Phone:  (864) 656-4980
Office:  415 Brackett Hall
E-mail:  switzef@clemson.edu

Education:

• PhD:  Industrial/Organizational Psychology (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988)
• MS:  Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Lamar University, 1982)
• BA:  Psychology (University of Texas at Austin, 1975)

Research Interests:

• Dynamic judgment and decision-making
• Judgment and motivation
• Team training
• Quantitative research methods

Selected Publications:

• Broughton, K, Switzer, F., & Scott, D. (2007) Car-Following Decisions Under Three visibility Conditions and Two Speeds Tested With a Driving Simulator. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39, 106-116.
• McCubbin, J.A., Helfer, S.G., Switzer, F.S., Galloway, C., Griffith, W.V. (2006) Opioid Analgesia in Persons at Risk for Hypertension. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 116-120.
• Roth, P.L., Bobko, P. & Switzer, F.S. (2006) Modeling the Behavior of the 4/5ths Rule for Determining Adverse Impact: Reasons for Caution and the Role of Significance Tests. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(3), 507-522.

Current Grants

• Honda
• Department of Defense
• Automotive Safety Research Institute

Awards and Honors:

• Past President, Clemson University Faculty Senate

Professional Affiliations:

• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Academy of Management
• Association for Psychological Science
• Judgement and Decision-Making Society

Teaching Responsibilities:

• PSYCH 201: Introductory Psychology
• PSYCH 310: Research Methods
• PSYCH 862: Organizational Psychology
• PSYCH 863: Work Motivation