ISIR. Retrieved 2017-10-27.