Note: Publications prior to 2021 are listed under the surname Spirou.
Johnson James, T. D., Joshi, A., Speach, M.P., & Kreiner, G. E. (2025). The “Social Dance”: Sociality Strategies and Tradeoffs for Autistic Workers. Academy of Management Discoveries. In-Press.
Speach, M.P., Badura, K. L., & Blum, T. C. (2023). Everything is negotiable, but not for everyone: The role of disability in compensation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(4), 571. PDF
Badura, K.L., Blum, T.C., & Speach, M.P. (2023). Overlooked employees: Understanding the experiences of disability status and remote working in the wake of COVID-19. Consulting Psychology Journal, 75(3), 240–257. PDF
Hsu, N., Badura, K. L., Newman, D. A., & Speach, M. E. P. (2021). Gender, “Masculinity,” and “Femininity”: A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender Differences in Agency and Communion. Psychological Bulletin, 147(10), 987. (Lead article). PDF
Kreth, Q., Spirou, M.E., Budenstein, S., & Melkers, J. (2019). How prior experience and self-efficacy shape graduate student perceptions of an online learning environment in computing. Computer Science Education, 29(4), 357-381. PDF
Spirou, M.E. (2017). The challenges of political representation: gender in a US State legislature. International Journal of Public Leadership, 13(1), 13-25. PDF
Note: Presentations prior to 2022 are listed under the surname Spirou.
Speach, M.P. (2025). Academy of Management. Beyond Helping: Exploring the Complexities and Boundaries of Workplace Assistance. Symposium Organizer. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Speach, M.P. (2024). Academy of Management. Disability Unveiled: Impact of Contextual Factors and Perceptions on Disability in the Workplace. Presenter and Symposium Co-Organizer. Chicago, IL.
Speach, M.P. (2024). Personnel Psychology Paper Development Workshop. Employees with disabilities and artificial intelligence. London, UK.
Speach, M.P. (2023). Academy of Management. Am I Paranoid or Did I Just Receive Advice?: The Impact of Disability Status on Recipient Behavior Following Unsolicited Advice. Boston, MA.
Speach, M.P. (2022). Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Symposium, Facilitators of Positive Work Experience for Employees with Disabilities, Seattle, WA.
Spirou, M.P. (2017). Women in Computing: Efficacy and Experiences in Traditional and Online Graduate Education. Poster presented at the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation, Atlanta, GA.
Spirou, M.P. (2017). Globalization and Strategic Leadership Development: Balancing Political and Business Imperatives. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Spirou, M.P. (2016). A View from a State Legislature: Gender and the Policymaking Process. Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
Spirou, M.P. (2015). The Challenges of Political Representation: Gender in the Georgia General Assembly, 2003-2014. Paper presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA and at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, Charleston, SC.
Spirou, M.P. (2015). The Political Voice of Women in the Georgia General Assembly, 2003-2014. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Spirou, M.P. (2014). Gender, Regional Representation and Political Party Affiliation. Paper presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
Spirou, M.P. (2014). Community Choices, Your Voices: A Student-Designed Candidate Forum Series. Paper presented at the American Democracy Project National Meeting, Louisville, KY.
2023 Ashford Watson Stalnaker Memorial Award from the Scheller College of Business [$2,250].
2021 Faces of Inclusive Excellence Awardee from Georgia Tech’s Institute of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
2015 Roger N. Pajari Undergraduate Award from the Georgia Political Science Association [$100].
2015 Carl Vinson Chair Undergraduate Research Conference Award [$250].
Speach, M.P. 2024. Generative AI and Employees with Disabilities. Seed Grant for the Business, Systems, and Technology Innovation Initiative from the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia [$13,600].
Speach, M.P. 2022. SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant Award in partnership with the HR Division of the Academy of Management [$5,000].
Spirou, M.P. 2015. The challenges of political representation: gender in a US State legislature. Funded by the Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors Summer Research Stipend at Georgia College & State University [$2,500].