Article archive / August 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 12. Source pages: 10.
Richard Chambers APA Science Student Council, “Hire Me!” Symposium Dr. John Buckner, Dr. Tilman Sheets
Louisiana Tech graduate student in Industrial- Organizational Psychology and member of the APA Science Student Council, Richard Chambers, will co- chair the APA symposium, "Hire Me! Being Strategic When Seeking Employment in Academia.”
He is also presenting research in two poster sessions. “Beyond Internet Use at Work: Measuring Technology-Related Counterproductive Behavior,” which he is co-authoring with Louisiana Tech graduate Dr. John Buckner and Louisiana Tech Professor and previous Chair, I-O Professor, Dr. Tilman Sheets.
The “Hire Me!” topic emerged from the APA Science Student Council, explained Chambers. “I actually got involved in this because part of the mission of the Science Student Council is to provide programming at APA for science-oriented students. The idea came out of one of our Science Student Council meetings and we just ran with it,” he said.
Chambers is one of the nine doctoral students that compose the APA Science Student Council and that represent various areas of psychology. Chambers represents I-O psychology.
“The purpose of the SCC is to advocate for the needs of science-oriented graduate students,” he said. “A few examples include: promotion of psychology as a STEM discipline; advising the Board of Scientific Affairs and the APA Science Directorate on research- oriented student issues; and administering an award to recognize early research accomplishments of graduate students,” explained Chambers.
One of the tasks of members is to write for the Psychological Science Agenda. Chambers recently published an article under the Science Agenda, to help others create better communications about their work, titled “Presenting our research effectively,” in the February issue. (http://www.apa.org/science/about/ psa/2014/02/presenting.aspx)
Chambers will also co-chair the National Research Service Award Grant-Writing workshop which will be held in the Science suite on Thursday, part of the Science suite programs.
“Are Core Self-Evaluations a Statistical Fallacy? An Empirical Content Validation Approach,” is another research presentation that Chambers has co-authored with Evan Theys.
“My research tends to focus on the use of technology in the workplace,” he said. “I have spent time looking at technology related loafing behaviors in the workplace. I am very interested in employee selection and the application of technology and social networking sites. I recently co-chaired a panel at SIOP this spring on the topic of using social media for selection decisions.”
In his work with SIOP (Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology) Chambers has served on the Electronic Communications Committee and became a member of its Marketing Subcommittee. Earlier this year he was asked to lead the Engagement Subcommittee. “All of the work produced by the committee is a collaborative effort,” he said. “The largest initiative that the ECC has helped lead has been the redesign and implementation of my.SIOP, the social networking site for SIOP members.
John Chambers (Courtesy photo)
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