Manuel J. Tejeda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

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(305) 899-3527
mtejeda@mail.barry.edu

Manuel J. Tejeda (BA in Psychology and Computer Science, MS in Educational and Psychological Sciences, PhD in Organizational Behavior and Research Methods, University of Miami ). Dr. Tejeda joined the faculty of Andreas School of Business in 2000 and he is currently an associate professor of Management and Psychology. Dr. Tejeda is an active scholar whose research interests in Management are charismatic leadership, mentoring, quality and the management of diversity. Dr. Tejeda is also interested in statistical and methodological areas such as multi-level modeling and psychometrics. Dr. Tejeda is active in psychological research as well, specifically in the area of substance abuse. Dr. Tejeda has participated in numerous successful grant applications to the Department of Education, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration.

Research Interests

• Leadership
• Organizational Behavior
• Diversity in the Workplace
• Research Methods
• Structural Equation Modeling
• Random Regression
• Substance Abuse

Professional Activities

• Grant Reviewer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Consultation: Research Methods and Statistics

Selected Supervised Student Research

• Germain, M.-L. (2005). mpact Of The Perception Of Leader Expertise On The Quality Of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Dyads, On Follower Turnover, Job Satisfaction, And On Job Stress. Dissertation, Adrian Dominican School of Education, Barry University.
• Nowakowski, E. (2005). Creating a Demographic Profile for the Adolescent Batterer of Relationship Violence. Dissertation, McDonnell School Of Social Work , Barry University.
• Nieto, M. (2005). Examining the benefits of osteoporosis behavioral training in Puerto Rican women 18-28 years of age. Dissertation, School of Nursing , Barry University.
• Duque, P. (2004) Exploring Supervisor Behaviors and Coping Strategies as Moderators of Employee Burnout. Undergraduate Project.

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Tejeda, M.J. (2005). LMX, Depression and Cardiovascular Health? A Correlational Study in a Sample of Nurses. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, November, Charleston, SC.
• Tejeda, M. J. (2004). Egalitarianism and self-esteem as correlates of hate ideation against gay men and lesbians. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 10(1), 42-50.
• Newman, F. L. & Tejeda, M. J. (2004). Criteria for Selecting Statistical Procedures For Progress & Outcome Assessment: New Perspectives. In Maruish, M. (Ed.) Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning & Outcome Assessment (3 rd Edition). Lawrence, Erlbaum & Associates: Mahwah, NJ .
• Dakof, G.A., Quille, T.J, Tejeda, M. J. , Alberga, L.R., Bandstra, E, Szapocznik, J. (2003). Enrolling and retaining mothers of substance exposed infants in drug abuse treatment. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology , 71 , 764-772.
• Tejeda, M. J., Scandura, T. A., & Pillai, R. (2001). The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire revisited: Psychometric properties and recommendations. The Leadership Quarterly , 12 , 31-52.
• Liddle, H., Dakof, G. Parker, K.. , Diamond, G.S., Barrett, K. & Tejeda, M. J. (2001). Multidimensional family therapy of substance abusing adolescents. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 27 , 651-688.
• Dakof, G., Tejeda, M. J. & Liddle, H. A. (2001) Predictors of Dropout in family-based treatment for adolescent drug abuse. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40 , 274-281.
• Santisteban, D., Tejeda, M. J., Dominicis, C. & Szapocznik, J. (1999). Findings concerning the usefulness of screening for maladaptive family functioning using the problem oriented screening instrument for teenagers. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 25(2), 197-206.
• Newman, F. L. & Tejeda, M. J. (1996). The need for research designed to support decisions in the delivery of mental health services. American Psychologist, 51, 1040-1049.
• Scandura, T. A., Tejeda, M. J. & Lankau, M. J. (1995). An examination of the validity of the sex-role egalitarianism scale (SRES-KK) using confirmatory factor analysis procedures. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55, 832-840.
• Greenwood , D.U., Szapocznik, J., Antoni, M., Ironson, G., Tejeda, M. J., Samuels, D., Sorhaindo, L. & Clarington, L. (1995). African American mothers, families, and HIV/AIDS. Health psychology through the life span: Practice and research opportunities. (pp. 349-360). American Psychological Association: Washington, DC.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• Division 5: Evaluation, Measurement & Statistics
• Division 14: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Academy of Management
• Southern Management Association

Undergraduate Courses

• Leadership
• Conflict and Negotiation
• Operations Management
• Statistics

Graduate Courses

• Advanced Quantitative Inquiry
• Continuous Improvement
• Diversity in the Workplace
• Leadership and Strategy Implementation