From the Editor:
Paths to Professional Involvement
Debra A. Major
Old Dominion University
If youre reading TIP, theres a good chance youre already
involved in the profession of I-O psychology. Im willing to bet, however,
that even the most involved among you are unaware of the full spectrum of
opportunities for contributing to the profession. Although there was no
master plan for a theme, this issue of TIP is just loaded with
information regarding a variety of ways to become more involved.
What about becoming more involved in SIOP? Bill Maceys article
describes the process for serving on SIOPs numerous committees. You can also
contribute by volunteering to mentor a new SIOP member as part of SIOPs
Member-to-Member (M2M) Program. Michele Jayne and Annette Towler
discuss the need for mentors and how you can help. And of course, submitting an
article to TIP is a wonderful way to be more involved in SIOP!
However, SIOP is only one avenue for professional involvement. In this issue
of TIP, APA president Philip Zimbardo explains how we can and why
we should be more active in APA. In Ann Marie Ryans Q & A with
current APA presidential candidates, youll notice that they too would like to
see Division 14 members more involved in APA activities. One way is to submit
your work to the Division 14 program of the Annual APA Convention (see MaryBeth
Mongillos article in this issue for details).
Some APA initiatives encourage you to make a contribution to the profession
in your own backyard. This issue of TIP includes a piece on APAs
Exploring Behavior Week. Dawn Riddle and Neil Hauenstein explain
how you can participate by sharing your experiences as an I-O psychologist with
middle and high school students in your area. If you participate, please let me
know. Id love to include your contribution in the January issues IOTAS
section.
Since so many of you participate in local I-O organizations and many more of
you would like to know how to become more involved, we are launching a new
regular column in this issue of TIP. Spotlight on Local I-O
Organizations will provide a forum for local I-O groups across the country
to describe their professional organizations and activities. In this issue, we
focus on San Franciscos Bay Area Applied Psychologists (BAAP). If you would
like your local I-O organization to be featured in a future issue of TIP,
contact Michelle Donovan.
Finally, many SIOP members are professionally involved on an international
level. If youre interested in international discussions related to the field,
see the piece on international online forums that Santiago Demtschneko
and Robert Jones contributed to this issue.
Even if youre already contributing to the profession on the local,
national, and international levels, Im sure that theres still something in
this issue of TIP for you!
Whats in this issue of TIP for me?
For Everyone
SIOP President Ann Marie Ryans Message
The Discipline of Evaluation
New ColumnSpotlight on Local I-O Organizations
Hot Topics in I-O
More on your I-O orientation
HumorBanning Numbers?
Journal of Applied Psychology
IndustryAcademia Collaboration
SIOP Members in the News
New SIOP Members
IOTAS
Obituaries: Philip Ash, Jack Hunter, Carlla Smith
Conferences and Meetings
Calls and Announcements
SIOP Initiatives
2003 Preconference Workshops
2003 Expanded Tutorials
SIOP Committee Work
M2M Program
Charitable Gift Annuities
APA Initiatives
Contributing to APA
2003 APA ConventionCall for Papers
APA Presidential Candidates
Exploring Behavior Week
New Electronic Mailing List: PSWIN
International Activities
International Online Forums
Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology
The Japanese Association of I-O Psychology
For Students and Educators
Teaching and Research Productivity
TIP-TOPics
2003 Doctoral Consortium
Perspectives on Practice
Databases and I-O
Affirmative Action
Americans with Disabilities Act
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