Scott Morris

Scott Morris is the Nambury S. Raju Endowed Chair in Psychology and a Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology's Lewis College of Science and Letters. He directs the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program and leads the Personnel Selection & Analytics Lab. Dr. Morris holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron (1994) and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa (1987).

His research examines psychometric methods for fair personnel selection systems, with emphasis on:

• Advanced statistical models for employment testing
• Adverse impact analysis and workplace equity
• Meta-analysis methodology and validity generalization
• Computer adaptive testing and item response theory
• Bias in subjective hiring practices and interviews

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on quantitative methods for employment decisions, with recent works concentrating on meta-analytic techniques, adverse impact analytics, and adaptive testing systems. Earlier research established foundations in effect size estimation and differential item functioning.

Honors include:

• Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Fellow, American Psychological Association

Dr. Morris serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Psychology and develops open-source psychometric software. His lab investigates selection system design, AI in hiring reactions, and multidimensional testing applications.