Dr. John J. Donovan

Associate Professor

• Email Address: jdonovan@rider.edu
• Phone: (609) 895-5541
• Office: Sweigart Hall 243
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• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Background Information

• Doctor of Philosophy, 1998, University of Albany, State University of New York, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts, 1994, University of Albany, Psychology

Recent Publications

• Donovan, J. J. (2009).  Antecedents of discrepancy production. Journal of Managerial Issues, 21 (3), 402-420.
• Hafsteinsson, L. G., Donovan, J. J. , & Breland, B. T. (2007).  An IRT Examination of Two Popular Goal Orientation Measures. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67, 719-739.
• Donovan, J. J. & Hafsteinsson, L. G. (2006).  The Impact of Goal-Performance Discrepancies, Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation on Upward Goal Revision. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 1046-1099.
• Breeland, B. T. & Donovan, J. J. (2005).  The Role of State Goal Orientation in Goal Establishment Process. Human Performance, 18, 23-53.

Book Chapters
Refereed

• Quintela, Y. & Donovan, J. J. (2008). A model of motivational spillover. In K.H. Kiefer (Ed.) Applied Psychology Research Trends, (pp. 141-159). New York:  Nova Science Publishers.

Recent Presentations
International

• Watson, C., Donovan, J. J. , & Ruble, T. L. (2009). Assessing business students' leadership self-efficacy.   Presented at International Conference on Learning & Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Donovan, J. J. & Breland, B. T. (2009). State goal orientation and self-efficacy as predictors of goal revision.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Donovan, J. J., Esson, P. L. , & Kutcher, E. J. (2009). An examination of goal orientation from a pattern perspective.   Accepted for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Donovan, J.J., Lorenzet, S., Dwight, S., & Schneider, D. (2008, April). Self-regulation in training: The effects of goal-performance discrepancies on subsequent goals and effort.   Presented at Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California.
• Donovan, J.J., Dwight, S. A., & Schneider, D. (2008, April). Faking in the real world: Evidence from a field study.   Presented at Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California.
• Donovan, J.J., Esson, P. L., & Backert, R. G. (2007, April). An Examination of Goal Orientation Patterns and Task-Specific Self-Efficacy.   Accepted for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, New York.
• Quintela, Y. & Donovan, J. J. (2007, April). Feedback spillover: When one thing leads to another.   Accepted for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, New York.
• Donovan, J.J. (2006, May). The Evolution and Utilization of Personal Resources in Self-Regulation.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, Texas.
• McDaniel, M.A., Hurtz, G. M., & Donovan, J. J. (2006, May). An Evaluation of Publication Bias in Big Five Validity Data.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, Texas.
• Breland, B.T. & Donovan, J. J. (2005, April). The Role of State Goal Orientation in the Process of Goal Establishment and Tas Performance.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Donovan, J.J., Meacham, K. A., & Byrd, T. G. (2005, April). The Role of Action-State Orientation in Goal Setting Processes.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Donovan, J.J., Dwight, S. A., & Schneider, D. (2005, April). Prevalence and Impact of Faking in an Organizational Setting.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Esson, P.L. & Donovan, J. J. (2005, April). An Examination of the Consequences of Work-Family Conflict.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Hafsteinsson, L.G. & Donovan, J. J. (2005, April). The Interactive Effects of Achievement Goals and Task Complexity on Effort, Mental Focus, and Enjoyment.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Schneider, D., Donovan, J. J., & Dwight, S. A. (2005, April). Research Collaboration Between Academics and Practitioners: Opportunities and Challenges.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.
• Byrd, T.G. & Donovan, J. J. (2004, April). Goal Revision in a Simultaneous Multiple-Goal Environment.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.
• Byrd, T.G. & Donovan, J. J. (2004, April). What to Do? Multiple Goals, Resource Allocation, and Self-Regulation.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.
• Donovan, J.J., Dwight, S. A., & Schneider, D. (2004, April). Goal Revision Processes in an Organizational Context.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.
• Donovan, J.J., Dwight, S. A., & Schneider, D. (2004, April). Changes in Effortful Performance in Response to Goal-Performance Discrepancies.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Illinois, Illinois.
• Dwight, S.A., Donovan, J. J., & Schneider, D. (2004, April). Cognitive and Dispositional Predictors of Training Performance.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.
• Hafsteinsson, L.G. & Donovan, J. J. (2004, April). The Impact of Faking on the Big Five Factor Structure.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.
• Quintela, Y. & Donovan, J. J. (2004, April). Motivational Spillover in a Dual Task setting.   Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois.

Honors

2009:  'Best Paper' at International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education.
2008:   Inducted into Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity.
2007:   Inducted into Sigma Iota Epsilon.

Awards

2009:  Rider University Summer Fellowship.
2008:   2008 Rider University Davis Fellowship Recipient.
2007:  2007 Rider University Summer Fellowship.