Dr. Courtney Keim

Dr. Courtney Keim, Associate Professor of Psychology, received her B.A. in Psychology from Christian Brothers University and her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, with a concentration in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, from the University of Memphis. She researches organizational wellness and psychologically healthy workplaces. Dr. Keim teaches courses such as Honors Introductory Psychology, Personality Psychology, Professions in Psychology, Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Leadership. She also supervises psychology internships, advises student theses, and enjoys mentoring students.

Dr. Keim is President of the Kentucky Psychological Foundation, where she leads initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion, psychologically healthy workplaces in Kentucky, student mentorship programs, and psychological research. In addition, Dr. Keim has consulted with and presented to many organizations, including departments within Louisville Metro Government, Office Resources, Norton Behavioral Medicine, Maryhurst, the U.S. Navy, and the Kentucky Nonprofit Network.

Dr. Keim enjoys cooking with her husband and daughter, practicing yoga, baking all kinds of sourdough breads and goodies, and watching sports.

Recent Publications

  • Keim, A.C., Sanders, A.M.F., Rada-Bayne, T.B., & Earnest, D.R. (2023). Active Student Responding and Student Perceptions: A Replication and Extension. Teaching of Psychology, 0(0) (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283231191110
  • *Kaufling, K.G., & Keim, A.C. (2020). Exploring Associations Between Student Academic Achievement, Worry, Personality, and Parental Warmth and Control. Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 25 : No. 2 , Article 5. Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol25/iss2/5 
  • Earnest, D.R., Rosenbusch, K., Wallace-Williams, D., & Keim, A. C. (2016). Study Abroad in Psychology: Increasing Cultural Competencies through Experiential Learning. Teaching of Psychology, 43(1), 75-79. doi: 10.1177/0098628315620889
  • Keim, A. C., Landis, R. S., Pierce, C. A., & Earnest, D. R. (2014). Why Do Employees Worry About Their Jobs? A Meta-Analytic Review of Predictors of Job Insecurity. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19(3), 269-290. doi: 10.1037/a0036743 

Recent conference presentations:

  • Keim, A.C. (2023). Psychologically healthy workplaces, wellbeing, and performance during COVID. Poster presented at the 38th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Boston, MA.
  • Arena, D., Auriemmo, A., Brown-Meola, J. (Co-Chair), Hideg, I., Keim, A.C. (Co-Chair), Sanders, A.M.F., & Van Egdom, D. (2023). Implementing Inclusive Paid Family Leave [Panel Discussion]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 38th Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
  • *Smith, C., & Keim, A.C., (2021, October). Looking For A More Effective Online Learning Experience: Personality and Attention Ability As Moderators. Poster presented at the 17th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN (virtual).
  • *Ferriell, H., & Keim, A.C. (2021, April). Has COVID-19 damaged Organizational Trust? Poster presented at the Kentucky Psychological Foundation’s Spring Academic Conference (virtual).
  • *Ferriell, H., & Keim, A.C. (2020). The Effects of COVID-19 on Organizational Trust. Poster presented at the 16th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN (virtual).
  • *Bihl, A., *Johnson, D., *Humphrey, M., & Keim, A.C. (2019). Effects of Autonomy on Worker Performance. Poster presented at the 15th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN
  • Islam. S., Chitwood, M.A., Chouhoud, Y., Grant, K., Keim, A.C., Zito, E. (2019). Data Driven Communication Across Disciplines. IGNITE panel discussion conducted at the the 34th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, National Harbor, Maryland.
  • Keim, A.C., Murphy, C.S., Brown, J., Chitwood, M.A., Sanders, A.M.F., Earnest, D. R., Grant, K. (2019). Surviving Obstacles and the Imposter Syndrome in Graduate School. IGNITE panel discussion conducted at the the 34th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, National Harbor, Maryland.
  • *Kaufling, K., *Incorvati, C., *Farmer, A., *Andrew, C.B., Rothgerber, H., & Keim, A.C. (2018). The Influence of Harasser-Victim Dyads and Observer Sex on Perceived Sexual Harassment. Poster presented at the 14th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN. †Second place in undergraduate poster competition.
  • *Wilson, K., *Gawarecki, K., & Keim, A.C. (2018). Finding a More Inclusive Workplace: Engaging Those with Low and High Functioning Autism. Poster presented at the 14th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Keim, A. C., Earnest, D. E., & Sanders, A.M.F. (2018). Organizational Justice as Mediator between Job Insecurity and its Predictors. In Lixin Jiang (Chair), New Development in Job Insecurity Research: Antecedents, Mediators, and Moderators. Symposium conducted at the the 33rd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
  • Sanders, A.M.F., Keim, A.C., Rada-Bayne, T., Earnest, D.R., Chitwood, M.A.* (2018). Active Student Responding: Student Perceptions and the Impact of Personality Traits. Poster presented at the 33rd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
  • Stottmann, K.*, & Keim, A. C., (2017). The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Leaders and Followers. Poster presented at the 13th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Keim, A. C., Brown, J. Earnest, D. E., Church-Nally, M. K., Sanders, A. M. MacKay, K. (2017). What Employers Want: Job Readiness through High-Impact I-O Classes. Panel discussion presented at the 32nd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
  • Dilts*, E., Phillips*, T., McGehee*, M., Sanders, A. M. F., & Keim, A. C., (2016). Extending Audience Response Systems to Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. Poster presented at the 12th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Sanders, A. M. F., Keim, A. C. & Earnest, D. R. (2016). Organizational justice as a mediator between job insecurity and its predictors. Poster presented at the 12th Annual River Cities Industrial-Organizational Conference, Chattanooga, TN. †First place in poster competition
*Denotes student coauthor