Gregory Petty

Gregory C. Petty, Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia) teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Health and Safety. His primary research areas are work ethic for a healthy life, behavioral issues for safety and health including occupational stress and psychometric measures of performance, attitude, and self efficacy. He has contributed to and/or wrote various grants funded by the Department of Health and the Department of Labor and has been a consultant to private industry for organizational behavior and management. He has served in leadership roles to professional organizations as Executive Secretariat (IVETA), Vice President (NAITTE), and most recently as Chair for the New Horizons Research Division of the National Safety Council. He was awarded the Author of the Year (AATEA Journal) and Outstanding Manuscript Award Research Category, (Journal of Industrial Teacher Education), Meritorious Service Award (Goodwill Industries of America), Outstanding Service Award (NAITTE), and Outstanding Teaching Award for Use of Emerging Technologies (INCITE). His academic work includes directing 24 Doctoral Dissertations and 20 Master’s Theses; publishing 43 Peer Reviewed Publications and 53 Scholarly refereed papers at National Conferences.  Some recent publications include:

Recent Publications

Petty, G.C. & Hill, R. B. (2005). Work Ethic Characteristics: Perceived Work Ethics of Supervisors and Workers. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education. 42(2), 53-20. Outstanding Manuscript Award, Research Category, Volume 42, 2005.

Petty, G.C. & Brewer, E.B. (2005). Perspectives of a Healthy Work Ethic in a 21st-Century International Community. International Journal of Vocational Education and Training.  12(1), 93-104.

Petty, G. C. and Smith, S. M. (2005). Efficacy of Computer-Based Safety and Health Training for Performance Transfer to the Job.Juried Published Proceedings for TheInternational Emergency Management Society, International 12th Annual Conference, Faroe Islands, May, pp. 169-179.

Brown, B., Petty, G.C. & Brewer, E.B. (2005). Job satisfaction among employees of a youth development organization. Child and Youth Care Forum. 34(1) February, 2005.

Findley, M., Smith, S., Kress, T. & Petty, G.C. (2004, February). Construction safety program elements that lead to decreases in on-the-job injuries and reductions in workers’ compensation related costs. American Society for Safety Engineering.

 

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