W.T. Beebe Institute of Personnel and Employment Relations

Research and Affliated Faculty

Meet the Beebe Institute Faculty

Todd J. Maurer is the Director of the Beebe Institute.

	Todd J. Maurer Professor and Director, Beebe Institute Email: tmaurer@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7538 Education: Ph.D., University of Akron; M.A., University of Akron; B.S. from University of Pittsburg	Specializations: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Employee & Leadership Development More information...
	Deborah S. Butler, Clinical Associate Professor Email: dbutler@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7530 Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University; M.S., Georgia State University; M.Ed., Georgia State University; B.S., Florida State University;	Specializations: Organizational Behavior; Coaching and Leadership; Entrepreneurship Executive Leadership; HR Executive Roundtable More information...
	Kay J. Bunch Instructor Email: kbunch@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7529 Education: Ph.D., M.S., M.A., and B.A., Georgia State University.	Specializations: Gender, Employment Law, Leadership, Human Resource Management. More information...
	Lisa Schurer Lambert, Ph.D. Associate Professor Email: lisalambert@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7536 Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina M.M., Northwestern University B.S., Northwestern University	Specializations: Psychological Contracts and Employment Relationships at the Individual, Group and Population Level; Social Comparison Processes; Social Exchange; Organizational Justice; Research Methods. More information...
	Lucy McClurg Associate Professor Email: lmcclurg@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7539 Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University; M.B.A., Georgia State University	Specializations: Personnel selection and training, Compensation administration, and Personnel and business strategy. More Information...
	Edward W. Miles Associate Professor Email: emiles@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7540 Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia M.A., University of Georgia B.S., Appalachian State University	Specializations: Negotiation, Cross-Cultural Negotiation, Effects of Negotiator Confidence, and Job Offer Negotiations. More information...
	Bennett J. Tepper, Ph.D. Professor Email: btepper@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7550 Education: Ph.D., University of Miami M.S., University of Miami B.S., Ohio State University	Specializations: Leadership; Ethics; Health and well-being. More information...

Todd J. Maurer
Professor and Director, Beebe Institute
Email: tmaurer@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7538

Education: Ph.D., University of Akron;
M.A., University of Akron;
B.S. from University of Pittsburg

Specializations: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Employee & Leadership Development

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Deborah S. Butler,
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: dbutler@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7530

Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University;
M.S., Georgia State University;
M.Ed., Georgia State University;
B.S., Florida State University;

Specializations: Organizational Behavior; Coaching and Leadership; Entrepreneurship Executive Leadership; HR Executive Roundtable

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Kay J. Bunch
Instructor
Email: kbunch@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7529

Education: Ph.D., M.S., M.A., and B.A., Georgia State University.

Specializations: Gender, Employment Law, Leadership, Human Resource Management.

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Lisa Schurer Lambert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: lisalambert@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7536

Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina
M.M., Northwestern University
B.S., Northwestern University

Specializations: Psychological Contracts and Employment Relationships at the Individual, Group and Population Level; Social Comparison Processes; Social Exchange; Organizational Justice; Research Methods.

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Lucy McClurg
Associate Professor
Email: lmcclurg@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7539

Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University; M.B.A., Georgia State University

Specializations: Personnel selection and training, Compensation administration, and Personnel and business strategy.

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Edward W. Miles
Associate Professor
Email: emiles@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7540

Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia
M.A., University of Georgia
B.S., Appalachian State University

Specializations: Negotiation, Cross-Cultural Negotiation, Effects of Negotiator Confidence, and Job Offer Negotiations.

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Bennett J. Tepper, Ph.D.
Professor
Email: btepper@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7550

Education: Ph.D., University of Miami
M.S., University of Miami
B.S., Ohio State University

Specializations: Leadership; Ethics; Health and well-being.

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Research Topics

International HRM Strategic HRM Team compensation Design of gainsharing programs Labor economics History of Industrial Relations Union participation and commitment Labor union effectiveness Industrial Relations in Europe Employee training programs	Training effectiveness Evaluation of coaching programs Employee and leadership development Gender differences in leadership Employment testing Sexual harassment Stigma of females in HRM Aging workers Workplace theft	Psychological employer/employee contracts Employment relationships Workplace justice Temporary-help service worker attitudes Negotiating and deal making Gender differences in negotiation Cross-cultural negotiation Negotiation self-sufficiency Research methods