Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology concerns the application of psychological theories, research methods, and intervention strategies to workplace issues. I/O psychologists are interested in helping organizations to be highly productive while ensuring that their workers are able to lead physically and psychologically healthy work lives. Topics focused on at Portland State University include Personnel Psychology, Employee Motivation and Leadership, Employee Training and Development, Organization Development and Guided Change, Organizational Behavior, and Work and Family.
Portland State University offers specialized training in Occupational Health Psychology (OHP). Occupational Health Psychology focuses on the science and practice of psychology in the promotion of safety, health, and well being in the workplace. OHP training is available to students in all areas of psychology as well as students from other fields. Ph.D. students may complete a specialization in OHP which is described in detail on our PSU-OHP web site.
Recent Graduate Seminars
PSY 5/610 Work and Well Being PSY 5/610 Occupational Health and Safety PSY 5/616 Advanced Applied Organizational Psychology PSY 5/616 Advanced Applied Industrial Psychology PSY 536 Performance Appraisal and Feedback PSY 544 Job Analysis PSY 545 Employee Development (Training) PSY 548 Psychology of Work Motivation PSY 567 Work and Family PSY 578 Leadership and Group Effectiveness PSY 579 Women and Organizational Psychology PSY 610 Occupational Health Psychology PSY 635 Psychological Consulting in Organizations PSY 646 Personnel Selection SySc 610 Organizational Theory and Dynamics
Other seminars that may be added to the curriculum
PSY 6XX Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Employment settings of recent graduates
Sequent Systems, Medical Consultants Northwest, Northwest Natural Gas, Tektronix, Anderson Consulting, Intel, Washington County (OR) Sheriff's Dept., Kaiser Permanente Veterans Administration, Sun Micro Systems, SAP, Mentor Graphics, Pacific Learning Systems, University of California-Fresno, Liberty Mutual, SC Johnson.
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