Bio:
I’m an academic of the administrative-and-teaching sort — currently a department head and PhD-program coordinator, and previously a builder of a Master’s I-O curriculum and coordinator of a University-Based Consulting Center. I’ve been involved with the Education & Training committee on and off since 2010, serving as a member, subcommittee chair, Guidelines-revision member (a process that is underway again!), and chair. I’ve also written for and edited TIP, the latter of which exposed me to diverse perspectives regarding how instruction and education have been, are, and can be done.
Goals Statement:
The individual actions of SIOP members ultimately define our reputation as a Society, but if anything serves as the foundation of all of those individuals’ values and skillsets, it’s their educational programs. I see the Instruction and Education portfolio as the portfolio that serves as the ground beneath those foundations; if that ground is unstable or unsupportive, then the foundation is compromised, and subsequently the membership is increasingly compromised over time. At present, we face a number of issues that necessitate this support — from predatory graduate programs to generative AI to changes to the APA Ethics Code to fast-paced changes in the data-science and programming capabilities expected of our membership — and Instruction and Education must play its part in supporting SIOP through the changes that these bring. I aim to provide the leadership that will enable us to do so, so that we can continue to work towards a smarter workplace.
