Contact Information
Email: hmaindi1@umbc.edu
Phone: 301-738-6171
Office: Shady Grove Building III, Room 4147
Leadership Roles
Interim Director, I/O Psychology Graduate Program
Education
- PhD in Applied Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology — Portland State University, June 2026
- Specialization: Minor in Quantitative Methods and Analysis
- Master of Arts, Psychology — State University of New York (SUNY) Albany, May 2023
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology — University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), May 2021
- Specializations: I/O Psychology Certificate; Human Services Specialty
- Associate of Arts, Social Sciences and Health Administration — Montgomery College, May 2019
Main areas of expertise
- Workplace recruitment, selection, training, and discrimination
- Quantitative analytical approaches
Additional Areas of Interest
- Mentorship
- Effective scientific communication
- Networking
- Graduate student success
Additional Areas of Practice
- Talent Management (selection and learning & development)
- Survey development and validation
- Quantitative analytical techniques
Research Interests
Dr. Maindidze’s research focuses on workplace recruitment, selection, training, and discrimination, as well as the intersections between them. This specifically includes using primarily quantitative analytical approaches to examine sources of bias in selection systems, applicant reactions to organizational values, training motivation and evaluation, and the strategic implications of talent management decisions. Current projects include exploring how organizational values can influence applicant experiences and employee motivations to attend voluntary diversity training, and in his past work, he has meta-analytically examined the prevalence of accent bias in selection systems.
Additional Information
Dr. Maindidze has several years of experience leading research teams, facilitating workshops for several universities and organizations, providing consulting support to Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike, building research partnerships with organizations, teaching undergraduate classes, driving evidence-based strategic planning, and mentorign students. He also seeks to ensure that his work is accessible to businesses as well as to other researchers, which often lack access to full-text publications in academic journals, by engaging in scientific communication and disseminating his research through various channels (e.g., LinkedIn posts, infographics, and workshops).
Selected Presentations
- Maindidze, H. T. & Randall, J. G. (2026, August). Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
- I Value That: Value Alignment in Online Recruitment Materials as a Determinant of Applicant Attitudes and Intentions [Poster]. Maindidze, H. T., Randall, J. G., Malloy, C., & Walavalkar, J. (2026, August). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
- Advancements in Diversity Training Research and Practice. [Symposium]. Maindidze, H. T. (Co-chair), Randall, J. G. (Co-chair), & Ahmad, A. S. (Discussant). (2026, May). Session presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- Why Am I Here? Individual, Organizational, and Societal Influences of Employee Motivations to Attend Voluntary Diversity Training [Paper]. Maindidze, H. T. & Randall, J. G. (2026, May). Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- From Ivory Tower to Office Tower: Turning I-O Research into Real-World Impact [Alternative Session]. Maindidze, H. T. (Co-Chair), Springle, M. (Co-Chair), *Avery, D., *Ruggs, E., *Ramdial, K., *Solberg, E., & *Dastmalchi, N. (2026, April). Session presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- Inclusive Workplace Practices [Research Community Forum]. Bryant Shelby, C. (Co-Chair), Bruk-Lee, V. (Co-Chair), Grelle, D. (Co-Chair), Houston, L. (Co-Chair), Martin, M., Allen, K., Maindidze, H. T., & Benson, A. (2026, April). Session presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
- Training on Track: The Organizational Journey to Continuous Learning [Roundtable]. Maindidze, H. T., Montgomery, M. D., & Hoffman, E. L. (2025, July). Session presented at the annual meeting of the International Personnel Assessment Council Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
- Science Speaks: The Art of Scientific Communication for Non-Scientific Audiences [Panel]. Springle, M. (Co-Chair), Maindidze, H. T. (Co-Chair), *Kozlowski, S. W. J., *Hambley Lovett, L., *Reynolds, D., & *Braun, M. T. (2025, April). Panel discussion presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
- Smooth Sailing: The Impact of High-Quality Mentor-Mentee Relationships on Graduate Students’ Professional Development [Presentation]. Maindidze, H. T. & Potenza, T. (2025, February). Paper presented at the Blacks in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.
- When in Need: Improving the Effectiveness of Diversity Training through Needs Assessments [Poster]. Maindidze, H. T., & Randall, J. G. (2023, May). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Selected Publications
- A Meta-analysis of Accent Bias in Employee Interviews: The Effects of Gender and Accent Stereotypes, Interview Modality, and Other Moderating Features. Maindidze, H. T., Randall, J. G., Martin-Raugh, M. P., & Smith, K. M. (2025). International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 33(1).
- Let Me In: Building an I/O Bridge That Combats the Subtle Redlining of the Scientist-Practitioner Gap. Maindidze, H. T., *Brooks Dueland, L., *Randall, J. G., & *Taylor, A. (2024). Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
*Authors denoted with an asterisk contributed equally to this paper and are listed in alphabetic order by last name.