Steven Zhou, Ph.D.
@szzhou4.bsky.social
In pursuing Truth, let us always be willing to be proven wrong | Asst Prof of #IOPsych & #QuantPsych @cmc.edu | Nonprofit Leadership & Data Consultant
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So grateful to have been featured in @cmc.edu's homepage for a story on our research lab!
Read the full story here: www.cmc.edu/newsfeed/pro...
#research #lab #college #studentts
Read the full story here: www.cmc.edu/newsfeed/pro...
#research #lab #college #studentts
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So grateful to have been featured in @cmc.edu's homepage for a story on our research lab!
Read the full story here: www.cmc.edu/newsfeed/pro...
#research #lab #college #studentts
Read the full story here: www.cmc.edu/newsfeed/pro...
#research #lab #college #studentts
Missed last week’s webinar where I gave an overview of our STATS Lab research on the intersection of #leadership & #datascience?
The recording is available on YouTube!
youtube.com/watch?v=k4Dk...
We hope this paves the way for future academia-industry collaborations & students getting involved!
The recording is available on YouTube!
youtube.com/watch?v=k4Dk...
We hope this paves the way for future academia-industry collaborations & students getting involved!
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Missed last week’s webinar where I gave an overview of our STATS Lab research on the intersection of #leadership & #datascience?
The recording is available on YouTube!
youtube.com/watch?v=k4Dk...
We hope this paves the way for future academia-industry collaborations & students getting involved!
The recording is available on YouTube!
youtube.com/watch?v=k4Dk...
We hope this paves the way for future academia-industry collaborations & students getting involved!
I'll start: in high school, Washburn's (2006) University Inc. exposed me to all the challenges (and opportunities) of higher education.
Then in early college, Cain's (2012) Quiet laid the foundation for how I think about leadership and how I personally lead (yes, I'm actually quite introverted!).
Then in early college, Cain's (2012) Quiet laid the foundation for how I think about leadership and how I personally lead (yes, I'm actually quite introverted!).
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'll start: in high school, Washburn's (2006) University Inc. exposed me to all the challenges (and opportunities) of higher education.
Then in early college, Cain's (2012) Quiet laid the foundation for how I think about leadership and how I personally lead (yes, I'm actually quite introverted!).
Then in early college, Cain's (2012) Quiet laid the foundation for how I think about leadership and how I personally lead (yes, I'm actually quite introverted!).
I’m working on a grant studying how ppl develop a sense of vocational calling early on in their lives. How do parenting, school, cultural values, etc. impact calling prior to age 18?
As we're ideating, we'd love to hear from YOU. What books growing up most influenced your career journey?
As we're ideating, we'd love to hear from YOU. What books growing up most influenced your career journey?
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’m working on a grant studying how ppl develop a sense of vocational calling early on in their lives. How do parenting, school, cultural values, etc. impact calling prior to age 18?
As we're ideating, we'd love to hear from YOU. What books growing up most influenced your career journey?
As we're ideating, we'd love to hear from YOU. What books growing up most influenced your career journey?
New publication!
We partnered with SIOP to ask #iopsych academics and practitioners to anonymously report their degree of usage of GenAI and what they used it for.
👉 Read the full article AND an **interactive dashboard** of all our data that you can explore: www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-10...
We partnered with SIOP to ask #iopsych academics and practitioners to anonymously report their degree of usage of GenAI and what they used it for.
👉 Read the full article AND an **interactive dashboard** of all our data that you can explore: www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-10...
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New publication!
We partnered with SIOP to ask #iopsych academics and practitioners to anonymously report their degree of usage of GenAI and what they used it for.
👉 Read the full article AND an **interactive dashboard** of all our data that you can explore: www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-10...
We partnered with SIOP to ask #iopsych academics and practitioners to anonymously report their degree of usage of GenAI and what they used it for.
👉 Read the full article AND an **interactive dashboard** of all our data that you can explore: www.statslabatcmc.com/blog/2025-10...
Excited to be sharing about my research next Thurs 11/13 in a Zoom webinar w/ @cmc.edu! Whether you’re a student, parent, alum, friend, or community member… come learn more about how we’re exploring the intersection of leadership and data science!
RSVP: events.cmc.edu/e/cmcconnect...
RSVP: events.cmc.edu/e/cmcconnect...
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Excited to be sharing about my research next Thurs 11/13 in a Zoom webinar w/ @cmc.edu! Whether you’re a student, parent, alum, friend, or community member… come learn more about how we’re exploring the intersection of leadership and data science!
RSVP: events.cmc.edu/e/cmcconnect...
RSVP: events.cmc.edu/e/cmcconnect...
Apparently this is what AI thinks about “statistics is scary” on Halloween…
Disclaimer: I promise you won’t run away screaming from my stats classes!
Happy Halloween!
#stats #halloween #aivideo #ai
Disclaimer: I promise you won’t run away screaming from my stats classes!
Happy Halloween!
#stats #halloween #aivideo #ai
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Apparently this is what AI thinks about “statistics is scary” on Halloween…
Disclaimer: I promise you won’t run away screaming from my stats classes!
Happy Halloween!
#stats #halloween #aivideo #ai
Disclaimer: I promise you won’t run away screaming from my stats classes!
Happy Halloween!
#stats #halloween #aivideo #ai
We had fun being interviewed by Organizational Research Methods for our publication on forced choice measurement! Here’s a highlights reel…
Full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=woXX...
Read the paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#research #measurement #forcedchoice #personality
Full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=woXX...
Read the paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#research #measurement #forcedchoice #personality
October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We had fun being interviewed by Organizational Research Methods for our publication on forced choice measurement! Here’s a highlights reel…
Full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=woXX...
Read the paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#research #measurement #forcedchoice #personality
Full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=woXX...
Read the paper: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#research #measurement #forcedchoice #personality
This semester, I introduced structured in-class debates as a major part of students’ final assessment.
They prepare to argue **both** sides of hot #IOPsych topics:
– Should we use personality tests for hiring?
– Should companies move to a four-day work week?
Why debates? 🧵
They prepare to argue **both** sides of hot #IOPsych topics:
– Should we use personality tests for hiring?
– Should companies move to a four-day work week?
Why debates? 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This semester, I introduced structured in-class debates as a major part of students’ final assessment.
They prepare to argue **both** sides of hot #IOPsych topics:
– Should we use personality tests for hiring?
– Should companies move to a four-day work week?
Why debates? 🧵
They prepare to argue **both** sides of hot #IOPsych topics:
– Should we use personality tests for hiring?
– Should companies move to a four-day work week?
Why debates? 🧵
So excited to get to teach this new class at @cmc.edu this spring! Literally one of the reasons why I was hired 😆
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
So excited to get to teach this new class at @cmc.edu this spring! Literally one of the reasons why I was hired 😆
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
Prompt using Sora: generate a video showing a team completing an escape room research experiment to study leadership and teams as part of the STATS Lab (photo provided). Not too shabby!
(PS: yep, we’re working on building this in real life! Stick around for more)
(PS: yep, we’re working on building this in real life! Stick around for more)
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Prompt using Sora: generate a video showing a team completing an escape room research experiment to study leadership and teams as part of the STATS Lab (photo provided). Not too shabby!
(PS: yep, we’re working on building this in real life! Stick around for more)
(PS: yep, we’re working on building this in real life! Stick around for more)
Had an amazing time attending the @theila.bsky.social Conference all the way in Prague! Thank you ILA and Jepson School for the Jablin Dissertation Award that enabled me to come present my research and talk about our new book!
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Had an amazing time attending the @theila.bsky.social Conference all the way in Prague! Thank you ILA and Jepson School for the Jablin Dissertation Award that enabled me to come present my research and talk about our new book!
Interested in learning more about our recent book, From First Job to Career, published last month with @universitypress.cambridge.org?
Listen to this excerpt from the intro explaining why we wrote this book!
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
#careers #jobs #newbook #booklaunch
Listen to this excerpt from the intro explaining why we wrote this book!
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
#careers #jobs #newbook #booklaunch
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Interested in learning more about our recent book, From First Job to Career, published last month with @universitypress.cambridge.org?
Listen to this excerpt from the intro explaining why we wrote this book!
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
#careers #jobs #newbook #booklaunch
Listen to this excerpt from the intro explaining why we wrote this book!
Find out more here: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
#careers #jobs #newbook #booklaunch
So proud to be at @cmc.edu, where @wsj.com just ranked us #6 across **ALL** colleges & universities in the US!
www.wsj.com/rankings/col...
Just as important: their methodology. Rankings are weighted…
33% salary impact
20% graduation rate
20% learning environ.
17% yrs to pay off net $$
10% other
www.wsj.com/rankings/col...
Just as important: their methodology. Rankings are weighted…
33% salary impact
20% graduation rate
20% learning environ.
17% yrs to pay off net $$
10% other
October 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So proud to be at @cmc.edu, where @wsj.com just ranked us #6 across **ALL** colleges & universities in the US!
www.wsj.com/rankings/col...
Just as important: their methodology. Rankings are weighted…
33% salary impact
20% graduation rate
20% learning environ.
17% yrs to pay off net $$
10% other
www.wsj.com/rankings/col...
Just as important: their methodology. Rankings are weighted…
33% salary impact
20% graduation rate
20% learning environ.
17% yrs to pay off net $$
10% other
FACULTY JOB OPENING ALERT 🚨
@claremontgraduateu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Professor of I-O Psychology (start: Jul 2026). Balanced teaching + research env., review begins Oct 31, 2025.
Apply: dbossearch@cgu.edu
More: ob.aom.org/discussion/j...
#IOPsych #AcademicJobs #FacultySearch
@claremontgraduateu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Professor of I-O Psychology (start: Jul 2026). Balanced teaching + research env., review begins Oct 31, 2025.
Apply: dbossearch@cgu.edu
More: ob.aom.org/discussion/j...
#IOPsych #AcademicJobs #FacultySearch
October 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
FACULTY JOB OPENING ALERT 🚨
@claremontgraduateu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Professor of I-O Psychology (start: Jul 2026). Balanced teaching + research env., review begins Oct 31, 2025.
Apply: dbossearch@cgu.edu
More: ob.aom.org/discussion/j...
#IOPsych #AcademicJobs #FacultySearch
@claremontgraduateu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Asst. Professor of I-O Psychology (start: Jul 2026). Balanced teaching + research env., review begins Oct 31, 2025.
Apply: dbossearch@cgu.edu
More: ob.aom.org/discussion/j...
#IOPsych #AcademicJobs #FacultySearch
🚨 Scientists, researchers, academics:
You were trained in a language no one else speaks.
You think you’re being clear.
But outside the ivory tower… it sounds alien.
A thread on why science communication is hard — and why it still matters 🧵
You were trained in a language no one else speaks.
You think you’re being clear.
But outside the ivory tower… it sounds alien.
A thread on why science communication is hard — and why it still matters 🧵
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🚨 Scientists, researchers, academics:
You were trained in a language no one else speaks.
You think you’re being clear.
But outside the ivory tower… it sounds alien.
A thread on why science communication is hard — and why it still matters 🧵
You were trained in a language no one else speaks.
You think you’re being clear.
But outside the ivory tower… it sounds alien.
A thread on why science communication is hard — and why it still matters 🧵
Unboxing my first book with @universitypress.cambridge.org! 📦📚
62 stories of early career journeys + a research review in vocational psychology & career counseling.
Read more about why I wrote it here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/szzhou...
Book info + discount code: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
62 stories of early career journeys + a research review in vocational psychology & career counseling.
Read more about why I wrote it here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/szzhou...
Book info + discount code: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Unboxing my first book with @universitypress.cambridge.org! 📦📚
62 stories of early career journeys + a research review in vocational psychology & career counseling.
Read more about why I wrote it here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/szzhou...
Book info + discount code: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
62 stories of early career journeys + a research review in vocational psychology & career counseling.
Read more about why I wrote it here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/szzhou...
Book info + discount code: www.statslabatcmc.com/career-book
POV: Curious new @cmc.edu faculty member hiding in the corner to see what the hype at First Year Orientation “Welcome to CMC!” event is like 😆
August 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
POV: Curious new @cmc.edu faculty member hiding in the corner to see what the hype at First Year Orientation “Welcome to CMC!” event is like 😆
Semester’s starting at @cmc.edu — and my office door is finally decorated.
Course info ✅
Research opportunities ✅
I-O psych & stats memes ✅
Hoping this draws students in… and not scares them off 😅
#IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #FacultyLife #AcademicHumor
Course info ✅
Research opportunities ✅
I-O psych & stats memes ✅
Hoping this draws students in… and not scares them off 😅
#IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #FacultyLife #AcademicHumor
August 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Semester’s starting at @cmc.edu — and my office door is finally decorated.
Course info ✅
Research opportunities ✅
I-O psych & stats memes ✅
Hoping this draws students in… and not scares them off 😅
#IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #FacultyLife #AcademicHumor
Course info ✅
Research opportunities ✅
I-O psych & stats memes ✅
Hoping this draws students in… and not scares them off 😅
#IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #FacultyLife #AcademicHumor
🎓 Excited to teach Organizational Psychology (PSYC 037) at @CMCnews this fall — a small, interactive class exploring the science of work: leadership, motivation, hiring, culture, and more.
Preview of slides attached. More info here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
🧵
Preview of slides attached. More info here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
🧵
August 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🎓 Excited to teach Organizational Psychology (PSYC 037) at @CMCnews this fall — a small, interactive class exploring the science of work: leadership, motivation, hiring, culture, and more.
Preview of slides attached. More info here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
🧵
Preview of slides attached. More info here: www.statslabatcmc.com/teaching
🧵
🕸️ Co-authorship networks:
We also mapped who publishes FC research with whom. Four major clusters emerged — one, in yellow, includes leaders like Stephen Stark, Anna Brown, Philseok Lee, Sean Joo, Sasha Chernyshenko, Susanne Frick, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Eunike Wetzel, & more.
We also mapped who publishes FC research with whom. Four major clusters emerged — one, in yellow, includes leaders like Stephen Stark, Anna Brown, Philseok Lee, Sean Joo, Sasha Chernyshenko, Susanne Frick, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Eunike Wetzel, & more.
July 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
🕸️ Co-authorship networks:
We also mapped who publishes FC research with whom. Four major clusters emerged — one, in yellow, includes leaders like Stephen Stark, Anna Brown, Philseok Lee, Sean Joo, Sasha Chernyshenko, Susanne Frick, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Eunike Wetzel, & more.
We also mapped who publishes FC research with whom. Four major clusters emerged — one, in yellow, includes leaders like Stephen Stark, Anna Brown, Philseok Lee, Sean Joo, Sasha Chernyshenko, Susanne Frick, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Eunike Wetzel, & more.
📈 Historical trends:
We reviewed 313 FC-related publications (1940–present). Interest peaked in the ’50s–’60s, declined for decades, and surged again in the 2010s — largely due to new IRT-based scoring models and other innovations. Resurgence is now in full swing!
We reviewed 313 FC-related publications (1940–present). Interest peaked in the ’50s–’60s, declined for decades, and surged again in the 2010s — largely due to new IRT-based scoring models and other innovations. Resurgence is now in full swing!
July 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
📈 Historical trends:
We reviewed 313 FC-related publications (1940–present). Interest peaked in the ’50s–’60s, declined for decades, and surged again in the 2010s — largely due to new IRT-based scoring models and other innovations. Resurgence is now in full swing!
We reviewed 313 FC-related publications (1940–present). Interest peaked in the ’50s–’60s, declined for decades, and surged again in the 2010s — largely due to new IRT-based scoring models and other innovations. Resurgence is now in full swing!
Interested in learning more?
Dr. Philseok Lee, lead author, has a lab at @ George Mason: sites.google.com/view/paid-lab
And my new research lab at @cmc.edu will continue this work: www.statslabatcmc.com -- I'm recruiting research assistants now!
#gradschool #gradstudent #careers #academia
Dr. Philseok Lee, lead author, has a lab at @ George Mason: sites.google.com/view/paid-lab
And my new research lab at @cmc.edu will continue this work: www.statslabatcmc.com -- I'm recruiting research assistants now!
#gradschool #gradstudent #careers #academia
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Interested in learning more?
Dr. Philseok Lee, lead author, has a lab at @ George Mason: sites.google.com/view/paid-lab
And my new research lab at @cmc.edu will continue this work: www.statslabatcmc.com -- I'm recruiting research assistants now!
#gradschool #gradstudent #careers #academia
Dr. Philseok Lee, lead author, has a lab at @ George Mason: sites.google.com/view/paid-lab
And my new research lab at @cmc.edu will continue this work: www.statslabatcmc.com -- I'm recruiting research assistants now!
#gradschool #gradstudent #careers #academia
Never heard of FC measures before? Here's a helpful summary from our paper.
There are a few excellent examples of FC measures "in the real world" (e.g., the popular Clifton StrengthsFinder) -- and much work to be done on improving them!
#assessment #psychometrics #research
There are a few excellent examples of FC measures "in the real world" (e.g., the popular Clifton StrengthsFinder) -- and much work to be done on improving them!
#assessment #psychometrics #research
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Never heard of FC measures before? Here's a helpful summary from our paper.
There are a few excellent examples of FC measures "in the real world" (e.g., the popular Clifton StrengthsFinder) -- and much work to be done on improving them!
#assessment #psychometrics #research
There are a few excellent examples of FC measures "in the real world" (e.g., the popular Clifton StrengthsFinder) -- and much work to be done on improving them!
#assessment #psychometrics #research