The SIOP Exchange

A Role for Organization Psychologists in Disaster Response Efforts

By  Joy Calleja, SIOP Blogger

More than a thousand lost their lives during the massive flooding brought about by Typhoon Sendong – the tropical storm that hit the Philippine cities of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Iligan in 2011. It was a few days before Christmas when the news of Sendong reached those of us living in Manila. With it came web and TV footage of all forms of suffering imaginable.

Sustainability: Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Practice Through Employees

By David and Cathy DuBois, SIOP Bloggers

We hope this post finds many of you already registered for the upcoming Leading Edge Consortium (LEC), Environmental Sustainability at Work: Advancing Research, Enhancing Practice, October 19 and 20 in New Orleans. If you haven’t yet registered – it’s not too late!

This gathering will provide a terrific opportunity for researchers and practitioners to dialogue about the current state of research and practice in I-O involvement in supporting/promoting environmental sustainability initiatives within organizations, and lay the foundation for meaningful advancements. The small group size and access to expertise are particularly enticing aspects offered by the LEC!

Re-Experience SIOP 2012

2012 Conference DVDs Now Available

Re-experience some of the most popular sessions from the 2012 SIOP conference—order a conference DVD!

DVD recordings are now available for purchase here. The 2012 SIOP Conference Recordings DVD-ROM includes:

• 20 select presentations available (see list below)
• Audio synchronized with the speaker’s slide presentations
• MP3 audio files for your MP3 player to listen on the go!
• Files that are Mac and PC compatible

The presentations available on the DVD are:

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.