What is I/O Psychology?

I am an Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychologist. This field involves the application of psychological principles to the workplace. My recent research focuses on employee selection and recruitment. Specifically, I've been studying the use of Impression Management (self-promotion and ingratiation) in the context of employee selection. I'm also working on a project that examines the development of psychological contracts and the impact of contract violation on organizational attractiveness.

The research on self-promotion that I conduct with Professor McAuslan has been getting some fun media attention. Below are links to blog posts and articles about our research.

Self-Promotion in Resumes and Cover Letters

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) Website featured our research.
Our research is also described in an article by Monica Torres, a staff writer for Ladders on careers, management and job trends.

Self-Promotion in Popular Culture

Article by Tom Jacobs - Staff writer with Pacific Standard magazine, a California-based nonprofit that focuses on social issues and social science research.

Here is a news article on my research with Professor McAuslan and Professor Lakshmanan on Trust in Autonomous Vehicles.

Here is our published article describing our work on trust and autonomous vehicles.

Here is a news article on Psychological Contracts with Professors Jessie Lee and Joy Beatty from the College of Business.

Here is our published article describing our work on psychological contracts.