Research Areas/Themes
Penn State’s I/O psychology program is designed to equip students with knowledge in the core competencies listed below. We believe that training in these areas will allow our students to graduate with a complete understanding of how to continue the present and future advancement of I/O Psychology.
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I/O Core Competency |
Description of Possible Topics/Courses |
Faculty Members |
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Research Methods |
(Methods) Research design, Psychometrics |
James LeBreton, Rustin Meyer |
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Statistics |
(Stats), Univariate and Multivariate, Advanced Statistics |
James LeBreton |
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Professional Skills |
(Practicum) Ethical, Legal, Consulting, Communication, Teaching |
All faculty |
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Individual Assessment and Development |
(I) Individual differences, Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Training |
Rick Jacobs, Kisha Jones, James LeBreton, Rustin Meyer |
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Groups and Teams |
(O) Social theories, Team Processes and Outcomes, Climate, Multi-level issues |
Susan Mohammed, Sam Hunter |
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Work Motivation |
(O) Self-regulation, Rewards, Attitudes, Motivation Theories, Power |
Alicia Grandey |
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Leadership |
(I or O) Leadership and management of employees, Influence, Training and Development |
Sam Hunter, Susan Mohammed |
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Performance |
(I) Job analysis, Criterion Measurement/Evaluation, Feedback, CWB/OCB |
Rick Jacobs, Kisha Jones |
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Adaptation and Wellbeing |
(O) Stress, Emotions, Career Development, Attitude Formation and Change |
Alicia Grandey |
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Changing Nature of Work |
(I or O) New directions or general issues such as diversity, culture, innovation, and technology |
Alicia Grandey, Sam Hunter, Kisha Jones, Rustin Meyer |