Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Neuro-Psychology, and Forensic Science (Behavioral
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