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Evaluation Week: SIOP and AEA’s Best-Kept Secrets!

By E. Jane Davidson

My name is Jane Davidson and I run an evaluation consulting business called Real Evaluation Ltd. I also run a fun blog with Patricia Rogers at GenuineEvaluation.com. My doctoral training was in organizational psychology (with some industrial psyc at Master’s level), which is the career I was pursuing when I stumbled across evaluation. I was stunned by the synergies between the two disciplines. Why would an evaluator want to connect with SIOP, or an I-O psychologist with AEA? Lots of reasons!

Here are some that I draw on regularly for ideas and inspiration…

Evaluation Week Begins!

This week, SIOP is collaborating with the American Evaluation Association (AEA) on a set of joint blog posts for the SIOP Exchange and the aea365 tip-a-day alerts blog on the topic of evaluation and I-O psychology. Throughout the week, we will hear from SIOP experts in the field of evaluation on topics ranging from personnel evaluation to international management. Stayed tuned ot the SIOP exchange every day this week for a new post!

Read President Eduardo Salas' introductory post below. Then, read SIOP Member E. Jane Davidson's post on personnel evaluation.

SIOP Fellow Discusses Chemotherapy in Washington Post Article

SIOP Fellow Katherine Klein was recently profiled in a Washington Post article about her efforts to retain her hair during chemotherapy as she recovers from breast cancer. In the article, write Stefanie Weiss, describes Klein's use of super-chilled headgear to prevent her hair from falling out from the radiation.

"It's going to be a cold day in hell, so my friend Katherine dresses for the weather," Weiss writes. "I watch as she pulls on a second pair of pants, a third shirt, warm socks. To guard against frostbite, she covers her forehead with moleskin, a thick bandage typically used to prevent blisters. Then she cuts panty liners (Light Days brand works well) into rectangles she sticks over her ears and her temples."