Industrial-organizational psychology, neuro-psychology, and forensic science (behavioral track)

2-4-13

Roni Reiter-Palmon, Clayton, and Beth – IO-Psyc at UNO

  • What is it?
  • Applying psychology to business; analyzing performance, training, personnel selection, consumer satisfaction, performance predictors, work-group dynamics
  • Psychology in the workplace
  • Where do we work?
  • Professors, consultants, employee effectiveness, human resources managers – analytics, trainers and organizational development, statistical analysts, compensation analysts
  • Why study at UNO?
  • siop.org – general info
  • UNO program – MS and MA/PhD tracks
  • MS:
  • No thesis
  • Applied focus
  • MA/PhD:
  • Thesis required
  • Applied or research focus
  • Faculty
  • Roni Reiter-Palmon
  • Personality
  • Creativity
  • Wayne Harrison
  • Lisa Scherer
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Work-life balance
  • Darkside behaviors
  • Carey Ryan
  • Diversity issues
  • Group processes
  • Joseph Allen
  • Teams and meetings
  • Stress and emotions
  • Volunteerism
  • Resources at UNO
  • New students assigned mentors
  • Faculty research groups
  • Teaching and research assistantships available
  • Pain internships available
  • Center of Applied Psychological Services (CAPS)
  • Our Students
  • Beth
  • Grew up with it
  • Research interests in undergrad
  • Supportive UNO
  • Dedicated faculty
  • Assistantship opportunities
  • Clayton
  • Had a lot of interests in psychology – wanted to apply it to any situation
  • Real-world applicability
  • Freedom to pursue research interests
  • Great community
  • Very responsive faculty
  • Questions:
  • What other places did you apply?
  • Beth – applied to 5 others
  • Clayton – applied to 5 also
  • Research in an MS program?
  • Can’t be a good practitioner if you don’t know the science.
  • Need to have a background in research
  • Learn more?
  • Brochures and cards

Gary Plank – from NWU Forensic Science Program

  • Forensic careers
  • Civilian careers
  • Crime analyst – FBI, police force
  • Cold case analyst
  • CSI Unit
  • Computer Database Analyst
  • Violent criminal apprehention program (ViCAP)
  • Serial crimes
  • Homicide information tracking system (HITS)
  • Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)
  • Threat Assessment Expert
  • Stalking, school-place violence, work-place violence
  • Law Enforcement Careers
  • Law Enforcement Careers – consultative, but also hands-on work
  • FBI
  • BATFE
  • SS
  • State Investigator
  • County Investigator
  • City Investigator
  • NWU
  • Biology and Chemistry
  • Investigative Sciences
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Criminal Investigative Analysis
  • Profiling
  • This type of a crime would be committed by this type of a person
  • Investigative Suggestions/Techniques
  • Interview Techniques
  • Justification for Search Warrant
  • Personality Assessment
  • Understand people and abnormal psychology
  • Equivocal Death Analysis
  • Unknown
  • Stalking
  • Threat Assessment
  • Workplace Violence
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Behavioral Sciences Education
  • Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Forensic Science
  • Research Initiatives
  • Important!
  • Stalking
  • Men are the most dangerous
  • Portrayed in movies as “getting the girl”

Neuropsychology – Caitlin Hudac, M.A.

  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Possibility to work with MRI machine
  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy – head cap
  • Infant functional MRI
  • Pediatric imaging
  • Pediatric ERP/EEG
  • Infant Functional MRI
  • Other Projects
  • Sleep restriction and enhancement on cognitive performance
  • Ontological exploration
  • UNL athletics
  • Effects of cognition/performance
  • Prospective study of concussion
  • Pain
  • Dennis Molfese
  • Caitlin Hudac