Research
Academic Research Articles
Maindidze, H. T., Randall, J. G., Martin-Raugh, M. P., & Smith, K. M. (2025). A Meta-analysis of Accent Bias in Employee Interviews: The Effects of Gender and Accent Stereotypes, Interview Modality, and Other Moderating Features. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12519.
Maindidze, H. T., *Brooks Dueland, L., *Randall, J. G., & *Taylor, A. (2024). Let Me In: Building an I/O Bridge That Combats the Subtle Redlining of the Scientist-Practitioner Gap. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2024.34.
Professional Conference Presentations (Current and Future)
Recruitment and Selection
Maindidze, H. T., Randall, J. G., Martin-Raugh, M. P., & Smith, K. M. (2025, July). A Meta-analysis of Accent Bias in Employee Interviews: The Effects of Gender and Accent Stereotypes, Interview Modality, and Other Moderating Features [Poster]. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Personnel Assessment Council Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Maindidze, H. T. & Randall, J. G. (2024, April). The Impact of Value Alignment in Online Reviews on Applicant Attitudes and Intentions [Poster]. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
Maindidze, H. T., Randall, J. G., Martin-Raugh, M. P., & Smith, K. M. (2024, April). To AVI or not to AVI: A Modern Meta-analytic Look at Accent Bias in Employee Selection [Paper]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
Training and Development
Maindidze, H. T. (Co-chair), Randall, J. G. (Co-chair), & Ahmad, A. S. (Discussant). (2026, May). Advancements in Diversity Training Research and Practice. [Symposium]. Session to be presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Maindidze, H. T. & Randall, J. G. (2026, May). Why Am I Here? Individual, Organizational, and Societal Influences of Employee Motivations to Attend Voluntary Diversity Training [Paper]. Paper to be presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Cheung, H. K., Nittrouer-Carr, C. L., Randall, J. G., & Maindidze, H. T. (2026, May). Diversity Training and Mindfulness-Based Discrimination Reduction. [Paper]. Paper to be presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Maindidze, H. T. & Montgomery, M. D. (2025, July). Training on Track: The Organizational Journey to Continuous Learning [Roundtable]. Session presented at the annual meeting of the International Personnel Assessment Council Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Randall, J. G., Zajac, S. A., Banfi, J. T., Hohmann, M. K., Maindidze, H. T., & Walavalkar, J. (2025, July). The Emotional Underpinning of Informal Learning at Work [Paper]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Work, Stress, and Health Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
Maindidze, H. T., & Randall, J. G. (2023, May). When in Need: Improving the Effectiveness of Diversity Training through Needs Assessments [Poster]. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States.
Scientific Communication in I/O and Graduate Student Success
Maindidze, H. T. (Co-Chair), Springle, M. (Co-Chair), Avery, D., Ruggs, E., Ramdial, K., Solberg, E., & Dastmalchi, N. (2026, April). From Ivory Tower to Office Tower: Turning I-O Research into Real-World Impact [Alternative Session]. Session to be presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
*Springle, M. (Co-Chair), *Maindidze, H. T. (Co-Chair), Kozlowski, S. W. J., Hambley Lovett, L., Reynolds, D., & Braun, M. T. (2025, April). Science Speaks: The Art of Scientific Communication for Non-Scientific Audiences [Panel]. Panel discussion presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
Maindidze, H. T. & Potenza, T. (2025, February). Smooth Sailing: The Impact of High-Quality Mentor-Mentee Relationships on Graduate Students’ Professional Development [Presentation]. Paper presented at the Blacks in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Discrimination, Mental Health, and Abuse (Work & Non-work)
Jackman, C. J., Jernigan-Noesi, M. M., & Maindidze, H. T. (2025, June). No More Stigma: Shifting Narratives about Mental Health within the Caribbean Diaspora [Paper]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology, Christchurch, Barbados.
Maindidze, H. T. & Walker, H. (2021, April). Beyond Mere Diversity: Measuring Factors that Produce Equitable and Inclusive Work Environments [Research Proposal]. Research Proposal presented at the annual meeting of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (UMBC), Catonsville, MD, United States.
Maindidze, H. T. (2019, June). The Shrieking Silence of the Suffering [Paper]. Paper presented in the Gender Studies panel at the annual meeting of the Beacon Honors Conference, Schnecksville, PA, United States.
Technology and Flexible Work Arrangements
Danna, G., Randall, J. G., Maindidze, H. T., & Le, H. (2023, April). Does Telework Harm Informal Learning? Roles of Social Support and Media Richness [Paper]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Boston, MA, United States.
*Authors denoted with an asterisk contributed equally to the conference presentation/poster.
Current Research Interests
Topics I am Currently Interested In Exploring Include:
Employee motivations to attend voluntary diversity training
Applicant reactions to online recruitment materials
Skills-based hiring
The appropriate implementation of AI in organizational selection and training processes (e.g., Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, etc…)
The concept of person-organization fit