Jay Goodwin
Jay Goodwin
Adjunct Faculty
Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Team Effectiveness, Leadership & Leader Development, Organizational Culture, Selection & Testing
Dr. Gerald (Jay) Goodwin retired from federal civilian service in 2025 and is self-employed through Personnel Science Partners, LLC where he supports applied research efforts
He served as the Director, US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) in 2025. And previously served as ARI’s Chief Scientist (ST – Personnel Sciences). He has created a led basic and applied research programs in leadership, team effectiveness, organizational culture and climate, psychometrics, and learning. As Director and Chief Scientist he served as the principal science advisor on personnel science topics to uniformed and civilian senior leaders in the US Army. He served as a scientific leader and SME for Army efforts to transition to a data-driven talent management approach, define and shape the future workforce within the Army, and other efforts to continue modernizing Army talent management practices. He is deeply interested in the intersection between advanced technologies and the workforce. His research expertise is in team and organizational effectiveness, leadership, and cultural factors in complex organizations and contexts.
Selected Publications
Maupin, C.K., MacLaren, N.G., Goodwin, G.F., Carter, D.R. (2023). Distributed spatial cognition: Improving wayfinding through spatial transactive memory systems. In D. Montello & G. Curtin (eds.) Collective Spatial Cognition. Elsevier: New York, NY.
Royston, R.P., Goodwin, G. F., Ness, A. N., Keil, C. T. Lockhart, P. G., & Jones, M. (2022). Army talent attribute framework (ATAF): A unified framework for defining personnel characteristics. Technical Report. U. S. Army Research Institute, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Goodwin, G.F., Blacksmith, N., & Coats, M. (2018). The Science of Teams in the Military: Contributions from over 60 Years of Research. American Psychologist, 73, 322-333.
Finkelstein, L.M., Costanza, D.P., & Goodwin, G.F. (2017). Do your high potentials have potential? The impact of individual differences and designation on leader success. Personnel Psychology, 71, 3-22.
Goodwin, G.F., Essens., P.J.M.D., & Smith, D. (2011). Multiteam systems in the public sector. In S.J. Zaccaro, M.A. Marks, and L. DeChurch (Eds.) Multiteam Systems: An Organizational Form for Dynamic and Complex Environments. Routledge, New York. (pp. 53-80).
Goodwin, G.F., Packard. G.A., Caruso, J., Letendre, L.A, Cadogan, J.A., Lee, J.L., & Trost, R.P. (2010). Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC.
Salas, E., Goodwin, G.F., & Burke, C.S. (2008). Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches. LEA; Hillsdale, NJ.
Goodwin, G.F. (2008). Psychology in sports and the military: Building understanding and collaboration across disciplines. Military Psychology, 20, S147-S153.
Burke, C.S., Stagl, K.C., Klein, C., Goodwin, G.F., Salas, E., & Halpin, S.M. (2006). What types of leadership behaviors are functional in teams? A meta-analysis. Leadership Quarterly, 17, 288-307.
Mathieu, J.E., Goodwin, G.F., Heffner, T.S., Cannon-Bowers, J.A., & Salas, E. (2005). Scaling the quality of mental models: Equifinality and expert comparisons. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26, 37-56.
Mathieu, J.E., Heffner, T.S., Goodwin, G.F., Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J.A. (2000). The influence of shared mental models on team process and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 273-283.
Courses Taught
PSYCH 618: Applied Leadership in the Workplace
Education
1999 PhD, I/O Psychology Pennsylvania State University
1997 MS, I/O Psychology Pennsylvania State University
1993 BS, Psychology University of Akron