Article archive / February 2017
Originally published: . Volume 8, No. 2. Source pages: 14.
Psychologists, psychology professors, management and human resources consultants, and graduate students met for a day-long organizing meeting on January 21 in New Orleans, at the Italian restaurant, Andrea’s. The group is a free- standing industrial- organizational psychology interest group.
Organizers included Dr. Tyree Mitchell, Assistant Professor at the Louisiana State University, Human Resource Education & Workforce Develop- ment, in the College of Human Science and Education. Also coordinating the meeting was David Geller, M.A., doctoral candidate at George Mason University who helped co-lead the discussions in the day-long meeting.
I-O psychologists Dr. Courtland Chaney and Dr. William Costelloe also assisted in organizing the meeting and a previous meeting held on the Louisiana State University campus in the continuing education facility.
The January 21 meeting consisted of a review of members’ survey data on goals and needs. The group conducted a survey and looked at key goals, including: helping and coordinating with others to share information, to serve as a thought-incubator, to make referrals, and to help integrate science and practice. According to Dr. Mitchell this area was ranked as a top goal composite of the group.
Another of the top goals was to work together to educate the public on the value of Industrial- Organization psychology and to help differentiate the contributions of I-O psychology from other services.
The members also discussed outreach, community service, and building relationships between the members.
“We had such a great time in New Orleans for our January LA HR-I-O Group meeting,” Dr. Mitchell and Geller said. “We were able to accomplish several things that will help us better plan for future meetings.”
The group generated a working mission statement, which Mitchell noted, was to be revised as the group moves forward.
“To bring together individuals who seek to promote the value, understanding, and application of I-O psychology and behavioral sciences through sharing knowledge, developing expertise and skills, networking across business and academic realms, and creating social venues to foster fun, engagement, and collegiality.”
The group will continue to work on organization and for those interested, they can contact Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Courtland Chaney, or Dr. William Costelloe, for more information.
(L to R) Dr. Richard Flicker, Teresa Castillo, Dr. Liz Carrero, and Megan Redhead brainstorm goals in their subgroup at a recent gathering of professionals interested in IO psychology.
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