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Margaret E. Beier, M.S., Ph.D.
Ph.D, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Fall 2003
Georgia Institute of Technology

Currently an Assistant Professor at Rice University

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management, Student Affiliate
American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate
American Psychological Society, Student Affiliate
Graphics, Visualization and Usability (GVU), Georgia Institute of Technology.
Psi Chi; The National Honor Society in Psychology, Member
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Student Affiliate

Publications

• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., & Bowen, K. R. (2000). Explorations of crystallized intelligence: Completion tests, cloze tests and knowledge. Learning and Individual Differences: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12, 105-121.
• Beier, M. E., & Ackerman, P. L. (2001). Current-events knowledge in adults: An investigation of age, intelligence and non-ability determinants. Psychology and Aging, 16, 615-628.
• Ackerman, P. L., Bowen, K. R., Beier, M. E., & Kanfer, R. (2001). Determinants of Individual Differences and Gender Differences in Knowledge. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, 797-825.
• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., & Bowen, K. R. (2002). What we really know about our abilities and our knowledge. Personality and Individual Differences, 33/4, 587-605.
• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., & Boyle, M. B. (2002). Individual differences in working memory within a nomological network of cognitive and perceptual speed abilities. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 131, 567-605.
• Beier, M. E. & Ackerman, P. L. (2003). Determinants of health knowledge: An investigation of age, gender, abilities, personality, and interests. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 439-447.
• Ackerman, P. L., & Beier, M. E. (2003). Intelligence, personality, and interests in the career choice process. Journal of Career Assessment, 11, 205-218.
• Ackerman, P. L., & Beier, M. E. (2003). Trait complexes, cognitive investment, and domain knowledge. R. J. Sternberg & E. L. Grigorenko (Eds.), Perspectives on the psychology of abilities, competencies, and expertise, (pp.1-30), NY: Cambridge University press.
• Ackerman, P. L., & Beier, M. E. (2005). Knowledge and Intelligence. In O. Wilhelm, & R. Engle (Eds.) Handbook of understanding and measuring intelligence. (pp. 125-139). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Presentations

• Beier, M. E., & Ackerman, P. L. (2000, April). Cognitive ability determinants of current-events knowledge in adults. Poster session presented at the Eighth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Beier, M. E., Bowen, K. R., & Ackerman P. L. (2000, June). Determinants of self-reported knowledge and actual knowledge. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.
• Bowen, K. R., Beier, M. E., & Ackerman, P. L. (2000, June). Gender differences in knowledge: Picking up where ability testing leaves off. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.
• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., & Kanfer, R. (2000, July). Personality, self-concept, motivational traits, and adult intellect. Paper presented at the 10th European Conference on Personality, Cracow, Poland.
• Beier, M. E., & Ackerman, P. L. (2001, April). Reexamining cloze and completion methods. Roundtable session presented at the 82nd American Educational Research Association Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Beier, M. E., Bowen, K. R., & Ackerman, P. L. (2001, April). Gender differences in ability and self-estimates of ability. Poster session presented at the 16th Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA.
• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., Bowen, K. R., & Kanfer, R. (2001, July). Determinants of Individual Differences and Gender Differences in Knowledge. Poster presented at the 10th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Beier, M. E., & Ackerman, P. L. (2002, April). Age, gender, and health knowledge: Investment, experience, and trait determinants of knowledge. Poster session presented at the Ninth Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Beier, M. E., Perdue, M. B., & Ackerman, P. L. (2002, June). Working memory is highly related to perceptual speed and general intelligence. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
• Beier, M. E. (2003, May). Working memory in context: Disconfirming the working memory as g theory. In P. L. Ackerman's (Chair), Working memory and intelligenc: Controversy or consensus? Symposium conducted at the 15th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA.
• Beier, M. E., Boyle, M. O., & Ackerman, P. L. (2003, July). New taxonomies and assessment developments for perceptual speed abilities. In O. Willhelm's (Chair) Mental speed: Scoring, structure, & validity. Symposium conducted at the 11th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Graz, Austria.
• Ackerman, P. L., Beier, M. E., & Boyle M. O. (2003, July). Working memory within a nomological network of cognitive and perceptual speed abilities. In P. C. Kyllonen (Chair) New developments concerning the relationship between working memory and intelligence. Symposium conducted at the 11th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Graz, Austria.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, 1988, Colby College, Waterville, ME.

Master of Science, 1999, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Thesis: Knowledge Structures and Current Events: The Assessment of Non-Academic Knowledge.

Doctor of Philosophy, 2003, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Thesis: Ability, Personality, Interests, and Experience Determinants of Domain Knowledge Acquisition

Work Experience

Research Assistant, Knowledge and Skill Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998 - 2004. Assist in all stages of the research process.

Instructor, Research Methods, Fall 2002. Prepared course, and delivered lectures on the scientific method and psychological research.

Manager, Usability Lab, 1997 - 1998 American Express Technologies, Minneapolis, MN. Worked with user interface designers to plan and execute end-user evaluations of technology. Technology evaluated included client service systems as well as customer web-sites.

Owner, 1996 - 1997 Clearlogic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. Provided services in usability evaluation, qualitative market research including one-on-one interviews and focus groups, and quantitative market research including survey design and analysis.

Senior Analyst, Market Information, 1992 - 1996 American Express Financial Services Minneapolis, MN. Managed the execution of quantitative and qualitative research (focus groups and survey research). Worked closely with a variety of project teams to provide market research expertise.

Academic Advisor

Professor Phillip L. Ackerman, Department of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Room 227, Psychology Building, 654 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170

Contact Information

E-mail: beier@rice.edu

Last Revised: August 2004

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