Meghan Thornton-Lugo, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: CAS 313
Phone: 330-972-7018
Email: mlugo1@uakron.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format
Biography
Meghan A. Thornton-Lugo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Thornton-Lugo received her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University. While at the University of Akron, she has taught courses on Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Personnel Selection, Organizational Psychology, and Organizational Justice & Diversity. Her research interests include organizational justice, gender and diversity in the workplace, ethics, emotions, and corporate social responsibility. She has had works published in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Psychology Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Business Ethics. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Business & Psychology. In her spare time, Dr. Thornton-Lugo enjoys running, hiking, practicing yoga, and engaging in and serving the Akron community.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Nolan, M. T., Diefendorff, J. M., Thornton-Lugo, M., Hynes, D., Prezuhy, M., & Schreiber, J. (2023). Pursuing multiple goals during the commute: A dynamic self-regulatory perspective. Organizational Psychology Review, 13(2), 99–124. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866221133745
Thornton-Lugo, M. A., McCarter, M. W., Clark, J. R., Luse, W., Hyde, S. J., Heydarifard, Z., & Huang, L. S. R. (2023). Makeup calls in organizations: An application of justice to the study of bad calls. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(3), 374–402. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001026
Busby, A. D. & Thornton-Lugo, M.A. & Parker, L. & Strah, N. (2022). What Can Go Wrong When Everything is Right? Using Organizational Justice to Understand Police Misconduct and Improve Personnel Systems. Personnel Assessment and Decisions, 8(2), 6. https://doi.org/10.25035/pad.2022.02.006
Nolan, M. T., Diefendorff, J. M., Thornton-Lugo, M., Hynes, D., Prezuhy, M., & Schreiber, J. (2022). Pursuing multiple goals during the commute: A dynamic self-regulatory perspective. Organizational Psychology Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866221133745
Thornton-Lugo, M.A., & Cubrich, M. (2021). Ethical dilemmas and the victim’s perspective: Broadening ethics in industrial-organizational psychology. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 14(3), 345-349. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2021.69
Thornton-Lugo, M. A., & Rupp, D. E. (2021). The Communication of Justice, Injustice, and Necessary Evils: An Empirical Examination. SAGE Open, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211040796
Lavelle, J. J., Harris, C. M., Rupp, D. E., Herda, D. N., Young, R. F., Hargrove, M. B., Thornton-Lugo, M.A., & McMahan, G. C. (2018). Multifoci effects of injustice on targets of counterproductive work behaviors and the moderating roles of symbolization and victim sensitivity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(8), 1022-1039. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2280
Thornton-Lugo, M. A., & Munjal, D. (2018). Beyond Victims and Perpetrators. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 11(1), 116-122. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2017.94
Thornton, M. A., & Rupp, D. E. (2016). The joint effects of justice climate, group moral identity, and corporate social responsibility on the prosocial and deviant behaviors of groups. Journal of Business Ethics, 137(4), 677-697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2748-4
Berka, G., Olien, J., Rogelberg, S., Rupp, D. E., & Thornton, M. A. (2014). An inductive exploration of manuscript quality and publication success in small research teams. Journal of Business and Psychology, 29, 725-731. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-014-9373-6
Rupp, D. E., Thornton, M. A., Rogelberg, S., Berka, G., & Olien, J. (2014). The characteristics of quality scholarly submissions: Considerations of author team composition and decision making. Journal of Management, 40(6), 1501–1510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206314547387
Rupp, D. E., Shao, R., Thornton, M. A., & Skarlicki, D. P. (2013). Applicants' and employees' reactions to corporate social responsibility: The moderating effects of first‐party justice perceptions and moral identity. Personnel Psychology, 66(4), 895–933. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12030