What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.

2012-2013 Fellowship Committee Goals

Submitted by: Jerry Hedge

Date: May 30, 2012

Committee Members:

Cris Banks
Mike Coovert
David Day
Art Gutman
Rick Jacobs
Amy Kristof-Brown
Paul Levy
Scott Tannenbaum
Nancy Tippins

Comment by Chair:

Goals:

1. Goal: Administer Fellowship nomination and election process.

• Action: Recruit three new committee members; reenlist remaining six committee members; engage/inform committee members on process; solicit Fellowship nominations from members; conduct evaluation process with committee; prepare report of committee recommendations for election to Fellowship and present to Executive Committee; inform nominators of outcome of election and submit approved nominees to APA and APS as requested.

2. Goal: Plan and carry out activities for Fellows at SIOP conference.

• Action: Coordinate with Administrative Office announcement of new Fellows in 2013 conference Awards brochure; arrange/invite for Fellows breakfast; acknowledge new Fellows at breakfast and plenary session.

3. Goal: Re-emphasize and clarify fellowship evaluation criteria for committee members

• Action: Work with committee members to clarify evaluation criteria by area of impact (reseach-based, practice-based, teaching/education-based, service to the community, administration-based).

4. Goal: Strengthen practice-based endorsement process.

• Action: Work with committee members to re-examine existing practice-base criteria and examples, in order to facititate identification of candidates and strengthen the salience of nomination/endorsement letters.