About the Authors

Rob Bailey is an occupational psychologist specialising in the use of psychometric assessments in the workplace. His career has encompassed training clients in the use of psychometrics, development of psychometric products, and consultancy work with clients. Rob joined SHL (now CEB) in the head office research and development team in 1999, then in the UK consultancy business. In 2005, he joined OPP Ltd, developing products based on the 16PF personality questionnaire, for recruitment and development applications. Although Rob's chapter was written during his employment at OPP, he is now working for Talent Q Ltd's product and innovation team.

Paul Barrett received his PhD in personality psychometrics from the University of Exeter. He was a research scientist and co-director of the Biosignal Lab at the University of London's Institute of Psychiatry for 14 years, Chief Scientist at two of the UK's high-security forensic psychiatric hospitals, Chief Psychologist at Mariner7 (Carter Holt Harvey plc, NZ), Chief Research Scientist at Hogan Assessment Systems Inc. (US), and adjunct Professor of Psychometrics within the University of Auckland Business School, NZ. Currently he is Chief Research Scientist at Cognadev (UK and South Africa), an Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Auckland and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (NZ).

Stephen Benton graduated in psychology from Brunel University and joined the Acoustics Research Group at Chelsea College, University of London on a SERC scholarship to conduct PhD research into the psychophysical properties of low-frequency noise, later moving to University College London to take up a post-doctoral fellowship in visual pschyophysics. After this he joined the University of Westminster (UW), where he has researched and lectured in various aspects of human factors as applied to the improvement of individuals' quality of life and performance. This work provided the platform for his creation in 1997 of the first business psychology postgraduate programme in Europe. In 2001 he was appointed Director of the Business Psychology Centre at UW. Stephen was awarded the title of Professor of Business Psychology in 2009, the first in the UK.

Eugene Burke is an independent consultant, adviser and commentator on HR analytics, assessment and talent management. He was the Chief Science and Analytics Officer at CEB and has held positions in R&D, product development, product management and consulting services. In his earlier career, he was a military psychologist with the Royal Air Force, the United States Air Force and NATO, and was Principal Psychologist with the London Fire Brigade, where he established the Brigade's Occupational Psychology Unit. He has authored a number of tests and assessments, including the Verify Suite of Online Ability Tests and the Dependability and Safety Instrument. He is the author of the Pilot Aptitude Tester (PILAPT), the most widely used assessment system for selecting military and civilian pilots.

David Collins has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 60 books or book chapters. His research interests include performer/coach development, expertise and the promotion of peak performance. As a performance psychologist, he has worked with over 60 world or Olympic medallists, and with professional teams and performers. Current assignments include football, rugby, judo, boxing, ski and snowboard and adventure sports, and work with military and business organisations. Dave is a director of the Rugby Coaches Association and of iZone Driver Performance, a Fellow of the Society of Martial Arts, of ZSL and of BASES, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an ex-Royal Marine.

Andrew Cruickshank has researched and published in areas of professional sport psychology practice, elite team culture, management and leadership, coaching, and individual and team performance. On an applied level, Andrew is currently the Senior Sport Psychologist for British Judo and a consultant in professional rugby and elite golf, and is involved with a range of other programmes and clients in elite performance. Previously a professional footballer with Hibernian FC in Scotland, Andrew is also a UEFA licensed coach.

Barry Cripps. See 'About the Editor' above.

Caroline Curtis is the former Head of Executive Talent, Succession and Development at global banking group Santander. Her combined experience as a chartered psychologist, a qualified coach and a senior HR leader has enabled Santander to move forward hugely in terms of how it identifies and manages its talent, developing and deploying innovative talent models and ways of working with business stakeholders. These achievements are recognised both by external awards and by a strong presence on the external speaking circuit.

Lina Daouk-Öyry is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology at the Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut. Her research focuses on test adaptation across cultural boundaries and on understanding the structure of personality in the Arab world, mainly through the psycholexical investigation of the Arabic language. Lina is also the Director of the Evidence-based Healthcare Management Unit (EHMU), a cross-disciplinary research and service unit aimed at generating knowledge and evidence that is necessary for the effective and efficient application of management principles within the healthcare industry. As such, her research also focuses on evidence-based management in the healthcare industry from an organisational psychology perspective. Lina obtained her MSc in Organisational Behaviour and her PhD in Psychology (focus on psychometrics) from City University London.

Gerry Duggan is a registered occupational psychologist with 35 years' experience in the field of psychological assessment and testing. After studying at Macquarie and Sydney Universities in Australia, Gerry worked as a test constructor on behalf of the University of New South Wales, where he designed selection tests for train drivers, railway station attendants and apprentices. As the Assessment Partner for TPS Developing Organisations Ltd, Gerry designs international assessment and development programmes for major companies in the engineering, financial, pharmaceutical and service sectors. Gerry works on behalf of the BPS as a verifier of those wishing to assess the capability of applicants for the Register of Qualifications in Test Use.

Hamilton Fairfax is a chartered counselling psychologist and professional lead for a psychology and psychological therapies service in adult mental health, Devon NHS Partnership Trust, South Devon. He has worked in the NHS for more than 15 years. He is also the Research Lead for the Division of Counselling Psychology, BPS. His interests include mindfulness, personality disorder, OCD, therapeutic process and neuropsychology; he has published and presented in these areas. He is also a senior research lecturer on the University of the West of England Counselling Psychology doctorate course. He is honoured to have been named Practitioner of the Year 2014 by the BPS.

Robert Forde has worked in a variety of roles in educational, business and military settings, as well as in prisons. His work has included research, clinical assessment, and staff selection and training in both public and private sectors. For the last 15 years he has been in private practice, mainly working as an expert witness providing evidence of criminal risk to courts and parole panels. His doctoral research on the use of risk assessment in parole decisions was completed in 2014, and has aroused considerable interest (see http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/5476). In 2014 he was appointed the first Consultant Forensic Editor of Assessment & Development Matters. He has now retired from active casework, and is currently writing a book on psychological practice.

Adrian Furnham was educated at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a distinction in an MSc Econ., and at Oxford University, where he completed a doctorate (DPhil) in 1981. He has subsequently earned DSc (1991) and DLitt (1995) degrees. Previously a lecturer in psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford, he has been Professor of Psychology at University College London since 1992. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, amongst other institutions, the universities of New South Wales, the West Indies, Hong Kong and KwaZulu-Natal. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Management at Henley Management College. He has been made Adjunct Professor of Management at the Norwegian School of Management (2009). He has written over 1000 scientific papers and 80 books.

Earon Kavanagh earned his PhD in social constructionist organisational psychology at Tilburg University and an MBA in organisational change leadership. He later embarked on post-doctoral studies in personality testing through completion of the BPS Test Specialist credential. He has practised counselling for over two decades, has taught over 50 courses in counselling psychology programmes and business programmes, and is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His interests include the intersection of psychology with business, and competitive strategy.

Craig Knight is a chartered psychologist, a business change specialist and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. He is a founding Director of Haddleton Knight. His PhD was in the psychology of working and living space. Subsequent...