Nathan Bowling

Nathan Bowling is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the Ph.D. Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Central Florida's College of Sciences. His research focuses on occupational stress, counterproductive work behavior, and research participant carelessness. He has published over 65 peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals and secured over $1M in external funding since 2021. Dr. Bowling is a Fellow of SIOP and APS, and his work has been cited extensively in influential publications like Aguinis et al.'s (2017) textbook and Ioannidis et al.'s (2020) global scientist rankings.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Central Michigan University, 2005

Research Interests:

• Development of measures for organizational constraints and workplace stressors
• Psychometric validation of survey instruments
• Impact of personality traits on workplace behavior
• Evaluation of peer reporting policies and counterproductive behavior prevention

His work often addresses methodological challenges in survey research and organizational data quality.

Grants & Awards:

• $1+M in external funding as Principal Investigator
• Fellowships from SIOP and APS
• Listed in top 2% of most cited I-O psychology authors

Advising: Currently accepting students for Fall 2025.

Labs/Teams: Active member of UCF's Industrial-Organizational Psychology research group, specializing in organizational behavior, stress, and survey methodology.