Michael G. Aamodt Ph.D.

Mike Aamodt, Ph.D., is a Principal Consultant with DCI Consulting Group as well as Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Radford University, where he continues to teach a course each year to fulfill his love of teaching. He received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas.

As a teacher, Mike teaches courses in employee selection, employee training and development, job analysis and evaluation, organizational politics, organizational influence, forensic psychology, program evaluation, and psychology of the criminal mind. As a consultant, Mike has helped a wide variety of organizations deal with issues such as employee selection, performance evaluation, downsizing, organizational change, compensation, salary equity, affirmative action, and employee motivation. As a trainer, Mike is a frequently requested speaker and is known for his fast-paced, humorous presentations.

Mike has published over 50 articles in professional journals and presented more than 100 papers at professional conferences. He is the author of Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach, now in its seventh edition, as well as the author of Research in Law Enforcement Selection, I/O Psychology in Action, and is the coauthor of Human Relations in Business and Statistics for I/O Psychologists and Human Resource Professionals. Mike is the on the editorial boards of Applied HRM Research, the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, and Criminal Justice and Behavior.

In his spare time, Mike likes to make lame attempts at being athletic, cook what at times turn out to be edible meals, travel, SCUBA dive, and play with his grandson, Duke. He lives in Pulaski, Virginia with his wife Bobbie, and their neurotic dog, Gretchen. Their son, Josh, is an attorney in Northern Virginia but they continue to love him anyway.