Adam Meade

Adam Meade is a Professor and Coordinator of the Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program at North Carolina State University's Department of Psychology. His expertise spans psychometrics, survey methodology, and personality assessment. He focuses on improving measurement techniques in organizational and psychological research, particularly in reducing bias and enhancing data quality in high-stakes assessments. Dr. Meade's work emphasizes practical applications of psychological science in workplace settings, including counterproductive work behaviors and the design of effective assessment tools.

His research explores topics such as response formats, careless responding in surveys, and the utility of multidimensional item response theory (IRT). He has contributed to the development of the 'mirt' R package for IRT analyses and has published extensively on measurement invariance, differential item functioning, and the viability of crowdsourcing in survey research.

Notable contributions include studies on forced-choice response formats, the impact of response order on Likert scales, and the application of social psychology principles to improve survey engagement. His work bridges theoretical advancements with real-world organizational challenges, particularly in human resource management and talent assessment.