Meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC) to the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Thursday, June 4, 2020 (all times EDT) via Zoom (see instructions below) Draft Agenda Anonym / Friday, May 15, 2020 0 392 Article rating: No rating 11:00 am – 11:10 am Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Previous AC Meeting Summary Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 11:10 am – Noon SBE Update Dr. Arthur Lupia, Assistant Director (AD), SBE Build and Broaden: Enabling New Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Collaborations with Minority-Serving Institutions Dr. Kellina Craig-Henderson, Deputy AD, SBE Strengthening American Infrastructure Dr. Marc Sebrechts, Division Director (DD), SBE Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Societal Experts Action Network Dr. Daniel Goroff, DD, SBE Division of Social and Economic Sciences Science and Engineering Indicators: Highlights Ms. Emilda Rivers, DD, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Noon – 12:15 pm National Institutes of Health (NIH) Activities related to COVID-19 Dr. William Riley, Director, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Break 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Exploring Collaboration between SBE and the Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) (jointly with CISE AC) 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm SBE AC Member Research Presentations Dr. Willie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Ravon Fouché, Purdue University 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm Break 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm Farewell to and Reflections from Outgoing SBE AC Chair Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:00 pm – 4:20 pm Wrap-up, Assignments, Closing Remarks Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:20 pm Adjourn Advance registration for the meeting is required: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7z9g-vrtR_yti-mV4xUdsw View real-time captions during the webinar at URL: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=4439649&CustomerID=321 Enter confirmation number, 4439649 Read more
American Psychological Foundation/ The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD: $5,000 Extended Deadline: June 1, 2020 (11:45 pm HST/ Hawaii Time) Anonym / Tuesday, May 12, 2020 0 423 Article rating: No rating APF/The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD, will support an early career psychologist or graduate student for research or projects in the area of ethics and risk management. Online application portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=apa& Questions? Please contact APF's program coordinator, Julia, at jwatson@apa.org. Proposals will be evaluated on: Innovative and potential impact qualities Quality, viability and promise of proposed work Clear and comprehensive methodology Practicality of budget Read more
American Psychological Foundation funding opportunities Anonym / Friday, May 1, 2020 0 809 Article rating: No rating American Psychological Foundation Apply online for all programs here: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=apa& FAQ: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/grants/faqs Questions? Email APF’s program coordinator, Julia, at jwatson@apa.org . Upcoming Deadlines APF COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant: $20,000 Due May 1, 2020 In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the American Psychological Foundation is allocating funding to support psychological research that will provide insights that will help psychologists to work with individuals, families, and groups who are struggling to cope during these challenging times. This grant will fall under APF Visionary Grant priorities of using psychology to solve social problems. The COVID-19 crisis is certainly a major social problem. More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/covid-19-response?tab=1 Read more
Vanneman Is New SIOP Executive Director Anonym / Thursday, April 30, 2020 0 604 Article rating: No rating As new SIOP President Georgia Chao and the new members of the Executive Board take office, the SIOP Administrative Office (AO) staff officially welcomes their new leader as well. Tracy Vanneman, CAE, has been selected as the new SIOP Executive Director. Selection Advisory Group Chairs Fred Oswald and Will Shepherd, assisted by Alex Alonso, Kevin Impelman, Rich Klimoski, Deirdre Knapp, Julie Olson-Buchanan, and Doug Reynolds, investigated a number of viable candidates over a months long planning and search process. In the end, it was decided that the best person to lead the AO into the future was the person currently serving in the interim capacity. According to Shepherd: Read more
Satisfy Your Need to Know: Salary Comparisons, E-Learning About I-O Topics, and More Anonym / Thursday, April 30, 2020 0 575 Article rating: 5.0 If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the latest SIOP Salary Survey Report, we’re happy to announce that it has now been published. The research is based on data gathered from 1,403 industrial-organizational psychologists across a range of company sizes and industries. This year’s report dives into timely topics like virtual work and the gender pay gap. “The information in this report will equip SIOP member to make informed decisions about their career paths,” said Scott Oppler, PhD, Chair of the SIOP Institutional Research Committee. Kristl Davison, Chair of the Salary Survey Subcommittee added “This research is intended to empower industrial and organizational psychologists to know their own worth and negotiate the compensation they deserve for the essential work they do.” Read more