Starting the Conversation – I-O Psychology and Humanitarian Work

By Jeff Godbout, Alex Gloss,  Joy Calleja, and Judith Marasigan de Guzman,  SIOP Bloggers

Being undervalued, underrepresented, and often, unrecognized, are states of affairs that many I-O psychologists are quite familiar with. While I-O psychologists often face many hurdles to being recognized, appreciated, and understood in for-profit settings, it might not be too far off the mark to say that they nearly always face these hurdles in the humanitarian aid and development world. Our anecdotal experiences in aid and development work have certainly validated the limited recognition and perceived applicability of I-O psychology to humanitarian aid and development.