Sarah Singletary Walker, PhD

Professor

Marketing & Management

S Walker

Contact

SarahWalker1@creighton.edu
Heider College of Business
Marketing & Management - Business
Graduate School
Business Administration MBA (Master's)

Sarah Singletary Walker, PhD

Professor

Marketing & Management

Dr. Walker’s training in Industrial Organizational Psychology provides her specific expertise in diversity, recruitment, selection, training, testing and measurement.  Dr. Walker is an active researcher and has published in top research journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology. She is a reviewer for journals such as the Academy of Management Learning and Education, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Sex Roles. Dr. Walker also has applied work experience with experience working with organizations in both the public and private sector involving projects related to Human Resource Management (e.g., recruitment, selection, performance appraisal).

Research Focus

  • Diversity/Discrimination
  • Job Performance
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Selection

Department

Marketing and Management

Position

Professor

Articles

  • Gender in Management: An International Journal
    Sabat, I., Botsford Morgan, W., Jones, K., & Singletary Walker, S. (2021). Across the Pregnancy Lifespan: Examining Workplace Outcomes of Concealing Across Stages of Pregnancy. Paper in press at Gender in Management. 2021
  • Research on Social Issues
    Ramirez, L, Ramirez, L. & Singletary Walker, S. (2021). In Impact of Mega-Threats on Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships. Paper in press in Research on Social Issues in Management: The Future of Diversity and Inclusion (Volume 3 2021
  • Handbook of International Leadership Research
    Malik, S., Malik, S., Dankin Kirby, E., & Singletary Walker, S. (2021). Teaching International Leadership Research: Pedagogy and Politics. Paper in press at the Handbook of International Leadership Research 2021
  • Journal of Business and Psychology
    Singletary Walker, S. , Singletary Walker, S., Covington, A, Hebl, M. R., & King, E. B. (2021). Subtle discrimination overtakes cognitive reosurces and undermines performance. Paper in press at the Journal of Business and Psychology 2021
  • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal
    boykin, m, Boykin, M., Brown, D., Carter, J., Dukes, K., Green, D., Harrison, T., Hebl, M., Membere, A., McCleary-Gaddy, A., McJunkins, C., Simmons, C., Singletary Walker, S., Washington A., & Williams, A. (2020). Anti-racist actions and accountability: Not more empty promises. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 39, 775-786.
    39, p. 775-786 2020
  • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal
    Singletary Walker, S., Ruggs, E. N., Botsford Morgan, W., & Degrassi, S. (2019). Diverse Perspectives on Diversity: Exploring Interpersonal Interactions and Attitudes in Heterogeneous Groups.  Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, 38, 2-19. 
    38, p. 2-19 2019
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice
    Singletary Walker, S., Ruggs, E. N., Taylor, R., & Frazier, L. (2019). Reporting sexual harassment: The role of psychological safety climate. Industrial and Organizational Psychology Perspectives on Science and Practice, 12, 106-109
    12, p. 106-109 2019
  • Personnel Assessment and Decisions
    Singletary Walker, S., & Botsford Morgan, W. (2019). Reducing discrimination for pregnant job applicants seeking professional jobs. Journal of Personnel Assessments and Decisions, 5, 35-43.
    5, p. 35-43 2018
  • Using Social Media in Selection: Theory, Practice and Future Research
    Ruggs, E., Singletary Walker, S.,Blanchard, A., & Gur, S. (2016).The Use of Social Media in Talent Acquisition. InLanders & Schmidt’s Using Social Media in Selection and Recruitment: Theory, Practice and Future Research (pp. 289-305). Springer, Cham. 2016
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
    Ruggs, E. N., Hebl, M. R., Singletary Walker, S., & Fa-Kaji, N. & (2014). When Age Meets Gender on Job Applications: The Double Jeopardy of Women or the Jeopardy of Older Men Seeking Employment?"
    29, p. 1028-1043 2014
  • Journal of Business Diversity
    Singletary Walker, S., Madera, J. M., & Hebl, M. (2013). Effects of leader race and leader mistake on patronizing behaviors.   2013
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
    *Botsford Morgan, W., *Singletary Walker, S., Hebl, M., & King, E. B. Pregnant Applicants Who Individuate: A Field Study Investigation of Reducing Interpersonal Discrimination.
    98, p. 799-809 2013
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice
    Ruggs, E. N., Spreights, S., & Walker, S. S. Are you in or out? Employment discrimination in online and offline networks.
    6, p. 466-471 2013
  • The Psychology for Business Success: Volume 1
    Jones, K., Botsford Morgan, W., Singletary Walker, S., & King, E. B. Bias in Promoting Employed Mothers., p. 105-124 2013
  • Journal of Organizational Psychology
    Botsford Morgan, W., Singletary Walker, S., Wang, Y., & Aven, F. Proactive and Committed: Ideal Characteristics for Retention.
    12, p. 97-108 2012
  • journal of accountability
    DeGrassi, S., Botsford Morgan, W., Singletary Walker, S., Wang, Y., & Sabat, I. Ethics in organizations: Does homogeneity impair ethical decision making?
    9, p. 51-65 2012