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Dr. Lori Foster Thompson

Research Interests

Computer-supported cooperative work, online surveys, Web-based training, electronic monitoring, and e-recruitment

Recent Publications

  • Thompson, L. F. (in press). Group decision making techniques. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Surface, E. A. (2007). Employee surveys administered online: Attitudes toward the medium, nonresponse, and data representativeness. Organizational Research Methods, 10, 241-261.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2006). Understanding and developing virtual CSCW teams. In C. A. Bowers & E. Salas (Eds.), High-Tech Teams: Making Effective Work Teams with People, Machines, and Networks. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Blair, C. A., Thompson, L. F., & Wuensch, K. L. (2005).
  • Electronic helping behavior: The virtual presence of others makes a difference. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 27 (2), 171-178.
  • Newton, D. A., Grayson, M. S., & Thompson, L. F. (2005). The variable influence of lifestyle and income on medical students' career specialty choices: Data from two U.S. medical schools, 1998-2004. Academic Medicine, 80 (9), 809-814.
  • Lewis, C. E., Thompson, L. F., Wuensch, K. L., Grossnickle, W. F., & Cope, J. G. (2004). The impact of recipient list size and priority signs on electronic helping behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 20 (5), 633-644.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2003). Teamwork online: The effects of computer conferencing on perceived confusion, satisfaction, and post-discussion accuracy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 7 (3), 135-151.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Lynch, B. J. (2003). Web-based instruction: Who is inclined to resist it and why? Journal of Educational Computing Research, 29 (3), 375-385.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Surface, E. A., Martin, D. L., & Sanders, M. G. (2003). From paper to pixels: Moving personnel surveys to the Web. Personnel Psychology, 56 (1), 197-227.
  • Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2002). Stepping up to the challenge: A critical examination of face-to-face and computer-mediated team decision making. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6 (1), 52-64.
  • Coovert, M. D., & Thompson, L. F. (2001). Computer supported cooperative work: Issues and implications for workers, organizations, and human resource management. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.