A Northeast Ohio native, Dr. Horvath earned his BS in Psychology at Bowling Green State University, followed by his MA and PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University. He then worked as an Assistant Professor at Clemson University in South Carolina before returning to Ohio and joining the faculty in the Psychology Department at Cleveland State University.

Dr. Horvath's focus in Industrial-Organizational Psychology involves the application of psychological principles and research methods to understanding and improving people's work lives. Specifically, his research areas include a focus on the balance between work and non-work lives, organizational recruitment / job applicant cognition and behavior, the role of religion / religiosity at work, and the use of artificial intelligence. Dr. Horvath is the Director of the Horvath Organizational Psychology Research Laboratory (HOPRLab) and the Director of the Industrial-Organizational Research specialization of CSU's MA in Psychology.

Dr. Horvath has taught a wide varety of courses and has earned multiple department and college-level teaching awards. At the graduate level he most frequently teaches courses on multivariate statistics, research methods, and organizational psychology. At the undergraduate level, he most frequently teaches introductory psychology and industrial-organizational psychology. 

Dr. Horvath has acquired over $1 million in grant funding. In addition to regular internal awards (funding summer undergraduate students), he has acquired external funding from the National Science Foundation (an ADVANCE Adaptation award), a Jack Shand Research Grant from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (focusing on forgiveness in the workplace), and a Small Grant from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (related to job applicant behavior).

As the Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Horvath is the primary faculty advisor for Psychology majors, minors, and Neuroscience minors. He also regularly serves on department committees (frequently chairing the Undergraduate Program Committee, and serving on the Psychological Science MA specialization committee, and peer review committees. He also frequently serves on college and university-wide committees relating to curriculum and academic affairs. Outside the university, Dr. Horvath serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business and Psychology and serves on multiple editorial boards. He has also participated or chaired numerous subcommittees of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.