Margaret Beier
· Professor of Psychology – Organizational Behavior (by courtesy)Rice University · Operations Management
Active 1989–2024
About
Margaret Beier is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. Her research focuses on individual and environmental influences of motivation for and success in lifelong learning in work and educational contexts. Her work has received funding from Microsoft Corp., the Institute for Education Science, and the National Science Foundation. She has served on committees of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, contributing to consensus reports such as "How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts and Cultures" in 2018 and "Are Generational Categories Meaningful Distinctions for Workplace Management?" in 2020. Beier is an associate editor at the journal Work, Aging and Retirement and has published in prominent journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin. She holds a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists and the Association for Psychological Science.
Research topics
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Political Science
- Gerontology
- Law
- Applied psychology
- Mathematics education
- Environmental science
- Engineering ethics
- Internal medicine
- Social psychology
- Statistics
- Public relations
- Pedagogy
Selected publications
What's age got to do with it? A primer and review of the workplace aging literature
Personnel Psychology · 2022 · 64 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Political Science
- Psychology
- Gerontology
Abstract As populations in the United States and around the world continue to age, it has become increasingly important to understand how organizations can create working conditions that attract, support, and retain workers across the lifespan. In this paper, we provide a primer on current theory and research on age in the workplace. We briefly describe lifespan theories that have guided recent advances in the field, discuss the implications of these theories for an aging workforce, and provide an overview of current research streams that address the work and nonwork factors affecting performance, well‐being, and workforce participation among mature workers. Based on this review, we provide recommendations for future research and practice.
A Meta-analysis of University STEM Summer Bridge Program Effectiveness
CBE—Life Sciences Education · 2021 · 63 citations
- Engineering
- Environmental science
- Medicine
] = 1.747). Although this meta-analytic research reflects a limited amount of available quantitative academic data on summer STEM bridge programs, this study nonetheless provides important quantitative inroads into much-needed research on programs' objective effectiveness. These results articulate the importance of thoughtful experimental design and how further research might guide STEM bridge program development to increase the success and retention of matriculating STEM students.
Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2020 · 35 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Psychology
- Social psychology
- Applied psychology
Recent grants
Frequent coauthors
- 153 shared
Ann Saterbak
Duke University
- 145 shared
Jacqueline Gilberto
Bridge University
- 145 shared
Yvette Pearson
University of Dallas
- 145 shared
Stephen Mattingly
The University of Texas at Arlington
- 145 shared
Anila Shethia
Auburn University
- 81 shared
Canek Phillips
Rice University
- 81 shared
Rui Sun
Shenyang Institute of Engineering
- 81 shared
Yuting Sheng
West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University
Awards & honors
- fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psyc…
- fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
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