I obtained my Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in the area of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. My primary research interests revolve around the work-life interface, leadership, employee identity, HR practices, and people analytics. I'm a research scientist doing research on safety at Amazon. Prior to joining Amazon, I spent about 5 years on the faculty in the Department of Management at the University of Texas at Arlington, and 2 years on faculty at New Mexico State University. Prior to joining academia, I worked in a variety of roles, including management, in the service industry.

My Background

My academic research encompasses a host of areas related to organizational behavior, human resources, and management. My research has been published in various outlets, including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, among others. For a list of all of my publications, working papers, and conference presentations, click here. 

Research

I've taught numerous courses, including: 

Structural Equation Modeling
HR Analytics
Organizational Consulting
Research Methods
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Principles of Management
Human Resource Management

For more about my teaching, click here. 

Teaching

Dr. Crawford was a great professor! His expertise in methods was perfect for this course. I learned so much in this course, it's hard to believe the quantity of information that Dr. Crawford helped us process. Additionally, Dr. Crawford's personality was pleasant. He made class fun with his jokes. His transparency in his own research was valuable. I highly recommend Dr. Crawford.

Arguably one of my favorite courses, which I believe is attributable to Dr. Crawford's ability to break down stats into digestible material. I wish he taught more stats classes at the PhD level, as I would definitely be interesting in taking them.

Dr. Crawford's passion for the subject makes it easier to learn the material. Because of his passion and wanting others to understand, he welcomes questions for clarification at any point of the class period. He is also helpful outside of class as well.

The professor was extremely down to earth. It was like being taught a class by a friend. Professor Crawford gave many great examples that were easy to understand.

What some of my former students have said:

In addition to research and teaching, I've had the opportunity to serve my university and profession in a number of ways. I'm on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Management and Journal of Managerial Psychology. I review in an ad-hoc capacity for the following journals:

-   Human Performance
-   Human Resource Management Journal
-   Journal of Management
-   Journal of Managerial Psychology
-   Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
-   Journal of Vocational Behavior
-   Organizational Psychology Review
-   Stress & Health
-   The Social Science Journal

In addition to my service to the profession, I've served my universities in a number of ways, including being on dissertation committees, chairing dissertations, informally teaching doctoral students analytics, serving as chair of search committees, serving as a member of search committees, and conducting seminars related to analytics/research/research practices. 

Service

Check out my projects on Github

I host several of my ongoing projects related to research, teaching, and people analytics on my Github profile