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Gregory M. Hurtz, Ph.D.

Gregory M. Hurtz, Ph.D.

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Contact Information
Title: Associate Professor
Office: Amador Hall, 364B
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Hours:		 Fall 2009: Thu 2-2:50pm; Fri 10-10:50am.
E-mail: ghurtz@csus.edu
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Phone:		 (916) 278-7593
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Address:		 Department of Psychology
Sacramento State
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6007

Courses

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Papers and Publications

  • Publications

    Hurtz, G. M., & Williams, K. J. (2009). Attitudinal and motivational antecedents of participation in voluntary employee development activities. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 635–653.

    Pasisz, D. J., & Hurtz, G. M. (2009). Testing for between-group differences in within-group interrater agreement. Organizational Research Methods, 12, 590-613.

    Hurtz, G. M., & Jones, J. P. (2009). Innovations in measuring rater accuracy in standard-setting: Assessing “fit” to item characteristic curves. Applied Measurement in Education, 22, 120-143.

    Hurtz, G. M., Jones, J. P., & Jones, C. N. (2008). Conversion of proportion-correct standard-setting judgments to cutoff scores on the IRT theta scale. Applied Psychological Measurement, 32, 385–406.

    Hurtz, G. M., & Auerbach, M. A. (2003). A meta-analysis of the effects of modifications to the Angoff method on cutoff scores and judgment consensus. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 63, 584–601.

    Donovan, J. J., Dwight, S. A., & Hurtz, G. M. (2003). An assessment of the prevalence, severity, and verifiability of entry-level applicant faking using the randomized response technique. Human Performance, 16, 81–106.

    Hurtz, G. M., & Alliger, G. A. (2002). Influence of coaching on integrity test performance and unlikely virtues scale scores. Human Performance, 15, 255–273. 

    Hurtz, G. M., & Donovan, J. J. (2000). Personality and job performance: The Big Five revisited. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 869–879.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., & Hertz, N. R. (1999). How many raters should be used for establishing cutoff scores with the Angoff method?: A generalizability theory study. [Featured article] Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 885–897.

     

  • Recent Presentations

    Hurtz, G. M. (Chair). Integrating conditional standard errors of measurement into personnel selection practices. Symposium presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA, April 2008.

     

    • Biddle, D. Overview of CSEM methods with recommendations for personnel selection practice.

     

    • Stevens, K, & Meyers, L. An application of classical CSEM methods in a Corrections Academy selection test. [Power Point Slides]   [Paper]

     

    • Kuang, D. & Higgins, J. Establishing bands and cutoff scores for hiring decisions using CSEMs.

     

     

    • Harvey, R. J. Discussant.

     

    Mireku, E. A., & Hurtz, G. M. (2008, April). Employees’ perceived costs and benefits of participating in employee development. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., & Meyers, L. S. (2007, March). Evaluating test items to avoid adverse impact problems. Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Sacramento, California.

     

    Nguyen, C., & Hurtz, G. (2007, March). Task frequency ratings: Be careful who you ask, what you ask, and how you ask it. Presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Sacramento, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., & Biddle, D. A. (2006, April). Using the Chow test for regression analysis of compensation discrimination. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

     

    McDaniel, M. A., Hurtz, G. M., & Donovan, J. J. (2006, April). An evaluation of publication bias in Big 5 validity data. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

     

    Pasisz, D. J., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). Evaluation of a laboratory-based technique for testing the Angoff method. Presented at the 86th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.

     

    Pasisz, D. J., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). Statistical methods of measuring student agreement about classroom climate. Presented at the 86th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.

     

    Muh, V. P., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). A two-dimensional model of dependability and achievement. Presented at the 86th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.

     

    Pasisz, D. J., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). Social influences on the Angoff standard setting procedure. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, Utah.

     

    Pasisz, D. J., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). Testing for between-group differences in within-group interrater agreement. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, Utah.

     

    Mayorga-Tipton, S. D., & Hurtz, G. M. (2006, April). Potential methods for minimizing false positive test results for repeated test takers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., Meyers, L. M., & Kohls, J. (2006, March). A job families approach to job analysis. Presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Berkeley, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., & Hurtz, S. Q. (2005, April). A qualitative examination of deceptive applicant behaviors and perceived outcomes. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M. (2005, April). Use of rwg versus SEM and a variance ratio VRwg. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, California.

     

    Jones, C. N., & Hurtz, G. M. (2005, March). Item response theory and classical testing theory: Bridging the cutscore gap. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Folsom, California.

     

    Jones, C. N., & Hurtz, G. M. (2004, June). Influences of IRT item attributes on Angoff rater judgments. Paper presented at the 28th Annual IPMAAC Conference on Personnel Assessment, Seattle, Washington.

     

    Hurtz, G. M. (2003, October). Do “classical” methods for setting cutoff scores work for IRT-scored exams? Presented to the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California, Sacramento, California.

     

    Hurtz, G. M., & Quinlan, S. L. (2001, August). Attitudinal predictors of intentions to deceive when applying for jobs. Paper presented at the 109th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

    Hurtz, G. M., & Lue King, C. (2001, August). Application of rwg to interjudge consistency in the Angoff method. Paper presentated at the 109th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

    Cascallar, E. C., Cascallar, A. S., & Hurtz, G. M. (2001, August). A cognitive approach for the conceptualization of learning and assessment. Paper presented at the 9th Annual European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction. Fribourg, Switzerland.

    Hurtz, G. M., & Auerbach, M. A. (2001, April). A meta-analysis of modifications to the Angoff method and their effects on judges' estimates of item difficulty. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. 

    Donovan, J. J., Dwight, S. A., & Hurtz, G. M. (2000, April). An assessment of the prevalence and severity of applicant faking using the random response technique. Symposium presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Research Projects/Interests

  • Industrial Psychology

    • Personnel Selection: Criterion-related validity of personality measures; Effects of faking, coaching, and practice on self-report selection tests; Group process factors when setting cutoff scores with judgment-based methods.

    •  Employee Training and Development: Predictors of participation in voluntary employee development activities.


  • Quantitative Methods

    • Psychometrics: Classical testing theory vs. item response theory; Rasch measurement; Evaluation of examinee data for IRT assumptions; Fit of rater judgments of item properties to IRT models for setting cutoff scores; Measures of inter-rater agreement.

    • Statistical Methods: Applications of multiple regression analysis; Alternative regression models.

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Professional Associations

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Last updated: 08/12/2008