Elliott Crofts Larson

Education

Ph.D., Industrial Organizational Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY New York City United States

M.Phil., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY New York City United States

B.A., Psychology, University of Connecticut Storrs United States

Books

Scherbaum, C., Kell, H., Goldstein, H., Wee, S., Lang, J., Bipp, T., Yusko, K., & Larson, E. C. (2025). Cognitive abilities and the modern world of work. International Testing Commission. Publisher – Cambridge University Press. In Progress.

Journal Articles

Goldstein, H., Yusko, K. P., Scherbaum, C., & Larson, E. C. (2023). Reducing black–white racial differences on intelligence tests used in hiring for public safety jobs. Journal of Intelligence, 11(4). Article 62.

(2021). Merck’s General Management Acceleration Program: Developing future leaders in pharmaceuticals. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 59(3). 37-43.

(2018). Creating test score bands for assessments involving ratings using a generalizability theory approach to reliability estimation. Personnel Assessment and Decisions, 4(1). 1-8.

(2017). An emotion divided: Studying envy is better than studying “benign” and “malicious” envy. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(2). 174-183.

A meta-analysis of information processing measures of intelligence, performance, and group score differences. In Progress.

Book Chapters

Larson, E. C., Goldstein, H., Thomas, A., Yusko, K., & Scherbaum, C. (2025). Talent management in elite sports: Assessing, selecting, and developing talent in the NFL using an I-O lens. In Jacobs, R., & Reynolds, D. (Eds.), Turning science into practice: Case studies in I-O psychology (pp. 64-84). Oxford University Press.

Scherbaum, C., Goldstein, H., Yusko, K., Larson, E. C., Kato, A., Patel, K., & Cheban, Y. (2023). Advances in cognitive ability assessment to mitigate group differences. In Kantrowitz, T., Scott, J., & Reynolds, D. (Eds.), Talent assessment innovations and trends: Embracing innovation and mitigating risk in the digital age (pp. 47-65). New York, NY. Oxford University Press.

Yusko, K., Aiken, J., Goldstein, H., Scherbaum, C., & Larson, E. C. (2019). Solving the quarterback problem: Using psychological assessment to improve selection decisions in professional sports. In Sims, R., & Bias, S. (Eds.), Human resources management issues, challenges, and trends (pp. 213-228). Charlotte, NC. Information Age Publishing.

Larson, E. C., Yusko, K., Goldstein, H., Scherbaum, C., & Oliver, L. (2018). Modernizing intelligence in the workplace: Recent developments in theory and measurement of intelligence at work. In Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. (Eds.), SAGE handbook of personality and individual differences (pp. 568-587). Thousand Oaks, CA. SAGE.

Cohen-charash, Y., & Larson, E. C. (2017). What is the nature of envy?. In Smith, R. H., Merlone, U., & Duffy, M. (Eds.), Envy at work and in organizations: Research, theory, and applications (pp. 1-38). New York, NY. Oxford University Press.

Yusko, K., Bellenger, B., Larson, E. C., Hanges, P., & Aiken, J. (2017). Legal and fairness considerations in employee selection. In Goldstein, H. W., Pulakos, E. D., Passmore, J., & Semedo, C. (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of recruitment, selection, and retention (pp. 422-441). Hoboken, NJ. Wiley Blackwell.

Presentations

Goldstein, B., Malloy, C., Bending, A., Shultz, P., Young, M., Larson, E. C., & Scherbaum, C. (2026, April 7). A quantitative review of the physical ability test validity. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Denver, CO

Scherbaum, C., Larson, E. C., Goldstein, H., Yusko, K., & Xue, Y. (2026, April 7). Using eye tracking to measure visual processing. In Wu, F. Y. (Co-Chair), & Kell, H. J. (Co-Chair). Understanding Specific Cognitive Abilities and Performance: New Models and Methods. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Denver, CO

Bending, A., Malloy, C., Cheban-Gore, Y., Xue, Y., Scherbaum, C., Goldstein, H., Larson, E. C., & Yusko, K. (2026, April 7). National survey of entry-level state police officer hiring practices. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Martin, J., Sabet, J., Barden, K., Larson, E. C., & Scherbaum, C. (2026, April 7). A practitioner’s discussion on assessment center best practices and emerging trends. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Larson, E. C., Kato, A., Goldstein, B. P., & Scherbaum, C. (2026, April 7). A meta-analysis of information processing measures, performance, and group score differences. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Goswami, A., Coyle, P., Larson, E. C., Oliver, K., & Rodriguez, C. (2026, April 7). What does research look like in academia and industry?. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Yusko, K., Goldstein, B. P., Thomas, A., Busse, K., Goldstein, H., & Larson, E. C. (2026, April 7). Reforming the police pipeline: A case study of IO best practices in police promotional testing. 38th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 38th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Larson, E. C. (2026, September 7). Talent Management in Elite Sports: Assessing, Selecting, and Developing Talent in the NFL. Bowling Green Brownbag.

Scherbaum, C., Ray, E. J., Cheban, Y., Alber, M., Blair, M., Larson, E. C., & Highhouse, S. (2026, July 7). The promises and perils of asynchronous video interviews. Annual conference of the International Personnel Assessment Council. San Diego, CA

Goldstein, H., Yusko, K., & Larson, E. C. (2026, April 7). Achieving diversity and validity using modern perspectives on assessing intelligence. Annual Meeting of the Association of Test Publishers.

Larson, E. C., & Goldstein, H. (2026, April 7). The drive to learn: Developing talent in sports using I-O principles. 36th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Valentine, A., Yusko, K., Larson, E. C., & Goldstein, H. (2026, April 7). Impact of assessment-based global leadership program. 36th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Goldstein, H., Scherbaum, C., Yusko, K., & Larson, E. C. (2026, February 7). Assessing and developing talent: lessons learned from the NFL Project. New York Metropolitan Association of Applied Psychology.

Goldstein, H., Yusko, K., Scherbaum, C., Larson, E. C., & Ryan, R. (2026, April 7). Development and Implementation of the National Football League’s Player Assessment Test. 35th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Gonzalez, M., Larson, E. C., Cohen-charash, Y., & Alenick, P. (2026, July 7). A contextual goal-based theory of envy and its outcomes. 2019 Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Larson, E. C., Gonzalez, M., & Cohen-charash, Y. (2026, April 7). When does envy influence workplace behaviors? The moderating role of changeability. 33rd annual conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Guzzo, R., Yusko, K., Goldstein, H., Scherbaum, C., Nalbantian, H., Larson, E. C., & Ryan, R. (2026, April 7). Using assessment to predict success in sports: NFL case study and panel discussion. 33rd annual conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL

Cohen-charash, Y., Larson, E. C., & Van Kleef, G. (2026, April 7). Jealousy at work – a new agenda for an old emotion. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology. Orlando, FL

Goldstein, H., Yusko, K., Scherbaum, C., Larson, E. C., & Ryan, R. (2026, April 7). Reducing racial differences on intelligence tests for personnel selection. 32nd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Orlando, FL

Goldstein, H., & Larson, E. C. (2026, April 7). Diversity and IT jobs: Alternatives for predicting success for women. 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Los Angeles, CA

Cohen-charash, Y., Van Kleef, G., & Larson, E. C. (2026, August 7). Jealousy: not only romantic. 76th annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Anaheim, CA

Cohen-charash, Y., & Larson, E. C. (2026, July 7). When do reactions to envy turn constructive or destructive?. 2015 Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion. Geneva, Switzerland

Larson, E. C. (2026, August 7). The sharpened sight of envy: Deservingness and proximity as predictors of constructive and destructive reactions to envy. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Orlando, FL

Cohen-charash, Y., Larson, E. C., & Fischer, A. (2026, August 7). Envious or angry? It depends on who you ask. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Orlando, FL

Larson, E. C., Magley, V., Bauerle, T., & Kolomick, K. (2026, May 7). Seeking revenge: An integrated moderated mediation model of workplace aggression and revenge motivations. Work, Stress and Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA

Cohen-charash, Y., & Larson, E. C. (2026, August 7). Ability to change a situation and self-esteem as determinants of constructive and destructive reactions to envy. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. San Antonio, TX

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