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Steven Zhou, Ph.D.

@szzhou4.bsky.social
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Asst Prof of #IOPsych & #QuantPsych @cmc.edu This account is no longer monitored. Please find me on LinkedIn! sitch.app/szzhou4 statslabatcmc.kit.com/subscribe

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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Hey there Bluesky community — for better or worse, I need to consolidate where I'm posting content. So, moving forward, you can find me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/szzhou4/ And public versions of content from my research lab, the STATS Lab: www.linkedin.com/company/stat... See you there!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The latest lab newsletter has been released! Read & Subscribe: statslabatcmc.kit.com/posts/decemb... Thank you all for an amazing Fall semester here at @CMCnews — looking forward to the Spring! Have a wonderful break, & we'll be back in early January with our regularly scheduled programming 😉
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Interested in our book, From First Job to Career? Check out this snippet from Wyatt's story in Chap. 5: a college dropout & food runner, turned mortgage lender! 🔗 www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book All proceeds go towards future student research in careers. #careers #booklaunch #newbook
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
VOTE NOW!!! We are a finalist for the Future of Work Research Competition! Our team will build a zombie-themed escape room to study leadership, teamwork, and human-AI interactions. Watch the finalists' videos and then vote! Your vote matters in determining who wins the research funding prize!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What IS leadership? Despite decades of research & practice, it's surprisingly hard to answer this Q. It's gotten to the point that scholars are beginning to question some of the foundations of leadership research. Read our latest blog post to find out more! www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-11...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s play a game… what prompt did I give AI to generate this video?
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
So grateful to have been featured in @cmc.edu's homepage for a story on our research lab! Read the full story here: www.cmc.edu/newsfeed/pro... #research #lab #college #studentts
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Missed last week’s webinar where I gave an overview of our STATS Lab research on the intersection of #leadership & #datascience? The recording is available on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=k4Dk... We hope this paves the way for future academia-industry collaborations & students getting involved!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’m working on a grant studying how ppl develop a sense of vocational calling early on in their lives. How do parenting, school, cultural values, etc. impact calling prior to age 18? As we're ideating, we'd love to hear from YOU. What books growing up most influenced your career journey?
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Please consider joining us later today!!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New publication! We partnered with SIOP to ask #iopsych academics and practitioners to anonymously report their degree of usage of GenAI and what they used it for. 👉 Read the full article AND an **interactive dashboard** of all our data that you can explore: www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-10...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Excited to be sharing about my research next Thurs 11/13 in a Zoom webinar w/ @cmc.edu! Whether you’re a student, parent, alum, friend, or community member… come learn more about how we’re exploring the intersection of leadership and data science! RSVP: events.cmc.edu/e/cmcconnect...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Apparently this is what AI thinks about “statistics is scary” on Halloween… Disclaimer: I promise you won’t run away screaming from my stats classes! Happy Halloween! #stats #halloween #aivideo #ai
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
We had fun being interviewed by Organizational Research Methods for our publication on forced choice measurement! Here’s a highlights reel… Full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=woXX... Read the paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/... #research #measurement #forcedchoice #personality
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This semester, I introduced structured in-class debates as a major part of students’ final assessment. They prepare to argue **both** sides of hot #IOPsych topics: – Should we use personality tests for hiring? – Should companies move to a four-day work week? Why debates? 🧵
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
So excited to get to teach this new class at @cmc.edu this spring! Literally one of the reasons why I was hired 😆 Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Prompt using Sora: generate a video showing a team completing an escape room research experiment to study leadership and teams as part of the STATS Lab (photo provided). Not too shabby! (PS: yep, we’re working on building this in real life! Stick around for more)
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Had an amazing time attending the @theila.bsky.social Conference all the way in Prague! Thank you ILA and Jepson School for the Jablin Dissertation Award that enabled me to come present my research and talk about our new book!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Interested in learning more about our recent book, From First Job to Career, published last month with @universitypress.cambridge.org? Listen to this excerpt from the intro explaining why we wrote this book! Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book #careers #jobs #newbook #booklaunch
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
So proud to be at @cmc.edu, where @wsj.com just ranked us #6 across **ALL** colleges & universities in the US! www.wsj.com/rankings/col... Just as important: their methodology. Rankings are weighted… 33% salary impact 20% graduation rate 20% learning environ. 17% yrs to pay off net $$ 10% other
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
FACULTY JOB OPENING ALERT 🚨 @claremontgraduateu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Professor of I-O Psychology (start: Jul 2026). Balanced teaching + research env., review begins Oct 31, 2025. Apply: dbossearch@cgu.edu More: ob.aom.org/discussion/j... #IOPsych #AcademicJobs #FacultySearch
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
1/ Finishing a PhD means stepping into one of the strangest job markets out there: the academic one. I went through it last year, and here are a few things I wish more people said out loud. #academia #faculty #jobs
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Thrilled to have 33 applications to join my research lab here at @cmc.edu 😮😮 I want to work with every one of them on every project, but there’s only 24 hours in a day 😭 Somehow I need to form a manageable set of teams to focus on just a few of the many projects proposed… wish me luck!!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Each semester, @cmc.edu’s Data Science Capstone pairs talented student teams with organizations to tackle real-world data challenges. dscapstone.cmc.edu
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CMC Data Science Capstone | Tackle you data challenges with the help of tomorrow's data scientists
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🚨 Scientists, researchers, academics: You were trained in a language no one else speaks. You think you’re being clear. But outside the ivory tower… it sounds alien. A thread on why science communication is hard — and why it still matters 🧵
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Unboxing my first book with @universitypress.cambridge.org! 📦📚 62 stories of early career journeys + a research review in vocational psychology & career counseling. Read more about why I wrote it here: 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/szzhou... Book info + discount code: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We had a great time as new psych faculty talking with students about our new research labs and upcoming research opportunities!! @cmc.edu #research #college #students
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Today's the first day of classes at @cmc.edu, so I thought I'd share some more personal reflections in the latest edition of the STATS Lab newsletter. Thank you for those continuing to follow my journey in academia! www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-08... #academia #careers #faculty #newsemester
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New semester, new door, same curiosity — STATS Lab @ Claremont McKenna
A personal reflection on my career path to this position at Claremont McKenna College, marked by open doors.
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Proud to serve on the Board of Directors & as a mentor at @projectshort.bsky.social, a nonprofit offering free 1-on-1 mentorship for grad school applicants. 🤝 Mentors & mentees needed! Apps close Aug 25 ⏳ 👉 dashboard.project-short.com/registration... #GradSchool #Mentorship #HigherEd #PhDLife
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
POV: Curious new @cmc.edu faculty member hiding in the corner to see what the hype at First Year Orientation “Welcome to CMC!” event is like 😆
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Semester’s starting at @cmc.edu — and my office door is finally decorated. Course info ✅ Research opportunities ✅ I-O psych & stats memes ✅ Hoping this draws students in… and not scares them off 😅 #IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #FacultyLife #AcademicHumor
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
1/ I get this question from undergrads all the time: Should I go straight into a #research #PhD program in #iopsych or #obhr… or work first? My answer usually surprises them: I recommend getting a “normal” 9-to-5 job for a few years before grad school.
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🧠 Why do we treat “Table 1” like a formality instead of the foundation? New from STATS Lab at @cmc.edu reviews Murphy (2021) on the power of descriptive stats — and what it means for how we teach & do org research. 🔗 statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-08... #IOPsych #DataViz #Research #Teaching #Stats
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The most important table you’ve been ignoring — STATS Lab @ Claremont McKenna
In this Research Review, we discuss an article that emphasized the often-overlooked importance of “basic” descriptive statistics in research and teaching.
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🎓 Excited to teach Organizational Psychology (PSYC 037) at @CMCnews this fall — a small, interactive class exploring the science of work: leadership, motivation, hiring, culture, and more. Preview of slides attached. More info here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching 🧵
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📊 Following up on our recent review of forced-choice (FC) measurement research: lnkd.in/edEEiB6h 🧠 Full article here: lnkd.in/eWHf64Y5 Here are a few extra visualizations I had the pleasure of working on (sadly, cut from the final paper due to space) 👇
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This or that? The psychology behind picking just one
Our research publication reviews 80 years of research on “forced-choice” measurement. Find out more about what this is, why it works, and how it's improving!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
📢 New research from the I-O lab at @georgemasonu.bsky.social: A systematic review of 80 yrs of research on forced choice measurement! We hope this will be a foundational work for anyone using FC measures, summarizing what we know & what's still to be discovered. journals.sagepub.com/share/YR5CVM...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
And so the cross country move and road trip begins!
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Tara Behrend @behrend.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
If you want to study people's interactions with chatbots, or use LLMs to generate novel experimental materials, this paper will walk you through it. Technical and practical considerations included. #iopsychology link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Participant Interactions with Artificial Intelligence: Using Large Language Models to Generate Research Materials for Surveys and Experiments - Journal of Business and Psychology
Researchers are increasingly exploring the use of large language models (LLMs) to develop materials for surveys and experiments. However, clear guidance on effective implementation remains limited. In...
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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
If ur in #iopsych check out my latest publication in TIP about #iopsychology practitioners that are the only ones with an IO background in their organizations. This was a group effort co-authored with my #siop25 session facilitators give it a read when you get a chance www.siop.org/tip-article/...
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Solo I-O: How Lone I-Os in Organizations Move the Needle – Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
For much of the field’s history, I-O psychology has faced branding challenges (Nolan et al., 2014). The lack of awareness about I-O psychology can prove to be a challenge for many I-Os working as indi...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
📘 From First Job to Career is here! 60+ real stories + career research = a fresh roadmap to work life 🎯 @universitypress.cambridge.org 🎉 Join the DC launch party (June 24 @ 6p) hosted by www.joinyv.org 🎁 First 25 get a free copy! RSVP: lu.ma/vesib34i #career #firstjob #booklaunch
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From First Job to Career: A Book Release Party
Join Young Voices for an engaging evening of conversation and connection as we host a book release party featuring Steven Zhou, author of the new book From First Job to Career: Research and Narratives...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
This weekend - on our final family vacation before moving, hitting one of our bucket list places - I finally met the author behind my out-of-office autoreplies the past few years! www.visiticeland.com/outhorse-you...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
So cool to get my copy of Ilana Horwitz's latest book The Entrepreneurial Scholar ... And especially grateful to be one of the interviewees in the book 😁 #highered #academia #gradstudent a.co/d/c9cxNco
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Franki Kung @frankikung.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
We're hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar! Come join our @conflictcollab.bsky.social at Purdue PSY in the fall 🎉 The role involves opportunities to research and lead writing projects on humanizing organization, conflict mgnt, workplace discrimination, goals, and more! drive.google.com/file/d/1tke0...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tomorrow morning at #SIOP25 ... A hands-on, interactive Introduction to Tableau workshop led by yours truly! Whova link: whova.com/portal/webap... 10:30-11:20 in Rm 304 Learn how to build interactive data dashboards in Tableau, starting from scratch. See you there!
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Had a great time chairing the #SIOP2025 Ambassador Program this year! We paired newcomers with experienced SIOP-ers to share wisdom and advice, then welcomed them all to a newcomer reception before the plenary. Join us next year!! www.siop.org/events/the-a...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
As I-Os, we have a lot to offer -- but we need to be able to translate our science to public audiences. Come learn and practice science communication #scicomm in contexts ranging from government and policy, to book publishing, to social media and podcasts! whova.com/portal/webap...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Excited to attend #SIOP25 in just a few weeks! I'll be presenting at 3 sessions - the first is a symposium on occupational #calling & #careers, where we'll be discussing our BOOK coming out in JULY 2025! Whova: whova.com/portal/webap... Book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Wrapping up a visit to our future home in just a few short months...
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Steven Zhou, Ph.D. @szzhou4.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I'd really like to know who came up with these scale labels for the #AOM2025 review form... 🤣
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Miriam Golden @mgoldenprof.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Are you interested in U.S. legislative history? Newly-available complete dataset on all persons serving as legislators in the 50 state houses between 1900 and 2016: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
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