Careers in applied psychology: APA panelist videos

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Many of our Intro Psych students are headed into careers in law, engineering, computer science, business, sports, or healthcare. In those careers (and others!), they are likely to work with psychologists. Or, perhaps, they will encounter a situation in their work where consulting a psychologist would be beneficial.

The American Psychological Association has produced five videos to date where panels of psychologists working in law, human factors, industrial-organizational psychology, sports psychology, and occupational health discuss their work.  

If you have students interested in these fields, please direct them to these recordings. If you would like to offer watching one of more of these an assignment, included are a couple questions students could answer.

Careers in Applied Psychology: Law and Psychology (46 minutes):

Panelists:

Margaret Bull Kovera, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY: Overview of field

Jemour Maddux, managing director of Lamb + Madduz, LLC: “Role in forensic value of harm, risk, and abilities in family, civil, sentencing, and police cases”

Natalie Anumba, University of Massachusetts Medical School: “Faculty role as a clinical forensic psychologist in a public psychiatric hospital”

Jason A. Cantone, senior research attorney at the Federal Judicial Center: “Role in judicial processes, legal decision making, and judicial education”

Apryl Alexander, University of Denver: “Faculty role as a clinical forensic psychologist working in juvenile justice”

Jason Lawrence, staff psychologist/certified forensic examiner with Missouri Department of Mental Health: “Role as a forensic examiner in the Center for Behavioral Medicine”

Dennis Stolle, past president and senior consultant with ThemeVision and capital partner with Barnes and Thornburg, and APA senior director of Applied Psychology: “Role in trial strategy and jury consulting services in high-stakes litigation.

Questions:

Summarize the types of work psychologists do in psychology and law as described by Margaret Kovera.

After listening to the panelists describe their work, which did you find the most? Summarize the panelist’s description of their work. Explain why you found that one the most interesting.

Careers in Applied Psychology: Human Factors (54 minutes):

Panelists:

Nancy Stone, Missouri University of Science and Technology: Overview of the field

“Philart”Jeon Myounghoon, Virginia Tech: “Faculty role researching human-computer interaction/human-robot interaction”

Gabriella Hancock, California State University – Long Beach: “Faculty role researching cognitive neuroscience and human-technology interaction”

Dominique Engome Tchupo, graduate student at the University of Rhode Island: “Role researching team communication using fuzzy cognitive mapping”

Scotty Craig, Arizona State University: “Faculty role researching the design of elearning and learning technology”

Rupa S. Valdez, University of Virginia: “Faculty role researching interventions supporting home health management”

Shawn Doherty, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach: “Faculty role researching gaming/gamification and virtual reality”

Questions:

Summarize the types of work psychologists do in human factors psychology as described by Nancy Stone.

After listening to the panelists describe their work, which did you find the most interesting? Summarize the panelist’s description of their work. Explain why you found that one the most interesting.

Careers in Applied Psychology: Industrial-Organizational Psychology (59 minutes)

Panelists:

Tyler Salley, lead for global talent management at Under Armour

Sasha Horowitz, senior director of talent management at the National Basketball Association (NBA)

Neil Morelli, chief industrial-organizational psychologist for Codility

Ruth Frias, diversity, equity, and inclusion manager at NYU Langone Health

Ismael Diaz, California State University – San Bernardino

Dorothy Carter, University of Georgia

Questions:

Summarize the types of work industrial-organizational psychologists do.

After listening to the panelists describe their work, which did you find the most? Summarize the panelist’s description of their work. Explain why you found that one the most interesting.

Careers in Applied Psychology: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (44 minutes)

Panelists:

Brandon Harris, Georgia Southern University: Overview of the field

Angel Brutus, associate director of mental health for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC): “Career path to USOPC including university athletic department”

Elmer Castillo, master resilience trainer-performance expert: “Performance psychology in the military/US Army”

Abby Keenan, mental performance consultant at Intrepid Performance Consulting

Sam Zizzi, West Virginia University

Kensa Gunter, clinical and sport psychologist at Gunter Psychological Services

Questions:

Summarize the types of work sports, exercise, and performance psychologists do.

After listening to the panelists describe their work, which did you find the most? Summarize the panelist’s description of their work. Explain why you found that one the most interesting.

Careers in Applied Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology (45 minutes)

Panelists:

Christopher J. L. Cunningham, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Overview of the field

Emily Ballesteros, stress management coach

Liu-Qin Yang, Portland State University

Tim Bauerle, research behavioral scientist for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Spokane Mining Research Division

Roxanne Lawrence, graduate student at the University of South Florida: “Graduate student role researching stress and emotional labor”

Alyssa McGonagle, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Questions:

Summarize the types of work occupational health psychologists do.

After listening to the panelists describe their work, which did you find the most? Summarize the panelist’s description of their work. Explain why you found that one the most interesting.