Member Spotlight: Nhung Hendy

Name
Nhung Hendy

Position/Employer
Professor, Management department, Towson University

How long have you been a SIOP member?
27 years

What roles have you had within SIOP?
This is my second year as Chair of the Continuing Education Committee. I’ve also served as a member of various committees including the Institutional Research Committee and the Licensing, Certification, and Credentialing Committee.

Interest area(s)
My research interests span a wide range of topics but mostly focus on HR selection (e.g., applicant faking, attitude toward AI-enabled technologies in pre-hire assessment). Recently, I have shifted the focus of my research toward sustainability because I’m teaching a course on business ethics and sustainability.

What sparked your interest in I-O psychology?
Dr. Ken Carson at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga planted in me a seed of interest in personnel selection after taking a graduate course with him in my Master’s program in I-O psychology in 1996.

What role do you see I-O psychology playing in the future of work?
I see I-O psychology playing an important role in disseminating our research findings about the risks and benefits of technology (e.g., artificial intelligence or AI) in shaping our future workplace. We need to communicate better our findings to the public and help them be better informed consumers. In addition, I see I-O psychology as an important contributor to promote a sustained, inclusive, and productive workplace for all.

What work trends are you seeing and hearing about and how can I-O psychology practitioners, educators, and students impact these trends?
Given the current heat wave we are experiencing, I concur with the prediction that climate change protection will be a new employee benefit as stated in a recent Harvard Business Review article. I think I-O psychology practitioners, educators, and students can help impact this trend by conducting research and disseminating research to help change individual/group/societal behavior toward more responsible and sustainable activities to reverse this global warming trend.

What advice would you give to students or those early in their career?
Do not be afraid to say, “I don’t know, or I haven’t learned it yet.”

What is one of your favorite SIOP Annual Conference memories/highlights?
The Frank Landy 5K Fun Run is by far my most favorite SIOP annual conference highlight. The last fun run that I was able to participate was in Chicago in 2018 (because of my bad knee, I have not been able to run for the past 3 years). It was a memorable experience to run along the great Lake Michigan. I will not forget seeing others who are excellent researchers and fast runners at the same time (e.g., Filip Lievens). I hope SIOP will introduce a 1-mile walk in addition to the 5K run in future conferences as I would be the first to sign up.

Please share one non-I-O-related bit of information about yourself.
As a certified scuba diver, I enjoy exploring underwater life. I have seen how the marine life and habits negatively impacted by human activities and want to change that to help preserve marine life for our future generation.

Is there anything you would like to add?
It is an exciting time for I-O psychology as a field, and I am glad to be a part of this community.

If you would like to be considered for a Member Spotlight, please fill out this form.