Announcements
Research Project Opportunity
You are invited to take part in a research project conducted by David Mendelsohn, a SIOP student affiliate and graduate student in Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. This study is focused on how the amount of information provided by job applicants is related to how they’re perceived by hiring managers. In order to take part in the study, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- urrently be employed in the United States
- Work in a position, or have previously worked in a position, in which you are responsible for making hiring decisions
- NOT have taken part in this research project previously
If you meet these criteria, and are interested in taking part in this study, please follow the link below to the study survey. It should take no longer than 30 minutes of your time, and you will be compensated $10.00 in the form of an Amazon.com gift card for your time and participation.
http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1230462/RCS1
Posted: May 9, 2013
2014 Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference: Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy
June 19-21, 2014
The Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York, New York USA
The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) invites submissions for the 2014 Conference, Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy, to be held June 19-21, 2014 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The Work and Family Researchers Network is an international membership organization of interdisciplinary work and family researchers. We seek fresh and innovative scientific contributions on work and family issues from investigators in diverse disciplines. We value all disciplinary perspectives on the issues, including, but not limited to, anthropology, business and management, economics, family studies, political science, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, and related fields. The voices of all stakeholders are needed to understand and address work and family issues to advance knowledge and practice. We also encourage policy advocates, policy makers, and work-life practitioners to submit evidence-based contributions. New for 2014 is the addition of practitioners to the program committee, in an effort to encourage practitioner and policy-oriented submissions and promotion of researcher and practitioner/policy maker collaboration. Also, new is organizing the meeting to kickoff with a preconference of meetings of Early Career Scholars, WFRN officers, committees, and member volunteers on June 18.
Please join the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) and submit a paper by October 18, 2013 to the June 19-21, 2014 conference.
For more information, visit the Conference website at workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/content/conference.
Posted: May 7, 2013
Southern California CPA Event: May 18, 2013
The Division of Consulting and Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Division III) of the California Psychology Association is hosting a Southern California Spring event.
“Strategies for Dealing with Assessment 'Information Sharing' by Test-Takers”
Presenter: Cal Hoffman, PhD
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Time: 3-5 PM
Place: Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 617 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Join us for an informative presentation, discussion, sharing of cases, and networking!
The purpose of the event is to encourage exchange and engagement among psychologists who work in the consulting and I-O fields, students studying the field and others interested in learning more or, perhaps, practicing in this area. In addition to Div. III members, we are specifically inviting members of the Society of I-O Psychology (SIOP – Division 14 of APA) and the Society of Consulting Psychology (SCP- Div. 13 of APA).
Note: There will be a nominal charge for refreshments.
For more information, contact Judy Blanton at jesblanton@gmail.com
Please RSVP: txc3318@ego.thechicagoschool.edu
Posted 5/1/2013
Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, 3-6 July 2013, Perth, Australia
The 10th Industrial and Organisational Psychology (IOP) Conference will bring international experts in workplace safety, wellbeing and leadership to Perth, Australia during July 2013. The Conference theme Crossing borders: Exploring the contribution of psychology to organisations in a global economy aims to raise the international visibility and collaboration of industrial and organisational psychologists in Australasia and neighbouring regions.
Speakers and presenters represent leading Australian and international figures in the world of industrial and organisational psychology. They include Robert Lord (USA), Kwok Leong (Hong Kong), Talya Bauer (USA), Andrew Neal (Australia), Matt Barney (India), and Cristina Banks (USA). These internationally renowned scientist-practitioners will provide state-of-the-art perspectives on various topics of interest to researchers, educators, students and any professional responsible for workplace safety, wellbeing, culture, performance, leadership, recruitment or staff retention.
Perth, capital of Western Australia and the sunniest capital city in Australia, is well worth an initial or return visit. It is positioned as the western cultural hub of the world's most populous region - connecting Australia to Asia and the Indian Ocean rim. The CBD runs alongside the northern bank of the beautiful Swan River and is only a short drive to Fremantle. Perth is also the gateway to spectacular holiday destinations, such as the internationally renowned Margaret River wine region, and places further north such as the Ningaloo Reef and Broome.
Posted: April 30, 2013
HumRRO Announces Meredith P. Crawford Fellowship in I-O Psychology
Application Deadline July 1, 2013
The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) is pleased to sponsor a fellowship opportunity for doctoral students in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology or a closely related discipline. The 2013 Meredith P. Crawford Fellowship in I-O Psychology includes a non-renewable award of $12,000 to a doctoral student demonstrating exceptional research skills.
To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be a doctoral candidate in I-O Psychology or a closely related discipline whose dissertation topic has been proposed and approved by his/her graduate faculty. Because one of the purposes of the Fellowship is to provide financial support while the student completes his/her dissertation, applicants should be actively involved in the process of completing their dissertation research but not substantially completed or finished at the time of application. Applicants must provide a completed application, a personal statement, three recommendations, and an official transcript. Fellowship application information and materials can be downloaded from our website, www.humrro.org; questions may be directed to Jessica Terner at 703-706-5687 or fellowship@humrro.org. Please note that the application deadline is July 1, 2013.
Posted: April 25, 2013
Call for Submissions: Person-Job-Fit Innovation Award
Theta, the cut-e Award for Person-Job-Fit Innovation, is being launched by cut-e, world leader in online assessment innovation. Theta is an international competition to recognize outstanding innovation in the area of improved person-job-fit.
Submissions can be made from any discipline, from companies, universities, start-ups or by students. The submissions will be rated by an independent jury. The selected winner is awarded a five thousand Euro prize in September. The submission phase runs from April 1 to June 30, 2013.
‘We are excited about this award and curious to see from which perhaps unexpected areas innovation ideas for improved person-job-fit originate” says Dr Achim Preuss, co-founder and MD of the cut-e Group. “Will the winner be the innovator of an app, a psychometric tool, a new use of existing knowledge… anything is possible.”
An independent jury will evaluate submissions. The jury includes experts in the field of Human resources, but also in innovation. We are currently putting together the jury and are aiming for an ideal balance to evaluate the criteria:
- Innovation: has it been done before?
- Usability / practicability
- Clear added value to improving the fit between people and jobs anywhere throughout the life cycle.
Dr Preuss explains why the award is named Theta. “In psychometrics, Theta is the person parameter in Item Response Theory. Theta represents a person's proficiency and simultaneously stands for the greatest methodological innovation in psychometrics in the last 100 years. For this reason we thought Theta was an appropriate name for the cut-e innovation award.”
Interested innovators can submit their ideas at www.theta-award.com
Posted: April 24, 2013
Association for Research in Personality Conference Early Registration Discounts Available
Early registration discounts for the 2013 ARP Conference in Charlotte on June 20-22 2013 end May 1! Register now at http://www.personality-arp.org/conference/registration-2013/.
The conference includes two full days of scientific meetings, an opening reception Thursday evening, and culminates with an optional gala dinner at the nearby, historic Mint Museum Saturday evening (separate fee). Conference registration includes breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks both days, in addition to light appetizers at the Thursday reception. A pre-conference workshop, "Studying Personality via the Autonomic Nervous and Neuroendocrine Systems" will be offered Thursday afternoon. Separate registration is required. Conference participants can book rooms at the Charlotte Marriott City Center at a very reasonable, special conference-negotiated rate. Because of limited capacity, we recommend that you register and make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.
For information on transportation and hotels, and to register for the meeting, workshop and dinner, go to http://www.personality-arp.org/conference/registration-2013/
Posted: April 24, 2013
TIP-TOPics Call for Graduate Student Columnist(s)
TIP-TOPics is a graduate student editorial column published in The Industrial Organizational Psychologist on a quarterly basis. The column provides information and advice relevant to SIOP’s student membership and has historically been very popular.
The editorial columnist(s) can be an individual or group, and the groups may be made up of students from the same school or different schools; however, you must be current Student Affiliates of SIOP in good standing. The TIP-TOPics columnist(s) will have a 2-year tenure beginning with the October 2013 issue and ending with the July 2015 issue. Columnists must be graduate students throughout this timeframe, thus all prospective columnists should be at least 2 years from graduation. Columns are approximately 2,000 words, due four times a year (August 24, November 24, February 24, and May 24 – allowing for holidays, of course), and written according to APA guidelines.
Submission Information
Statement of interest and one letter of recommendation (from a faculty member who is familiar with the work of the potential columnist/s) should be sent via e-mail to Morrie Mullins (mullins@xavier.edu) by July 11, 2013. The statement of interest should at a minimum address the following: (a) all potential columnist names and school affiliation and (b) how you will approach the content, style, and structure of the column, including a few potential column topics.
Posted: April 18, 2013
Graduate Students: Seats Open on the Science Student Council
The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association (APA) is currently accepting applications for positions on the APA Science Student Council (SSC). Formed in 1993, the SSC is a diverse group of research-oriented psychology graduate students who serve as an advisory group to the APA Science Directorate and Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA). The SSC provides valuable advice to the Directorate and BSA on how to best serve the science student population. It is also involved in other projects, including awarding prizes for graduate-level research, organizing student programs for the APA Convention, writing newsletter articles, and learning about and participating in advocacy for psychological funding. The SCC works cooperatively with the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS).
Applications are now invited for 2-year terms beginning September 1, 2013. By the beginning of the term, new SSC members must have completed at least 1 year of graduate school and have at least 2 years of graduate school remaining before receiving their doctoral degrees. SSC members are required to attend two weekend meetings per year in Washington, DC, at APA's expense, with the potential to attend additional optional APA governance events. In addition, SSC members are expected to remain available via email during an unofficial third (non-meeting) year to advise new members (this third year can be postdoctoral).
Five positions are available for the September 2013 to September 2015 term. One person in each of the following areas of research will be selected:
- Biopsychology
- Cognitive Science
- Developmental Psychology
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Psychological Methodology
Applications must be submitted by June 3, 2013. More details, including how to apply, are on the SSC website.
Please direct questions to the APA Science Directorate by telephone (202) 336-6000 or by email.
Learn more about the SSC and its current projects.
Posted: April 11, 2013
Apply now for APA training in data mining techniques and non-linear methods
Applications are still being accepted for two of this summer’s APA Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs). These intensive training programs expose new and established faculty, post-doctoral fellows, advanced graduate students and other researchers to emerging technologies and the most current research methodologies.
Applications will be accepted until seats are filled and should be submitted online. For more information visit the ATI website or contact the APA Science Directorate by email or telephone (202) 336-6000.
The application deadlines have passed for the other two ATIs offered in 2013, on Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research and Research Methods with Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups.
Posted: April 11, 2013
4th World Congress of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS 2013)
October 13th – 16th, 2013 at bcc Berliner Congress Center (Berlin, Germany)
The Congress motto is “Children‘s Surgery with Competence & Heart,” and every effort has been made to offer an outstanding scientific program covering nearly all fields of pediatric surgery and urology.
More than 40 international renowned keynote speakers have already assured to come to Berlin and to talk on state of the art treatment in pediatric surgery.
Join colleagues from around the world to compile a top-class scientific program with the objective of an advanced education for pediatric surgeons – to improve the surgical care of the world’s children!
To register for the congress – please click here. Early bird registration closes on July 31st, 2013
For further information on the congress and the preliminary program outline please visit the congress website www.wofaps2013.com.
Posted: April 9, 2013
American Evaluation Association 2013 Summer Evaluation Institute
June 2-5, 2013
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia Hotel
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Who should attend?
Evaluators, applied researchers, grantmakers, foundation program officers, nonprofit administrators, social science students, you! Sessions are filled on a first-come basis.
What is the format?
Three keynote addresses, five rotations of three-hour training sessions, plus two group lunches to allow for networking among conference attendees.
Who is presenting?
Experts who have conducted evaluations in a variety of settings, nationally known authors, those working on the cutting edge, evaluation experts and outstanding trainers.
What will I learn?
You choose! Topics range from Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses; to Project Management, Logic Modeling, Reporting, Theory to Practice, Cultural Competence, and more...
For additional information and to register, please go to http://www.americanevaluation.org/SummerInstitute13/. For any questions, please contact Heidi Nye at info@eval.org.
Posted: April 9, 2013
SPSSI Summer Policy Workshop, June 30-July 1, 2013, Washington, DC
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), in collaboration with the American Psychological Association (APA), the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), the Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology (SEPCP), and the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), is delighted to announce a special summer Policy Workshop. This exceptional training opportunity will take place on June 30 and July 1 in Washington DC. The workshop content is diverse and applicable to psychologists at all career stages, but several sessions are targeted primarily at early career psychologists and graduate students.
The Workshop will expose psychologists to policy work, consultation, and career opportunities, drawing on the expertise of the sponsoring societies. Participants will learn how to bring empirical research findings to bear on public policy and also about policy-related career opportunities. Specifically, the workshop will feature panel presentations and interactive sessions on:
- Communicating scientific research
- To the general public
- To policy makers
- In legal settings
- Policy-related fellowship opportunities
- Grass roots policy and advocacy work
- Policy-related careers
- In the executive and legislative branches of government
- In non-governmental organizations
- In think tanks and advocacy organizations
Speakers include renowned journalists, congressional staffers, American Psychological Association government relations staff, legal experts, community psychologists, policy analysts, and many other psychologists who have had a career-long policy focus.
For more information: Email: gtwose@spssi.org or visit the SPSSI website at www.spssi.org
Posted: April 1, 2013
Research Study on Theses and Dissertations
If you are a graduate student working on your master thesis or doctorate dissertation, the State University of New York at New Paltz would like to invite you to participate in a research study. The purpose of the study is to examine the feelings graduate students have and the amount of progress they make toward completing their master thesis or doctoral dissertation.
If you are working on your thesis or dissertation this semester, please consider joining our study.
The study will use an experiential sampling method. Participants will be asked to complete a series of weekly surveys. The study will occur over a 10-12 week period and should take no more than a total of 4 hours. You will be asked to complete an initial set of surveys about your personal characteristics (about an hour). You will then be asked to complete a weekly survey about your feelings, goal progress and weekly goals (about 15 minutes a week). At the end of the semester, you will be asked to complete a survey on your productivity, and satisfaction with your progress.
If you complete all of the surveys, you will receive a gift card that can be used to buy a valuable resource related to thesis and dissertation writing. Your participation may also benefit you because you will be asked to monitor your weekly progress. You may be helping future graduate students because we hope that the results of this research project will provide insight into what works and what doesn’t work when writing a thesis or dissertation.
Please consider volunteering your time to help us address these important questions. We really appreciate your willingness to lend a hand and contribute to this research project.
Click this link to begin the surveys: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/theses_dissertations
Check out our Facebook page for more information: http://www.facebook.com/ThesesandDissertations
Posted: March 5, 2013
Dyadic Data Analysis Workshop July 8-12 at Michigan State University
The workshop will focus on analyses for data in which both members of a dyad are measured on the same set of variables. Topics to be addressed include the measurement of nonindependence, the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, the analysis of distinguishable and indistinguishable dyads, and the analysis of over-time dyadic data (e.g., dyadic growth curve models). The software package used in the workshop will be SPSS. Although the workshop does not require any prior knowledge or experience with multilevel modeling, participants are expected to have a working knowledge of multiple regression and analysis of variance, as well as SPSS. Please see the website for more specific information and a link to the workshop registration: http://psychology.msu.edu/Workshops_Courses/dda.aspx
Posted: February 22, 2013
Call for Reviewers: The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied (JPIA) is a critically acclaimed, international publication that provides an interdisciplinary approach to empirical research and theoretical articles in applied areas of psychology. Areas include: Clinical, Cognitive, Educational, Ethics, Health, Measurement, Social, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, as well as related applied areas. Published six times a year, JPIA is peer reviewed. We are currently seeking new reviewers from the field of psychology. All reviews are completed online using ScholarOne Manuscripts.
If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for JPIA, please email Ronald G. Downey, Executive Editor (downey@k-state.edu), with a brief bio, your CV and a note of interest in being a reviewer. Please include in your message a brief list of your of areas of expertise.
For more information about JPIA, visit: http://www.tandfonline.com/vjrl
Posted: February 11, 2013
Early Career Work and Family Scholars Program – Call for Applications
The Work and Family Researchers Network is currently seeking applicants for the 2013-2014 Early Career Work and Family Scholars Program. Fifteen scholars will be selected for the program. To be eligible, candidates must have received their doctorate in 2010 or later, and have yet to progress into tenured or secure senior level positions. Those anticipating receipt of their doctoral degree by June 2013 are eligible to apply. Application is not restricted on the basis of location. Recipients of the award will be expected to become members of the WFRN. The goal of the Early Career Work and Family Scholars Program is to provide supports for recent doctoral recipients to facilitate their teaching and research scholarship. By offering resources and consultation, the program is designed to help promising young scholars move into tenured appointments and secure senior level positions, as well as connect them to the broad work and family community by enhancing their professional networks. Participants receive up to $1,000 to defer travel expenses to the WFRN Conference to be held June 19-21, 2014 in New York City. At the conference, special events will be targeted to serve their interests, such as networking opportunities with senior scholars and other career development activities. In addition, they will be connected with one another in periodic encounters beyond the conference, designed to facilitate collaboration, peer-mentorship, guidance on teaching, and development of research programs. They will also receive periodic mailings of opportunities of special interest to work and family scholars who are at their early career stages and have opportunities to engage in teleconferences. Information about the program, and application materials can be found at http://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/content/early-career-scholars-program.
Questions about the program can be addressed to the program director, Stephen Sweet at SSWEET@ITHACA.EDU The deadline for receipt of applications is June 1, 2013.
Posted: February 4, 2013
Commitment and Organizational Behaviors SURVEY - Your participation is needed!
Relationships between Organizational Commitment and Different types of Organizational Behaviors
Thank you for your interest in this study. This study is being carried out by Pauline Hooten, a Doctoral student with Capella University. This research has been approved by the Capella University Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research.
About this study: This research stems from my interest in the levels of commitment of employees and the relationships to misbehaviors in the workplace. You will be asked to answer a set of questions pertaining to both your commitment level(s) and engagement in misbehaviors within the workplace.
Voluntary participation: You must be at least 21 years old in order to participate in this study. Your participation in this project is voluntary and you can choose to exit the questionnaire at any time and any data will be deleted.
Confidentiality of information: The only personal information this questionnaire will ask is for your age and gender. Your data will remain completely confidential and individual results will never be reported; only group data will be analyzed. The results of this study will be presented in an academic dissertation and potentially in an academic journal, but, your identity will remain totally confidential.
Risks and benefits: Filling in the questionnaire should take between 15 and 30 minutes. Participants may feel uncomfortable revealing information of a personal nature. Hopefully you’ll find this survey beneficial and interesting as you may begin to think about your behaviors in relation to your own levels of organizational commitment.
Declaration of consent: I have read and understand the above information and by proceeding with this study, I am providing my consent to participate and I attest that I am at least 21 years of age.
If you have any questions, concerns or would like to receive a copy of the completed dissertation project, please contact the researcher at phooten@capellauniversity.edu.
If you have any questions concerning your rights as a research participant, you may contact the mentor overseeing this research, Dr. Dana Shelton, at dana.shelton@capellauniversity.edu.
To take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OrganizationalBehaviors
Posted: December 6, 2012
Workshop on Research Advances in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management
Université Paris-Dauphine, DRM
May 14 to 16, 2013
Guests :
Kathleen Bentein (UQAM)
Neil Conway (Birkbeck, University of London )
Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro (London School of Economics)
Robert Liden (University of Illinois at Chicago)
David Patient ( Católica School of Business and Economics, Lisbon)
Patrice Roussel (University of Toulouse1- CRM)
Lynn Shore (San Diego State University)
Topics : work motivation, workplace commitment, organizational justice, organizational trust,
diversity, social exchange theories, employment relationships, leadership, compensation management, and socialization…
Call for contributions : http://drm.dauphine.fr//assets/components/drm/PDF/Call%20for%20Contributions%20Workshop%20OB%20Paris%20Dauphine%202013.pdf
or http://www.crepa.dauphine.fr
Welcome to Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Posted: November 29, 2012
Division Student Representative Network
APAGS, the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students, is striving to provide assistance and support to student leaders across all divisions through the DSRN, or Division Student Representative Network.
The DSRN is a virtual network of student leaders who are helpful to each other in terms of providing best practices and other suggestions to make the most of their service to a Division and hone their leadership skills.
Their main vehicle to communicate and learn from each other is via a closed group listserv.
- We send out prompts; students bounce programming ideas off each other; they discuss how to give student voice some presence within their divisions; etc.
- As we revamp and strengthen DSRN, we envision that we will offer webinars and other sources of support for students based on commonly identified needs.
- The time commitment is minimal (maybe 1 hour per month, on average).
- There are no travel requirements. Though we can't reimburse their convention expenses, we also offer members a free business luncheon at Convention.
- There are no fees or costs to be involved, and APA membership is not required.
More information
Please visit http://www.apa.org/apags/about/get-involved/division-reps to learn more. Please contact Dr Eddy Ameen, Assistant Director of APAGS, at eameen@apa.org with questions.
To join
In order to officially become a part of the Division Student Representative Network (DSRN), students should complete the form at this link (http://www.apa.org/apags/about/get-involved/division- reps/involvement.doc) and email it as an attachment to apags@apa.org. Upon receipt, the student will be added to the DSRN listserv and should feel free to make an introduction of themselves and their division and use the listserv as place to discuss/brainstorm/network with other student division leaders.
Posted: November 6, 2012
IBSS Research Competition Announced
The solicitation for a new Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition has been released. The solicitation number is NSF 12-614.
The IBSS website is accessible at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504832
The IBSS solicitation is accessible via http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=504832&ods_key=nsf12614
The HTML version can be accessed at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12614/nsf12614.htm (a PDF is attached for your speedy reference.)
Posted: October 16, 2012
Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS)
Program Solicitation, NSF 12-614
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
- Full proposal submission deadline: January 23, 2013
- Full proposal submission deadline: December 03, 2013
- Full proposal submission deadline: December 02, 2014
This is a new solicitation for a new competition. Following are important points that distinguish the Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition from other competitions. IBSS emphasizes the conduct of interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in the social and behavioral sciences. There are two types of projects that may be supported by IBSS:
- IBSS Large Interdisciplinary Research Projects (with maximum award sizes of $1,000,000)
- IBSS Interdisciplinary Team Exploratory Projects (with maximum award sizes of $250,000)
For complete information on the program and the application process, click here.
Posted: October 4, 2012
Preventing Violence Among Employees of the Same Work Organization – Evaluation of a Participatory Intervention
A new study published by the IRSST evaluates a participatory intervention aimed at reducing interpersonal workplace violence in three Québec detention facilities of different sizes (small/medium/large). In particular, the researchers sought to describe the intervention development and implementation process, and to evaluate the impacts of the intervention on organizational practices and on the prevalence of interpersonal violence. The population targeted by this study consisted of correctional officers.
This study identified organizational practices that help reduce violence among such employees. Many types of workplaces, as they too take action to address the problem in their own contexts, could draw inspiration from the proposed process and consider the organizational changes introduced in this project. The results of this study may therefore promote the implementation of joint participatory interventions for the purpose of improving the work situation of employees exposed to major tensions.
To download the document: http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/-irsst-publication-preventing-violence-among-employees-of-the-same-work-organization-evaluation-of-a-participatory-intervention-r-739.html
Posted: September 13, 2012
APA Division Student Representative Network Needs Students Representatives
APAGS – APA’s graduate student division – is looking to have student representatives in all Divisions take part in our DSRN (Division Student Representative Network).
DSRN is a virtual network of student leaders who are helpful to each other in terms of providing best practices and other suggestions to make the most of their service to a Division and hone their leadership skills.
- Their main vehicle to communicate and learn from each other is via a closed group listserv.
- We send out prompts; students bounce programming ideas off each other; they discuss how to give student voice some presence within their divisions; etc.
- As we revamp and strengthen DSRN, we envision that we will offer webinars and other sources of support for students based on commonly identified needs.
- The time commitment is minimal (maybe 1 hour per month, on average).
- There are no travel requirements. Though we can’t reimburse their convention expenses, we also offer members a free business luncheon at Convention.
- There are no fees or costs to be involved – although DSRN members must be APA student affiliates.
There is a small note about the DSRN in the latest Division Dialogue newsletter (http://www.apa.org/about/division/officers/dialogue/2012/05/apags-tips.aspx). The article provides a link for more information.
For a few years, we have not had anyone in SIOP represented on DSRN, but we hope that you will consider taking part. We believe the benefits are worthwhile. Division leadership generally decides the length of service for a student and which 1-2 students will serve.
Posted: August 9, 2012
Michigan State University Organizational Psychology Program Needs Survey Participants
Are you responsible for your organization's selection practices? We're conducting a survey regarding the nature of interviews and the job-seeking process. If you're interested in participating, please click on the link below. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to fill out. Take the survey below for access to information on ways to increase diversity in hiring practices
http://psychology.msu.edu/ra/is.aspx
Posted June 27, 2012
Journal of Personal Psychology Special Issue on Ethical Leadership
The Journal of Personal Psychology is providing free online access to a special issue on ethical leadership that will be of interest to many visitors of the SIOP website. The link for free access is at: http://www.psycontent.com/content/t76383lr5064
Posted: June 21, 2012
Early Graduate Student Researcher Awards
The Early Graduate Student Research Awards, sponsored by the APA Science Student Council, recognize students who demonstrate outstanding research abilities early in their graduate training (i.e., within the first three years of doctoral study). Both overall research experience and specific completed research projects are considered in selecting awardees.
Up to three awards are given each year, drawn from basic science, applied science, and interdisciplinary science areas. Each Early Graduate Student Research Award is in the amount of $1,000.
For more details about the awards, including eligibility requirements and application materials, visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/scistucoun-earlyre.aspx
Posted: June 6, 2012
The Defense Department, General Services Administration and NASA released a proposed regulation (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-14/pdf/2011-26546.pdf) requiring all contractors that handle federal records containing personally identifiable information to complete privacy training. This proposed regulation may impact on I/O psychologists doing work in these settings. Instructions for submitting your comments are described in the Federal Register announcement.
Save the Date: 16th EAWOP Congress
Save the date for the 16th EAWOP Congress, which will take place May 22-25, 2013 in Muenster, Germany!
Posted 7/18/11
The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Developing Research Agenda
The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is developing its research agenda—deciding what MSPB will study during the next three years. MSPB invites all interested members of the Federal and research communities to offer suggestions for inclusion in our future research.
Part of MSPB’s statutory mandate is to conduct studies of the Government's merit systems to determine whether they are operating in accord with the Merit System Principles and are free from Prohibited Personnel Practices. Every three years we actively seek input from our stakeholders about appropriate topics to study. The results of these studies are formally reported to the President and members of Congress.
You may use this link (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZJJ59FM ) to make your research suggestions anonymously, email your ideas to research.agenda@mspb.gov, or call either John Ford at (202) 653-6772, extension 1104 or Tanya Page at (202) 653-6772 extension 1341. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may also have research ideas to share with us.
Posted: July 27, 2010