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On Thursday, November 12, 2020, we hosted the last research colloquium for fall 2020. Third-year PhD students, Allisa Ciccia and Kian Betanchourt, presented this research on microbreaks.

This concluded our Zoom research colloquiums and applied workshop in fall 2020. We hope you enjoy these activities and find it as a way to exchange ideas during this unusual semester.

Have a nice Thanksgiving break!

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On Monday, October 26, 2020, the PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology and the MA program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology hosted the Applied Workshop: Coping with the Pandemic: Remote Working and Employee Experience. Dr. Peter Rutigliano, principal and team leader and senior consultant at Mercer, presented on Coping with COVID-19 – How Engagement Has Been Impacted by the Pandemic. Mr. Kevin Dooley, chief human resources officer at Q2 Solutions, presented on Remote Working and COVID-19 Culture Change. Dr. Lindsay Pyc, from the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, moderated the session. The workshop was attended by current MA and PhD students, prospective students, core I/O professors, adjunct professors, alums, and corporate advisory board members. Dean Benjamin Rifkin provided welcome remarks. Dr. Comila Shahani concluded the event.

Thanks for attending and welcome for feedback!

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On Thursday, October 8, 2020, the PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the second Research Colloquium in fall 2020. Third-year PhD students, Jess Rigos and Rita Wang, presented their experimental study examining selection strategies manipulated at different AI levels on hiring decision-makers’ reactions. In this study, Rigos and Wang examined whether hiring decision-makers would react differently to the use of AI and human-expert raters across two fundamental employee selection practices: the LinkedIn and interview assessment. Findings indicate that hiring decision-makers prefer to use their professional judgment to evaluate job candidates as opposed to structured AI enabled assessments across both assessments. Dr. Kevin Nolan is the research advisor.

Join us on future research activities.

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Welcome back to the fall Semester! The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology will host three Research Colloquiums this semester. The first one was on September 17, 2020. Dr. Rebecca Grossman presented the meta-analysis study examining team cohesion and job performance among traditional and modern work teams. The co-authors of this research project are: Drs. Kevin Nolan, Zachary Rosch, David Mazer, and Eduardo Salas.

Check out our research gathering via Zoom.

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Happy spring semester! On February 11, 2020, the PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the first Research Colloquium this semester. Doctoral candidate Ms. Kahlil King presented research study examining eating disorders among a group of full-time employees using qualitative method. Dr. Nick Salter participated in this project as faculty advisor. The colloquium was well received by both professors and students.

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On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the last Research Colloquium in fall 2019. Third-year PhD student, Xixi Gu, presented the research examining employees’ emotional coping strategies to ostracism from one’s supervisor. They found that supervisor ostracism was positively related to surface acting, but negatively related to deep acting. In addition, employees’ harmonious values moderated these relationships. Dr. Cong Liu is the research advisor of this project.

This concludes our research meetings in fall 2019. We will resume our colloquiums in the spring semester.

Have a good wrap up of the semester and Happy New Year!

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On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the third Research Colloquium in fall 2019. Dr. Cong Liu presented their research titled “Using an Approach-Avoidance Framework to Examine Supervisor Ostracism and Interpersonal Harmony Values from both Actor’s and Victim’s Perspectives.” The research examined how supervisors’ interpersonal harmony values influenced their ostracism behavior toward their employees, as well as how employees’ interpersonal harmony values affected their reactions to supervisor ostracism.  

Thanks for coming and sharing your research thoughts and ideas. These research colloquia serve to facilitate research dissemination and collaborations.

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The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the Research Colloquium on October 10, 2019. Mr. Jess Rigos presented the research titled “The Role of Expert Intuition in Applicant Reactions to Personnel Selection Systems that Utilize Artificial Intelligence.” Dr. Kevin Nolan is the faculty advisor on this project.

This is our second research colloquium in the academic year of 2019-2020. These research colloquia serve to disseminate, share, and collaborate on research.

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The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the Research Colloquium on September 19, 2019. Ms. Kayla Finuf presented the research titled “Mental Illness in the Workplace.”  Dr. Nick Salter is her faculty advisor on this project.

This is our first research colloquium in the academic year of 2019-2020. These research colloquia serve to disseminate, share, and collaborate on research.

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The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the Research Colloquium on May 7, 2019. Ms. Caitlin Lapine presented the research (coauthored with Mr. Aditi Rabindra Sachdev, and Dr. Nicholas Salter) titled “Colorism in the Workplace.”

In this year (AY 2018-2019), we have hosted five research colloquiums, presented by our professors and mostly, our PhD students. Thanks for being enthusiastic about research. We will continue celebrating our progress and achievement.

Have a nice summer.

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The 2016 PhD cohort had their last class on May 7, 2019. They will focus more on their dissertations and internships/jobs. After the last class, they took pictures on our beautiful campus. Congratulations and good luck!

The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology and the MA program in I/O Psychology hosted the applied workshop: Early Career In Organizational Psychology on April 30, 2019. Ms. Kirsten Mosier, Dr. Peter Rutigliano, and Dr. Brian Ruggeberg from our Corporate Advisory Board presented at the workshop. Ms. Mosier presented “How to Negotiate your First Salary in I/O Consulting Work.” Dr. Rutigliano presented “ Analytics/Data Analysis Skills,” and Dr. Ruggeberg presented “Trends and Imperatives in Leadership Assessment and Development.” The workshop was well attended by the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students!

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The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the annual Hofstra University Reception at the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology's conference in National Harbor, MD. After a fantastic day of presenting research, networking, and attending sessions, many faculty, alumni, and current students were in attendance. The event had great food and a spectacular rooftop view. Thanks for the PAOP officers, Kayla, Jared, Aditi, and Caitlin (from the left to right on the picture). We are already counting down the days to next year's conference in Austin, TX!

The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the fourth Research Colloquium on March 12, 2019. Ms. Aditi Rabindra Sachdev presented the research (coauthored with Dr. Yonas Ma and Ms. Xixi Gu) titled “Investigating the effect of self-authenticity on job performance and the role of supportive leadership.” This is the first research project conducted by our PhD students. Dr. Yonas Ma, the leading author, was our alumni. He developed this research project when he was a student here. Good collaborations. Go Hofstra I/O research!

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The PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted the third Research Colloquium on December 6, 2018. Mr. Jared Weintraub presented the research (coauthored with Dr. Kevin Nolan and Ms. Aditi Sachdev) titled “Flow at Work: Factors Influencing Perceptions of Usefulness and Prevalence.” The presentation was well received and followed by productive research discussions. This concludes the Research Colloquium sequence in the fall 2018 semester. Thanks for your support.

On Thursday, November 1, 2018, Hofstra University’s PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology hosted its second Research Colloquium. Ms. Kayla Finuf presented the research, titled “Multiple Team Memberships and Performance: Examining the Curvilinear Links and the Role of Polychronicity.” We would like to thank everyone who attended the event, and look forward to seeing you at our next colloquium. Your support is always appreciated

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On Thursday, October 4, 2018, Hofstra University’s PhD program in Applied Organizational Psychology held its first Research Colloquium. Dr. Kevin Nolan led a discussion titled “Family Responsibilities Discrimination: Using LinkedIn to Make Employee Selection Decisions.” The event was very well attended with adjuncts, professors, and students from various programs. We would like to thank everyone who joined the event. Keep your eye out for our upcoming Research Colloquiums. All are welcome to attend!