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Dr. Christie M. Charles is a long-time resident of St. Martinville, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½. She received her bachelor’s degree in 1999 from the University of Southwestern Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ and her master’s degree in 2003 from the University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette. Dr. Christie earned her Ph.D. in organizational psychology, completing the industrial, organizational, and consultation tracks, from Walden University in 2017. She earned her certification as a life coach through the Life Purpose Institute in 2021. 

She is currently a full-time Master Instructor in the Department of Psychology. Along with her over 20 years of teaching experience at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette, she has over 25 years of real-world, on-the-job experience. Dr. Christie is the proud leader of the BEETS research lab and the proud CEO and Sole Proprietor of CMC Business & Life Consulting.

Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, 2017
Walden University

M.S. in General/Experimental Psychology, 2003
University of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette

B.S. in Psychology, 1999
University of Southwestern Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½

Short List of Primary Research Interests

• Legal issues in employee selection
• Employability challenges of federally protected classes and special populations
• Employee recruitment and selection and the assessment of commonly used recruitment and selection techniques
• Employee satisfaction and employee motivation
• Organizational development with a focus on organizational conflict, leadership, and communication
• Formation and evaluation of effective training systems

Short List of Secondary Research Interests

• Achievement motivation and its effects on academic achievement and social behavior
• Abilities grouping and mainstreaming and its effects on academic achievement, achievement motivation, and social behavior
• Enhancement of athletic performance, effective coping strategies for dealing with the pressures of competition, effective recover techniques, formation and evaluation of effective exercise programs, and motivation behind playing sports