Connie Wanberg
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Education:
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BS 1988Psychology Moorhead State University
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MS 1990Industrial/Organizational Psychology Iowa State University
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PhD 1992Industrial/Organizational Psychology Iowa State University
Expertise:
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Job Search and Unemployment
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Leader Development
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Talent Management
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Career Success
Biography
Connie Wanberg is a Professor and Industrial Relations Faculty Excellence Chair in the Work and Organizations Department at the Carlson School of Management. In her role as an educator, she teaches classes involving human resources management, leadership, industrial/organizational psychology, and organizational behavior. In her role as a researcher, she is internationally known for her work on unemployment, job search, and careers. She is highly published in top tier refereed journals as well as numerous book chapters. Wanberg has presented at numerous conferences throughout the world and has served as guest faculty at the University of Amsterdam, Universite Jean Moulin in Lyon, France and the Fundacíon Ortega y Gasset in Toledo, Spain. She is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Academy of Management. She has worked in several consulting roles for external organizations. She has also served in leadership positions at the University of Minnesota, including the chair of the HRIR department from 2006-2009 and 2018-2019, Associate Dean of the Carlson School of Management undergraduate program from 2011-2012, and Work and Organizations Ph.D. Coordinator.
Selected Works & Activities
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Wanberg, C.R., Park, Y., & Ren, S.L. (2025). Introversion and trait incongruent work demands: Episodic misfit at work. Personnel Psychology
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After the break-up: How divorce affects individuals at work, Wanberg, C. R., Csillag, B., & Duffy, M. K., (2023), Personnel Psychology
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Lookism climate in organizations: Construct development and validation of a scale, Dossinger, K., Wanberg, C. R., Song, Y., & Basbug, G., (2023), Journal of Management
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Job search and employment success: A quantitative review and future research agenda, Van Hooft, E. A. J., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D., Wanberg, C. R., Basbug, G. & Kanfer, R., (2021), Journal of Applied Psychology
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DeOrtentiis, P. S., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & Wanberg, C. R. (2021). Different starting lines, different finish times: The role of social class in the job search process. Journal of Applied Psychology.
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How strong is my safety net? Perceived unemployment insurance generosity and implications for job search, mental health, and reemployment, Wanberg, C. R., Van Hooft, E., Dossinger, K., van Vianen, A., & Klehe, U., (2020), Journal of Applied Psychology
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The process and experience of looking for a job , Wanberg, C. R., Ali, A. & Csillag, B., (2020), Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
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Can job seekers achieve more through networking? The role of networking intensity, self-efficacy, and proximal benefits, Wanberg, C. R., Van Hooft, E. A. J., Liu, S., & Csillag, B., (2020), Personnel Psychology
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Socioeconomic status and well-being during COVID-19: A resource based examination, Wanberg, C.R., Csillag, B., Douglass, R.P., Zhou, L.., & Pollard, M.S., (2020), Journal of Applied Psychology: 105, 1282-1396
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COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action. American Psychologist 2020
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Trzebiatowski, T. M.,Wanberg, C. R., & Dossinger, K. (2020). Unemployed needn’t apply: Unemployment status, legislation, and interview requests. Journal of Management
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Extraversion advantages at work: A quantitative review and synthesis of the meta-analytic evidence, Wilmot, M. P., Wanberg, C. R., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D., Ones, D. S., (2019), Journal of Applied Psychology
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Wang, M. & Wanberg, C.R. (2017). 100 years of applied psychology research on individual careers: From career management to retirement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 546-563.
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Ups and Downs of the expatriate experience? Understanding work adjustment trajectories and career outcomes with J. Zhu et al., Journal of Applied Psychology, 2016
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Age and Reemployment Success after Job Loss: An Integrative Model and Meta-analysis, R. Kanfer, D. Hamman, and Z. Zhang, (2016), Psychological Bulletin
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Support, Undermining, and Newcomer Socialization: Fitting in During the First 90 Days with J. Kammeyer-Mueller, C. Wanberg, A. Rubenstein, and Z. Song in Academy of Management Journal 2013
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After the Pink Slip: Applying Dynamic Motivation Frameworks to the Unemployment Experience with J. Zhu, R. Kanfer, and Z. Zhang in Academy of Management Journal, 2012
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Navigating the Black Hole: Explicating Layers of Job Search Context and Adaptational Responses. Personnel Psychology
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"The Individual Experience of Unemployment" Annual Review of Psychology, 2012
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"The Job-Search Grind: Perceived Progress, Self-Reactions, and Self-Regulation of Search Effort." with Zhu, J., & van Hooft, E., Academy of Management Journal, 53, 788-807. 2010. Winner of the 2011 Academy of Management Scholarly Achievement Award, HR Div
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"Development of the 'Getting Ready for Your Next Job' inventory for unemployed individuals", Zhang, Z., & Waldera, E., (2010), Personnel Psychology: 63, 439-478
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"Job-Search Persistence During Unemployment: A Ten Wave Longitudinal Study," with Glomb, T., Song, Z., and Rosol, S., Journal of Applied Psychology, 2005.
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"Psychological and Physical Well-Being During Unemployment: A Meta-Analytic Study," with McKee-Ryan, F., Song, Z., Kinicki, A., Journal of Applied Psychology, 2005
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Turnover Processes in a Temporal Context: It’s about Time with J. Kammeyer-Mueller, T. Glomb, and D. Ahlburg in Journal of Applied Psychology, 2005
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"Unwrapping the Organizational Entry Process: Disentangling Multiple Antecedents and their Pathways to Adjustment," with J. Kammeyer-Mueller, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2003
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"Predictors and Outcomes of Proactivity in the Socialization Process," with J. Kammeyer-Mueller, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2000
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"Mentoring: A Review and Directions for Future Research" with Welsh, L, & Hezlett, S., Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 2003
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"Predictive Validity of a Multidisciplinary Model of Reemployment Success," with L. Hough and Z. Song, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2002
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"Job Search and Employment: A Personality-Motivational Analysis and Meta-Analytic Review," with R. Kanfer & T. Kantrowitz, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2001.
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"Predictors and Outcomes of Openness Toward Changes in a Reorganizing Workplace," with J. Banas, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2000
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"Unemployed Individuals: Motives, Job-Search Competencies, and Job-Search Constraints as Predictors of Job Seeking and Reemployment," with R. Kanfer and M. Rotundo, Journal of Applied Psychology, 1999
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The following works contain preexisting conventional electronic documents published prior to April 24, 2026.
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Honors and Awards
Outstanding Research Award, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (2024)
Societal Impact Award, Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management (2024)
Fellow, Academy of Management (2021)
Society for Industrial &Organizational Psychology Schmidt Hunter Meta-Analysis Award (2020)
- Top 50 Undergraduate Professors Poets & Quants (2018)
- Academy of Management International HRM Scholarly Research Award (2017)
- Carlson School of Management Outstanding Research Award (2016)
- Scholarly Achievement Award Academy of Management HR Division (2011)
- Research Award: TheLadders.com (2009)
- Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007-present)
- Curtis L. Carlson Professor of Human Resources and Industrial Relations (2002-2006) and Industrial Relations Faculty Excellence Chair (2006-present)
- Herbie Award for Teaching Excellence, 2000
- Among the most influential management scholars who received their degrees since 1991 (Aguinis et al., 2012, Scholarly Impact Revisited, Academy of Management Perspectives, 26(2), 105-132, doi:10.5465/amp.2011.0088)
- 2000 Among top published women in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology during the 1990s (Ones & Viswesvaran, 2000, The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 37[4], see http://www.siop.org/tip/backissues/TipApril00/3Ones.aspx)
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Current Research
Current projects underway include:
- The relationship and mechanisms involved in SES and career success outcomes
- Examinations of upward mobility and reemployment improvement after job loss
- Remote work and employee socialization
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Editorial Appointments
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Psychology (previous)
Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal (active)
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Research Grants
2022 National Science Foundation grant: Socioeconomic mobility (Co-Pi)
2022 National Science Foundation grant: Recruitment of women in IT jobs (Senior Personnel)
2013 National Science Foundation grant in conjunction with NWO (Netherlands) and DFG (Germany)