David Stanley

Education

• PhD The University of Western Ontario
• MA The University of Western Ontario
• BA University of Waterloo

Research

Currently, I am interested in the statistical issues related to the replication crisis in psychology. In much of this research, I use Monte Carlo simulations to illustrate that beliefs about statistics/research processes commonly held by researchers are incorrect or have boundary conditions that limit generalizability. My I-O Psychology research interests include teamwork, organizational commitment, and the role of emotions in the workplace.

If you have a history of high grades in math/statistics, and are interested in Industrial-Organizational psychology, I encourage you to contact me as a potential graduate school advisor.

Replicability of Studies. Psychology is currently experiencing what some have called a 'crisis of confidence' due to the problems associated with replicating findings. I am interested in exploring the methodological factors that influence this issue.

Teamwork. Teams are being used extenstively within organizations, consequently they are the topic of a considerable amount of research. I am interested in the numerous methodological and statistical issues involved in team research.

Organizational Commitment. Individuals choose to remain at organizations for a variety of reasons. Those reasons include identification and emotional attachment (affective commitment), perceived obligation (normative commitment), and perceived costs of leaving (continuance commitment) (Meyer & Allen, 1990). Currently, I am collaborating with others to investigate how commitment levels and relations vary cross-culturally.

Emotions in the Workplace. Emotions are a key factor governing how individuals behave at both work and home. I am particularly interested in how various models of affect create different predictions for workplace behaviours.

Publications

Cassidy, S. A., Dimova, R., Giguère, B., Spence, J. R., & Stanley, D. J. (2019). Failing Grade: 89% of Introduction-to-Psychology Textbooks That Define or Explain Statistical Significance Do So Incorrectly. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.

Hanna, J. T., Elms, A. K., Gill, H., Stanley, D. J., & Powell, D. M. (2019). The effect of leader risk-taking on subordinate felt trust. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 40(2), 163-176.

Spence, J. R., & Stanley, D. J. (2018). Concise, Simple, and Not Wrong: In Search of a Short-Hand Interpretation of Statistical Significance. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2185.

Stanley, D. & Spence, J. (2018). Reproducible Tables in Psychology Using the apaTables Package. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.

Stanley, D. J., Powell, D. M., & Brown, K. N. (2018, in press). Meta-Analysis of the Relation Between Interview Anxiety and Interview Performance. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.

Cassidy, S. & Stanley, D. (2018). Getting From 'Me'to 'We': Role Clarity, Team Process, and the Transition From Individual Knowledge to Shared Mental Models in Employee Dyads. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences., doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1493

Spence, J. R., & Stanley, D. J. (2016). Prediction Interval: What to Expect When You’re Expecting… A Replication. PloS one, 11(9), e0162874.

Stanley, D. J. & Meyer, J. P. (2016). Employee commitment and performance, Handbook of Employee Commitment.

Stanley, D.J., & Spence, J.R. (2014). Expectations for replications: Are yours realistic? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9, 305-318.

Meyer, J.P., Stanley, D.J., Jackson, T.A., McInnis, K.J., Maltin, E.R., & Sheppard, L. (2012). Affective, normative, and continuance commitment levels across cultures: A meta-analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80(2), 225-245.

Stanley, D.J., Allen, N.J., Williams, H.M., Ross, S.J. (2011). Examining workgroup diversity effects: Does playing by the (group-retention) rules help or hinder? Behavior Research Methods, 43, 508-521.

Stanley, D.J. & Meyer, J.P. (2009). 2-D Affective Space: A New Approach to Orienting the Axes. Emotion, 9, 214-237.

Allen, N.J., Stanley, D.J., Williams, H., & Ross, S.J. (2007b). Assessing Dissimilarity Relations Under Missing Data Conditions: Evidence from Computer Simulations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 1414-1426.

Allen, N.J., Stanley, D.J., Williams, H., & Ross, S.J. (2007a). Assessing the Impact of Non-Response on Work Group Diversity Effects. Organizational Research Methods, 10, 262-286.

Meyer, J.P., Stanley, D. J., Herscovitch, L., Topolnytsky, L. (2002). Affective, continuance, and normative commitment to the organization: A meta-analysis of the antecedents, correlates, and consequences. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 20-52.

Teaching

Fall

PSYC*6060 Research Design & Statistics

PSYC*4780 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Winter

PSYC*3290 Conducting Statistical Analyses in Psychology

PSYC*3250 Psychological Measurement

Resources for my statistcs courses can be found via CourseLink and www.datacamp.com (free for course work).