IMPORTANT
GBM 2: Guest Speaker
Come learn more about I/O Psychology with Dr. Elliot Lasson!
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 · 12 - 1 PM
In-Person
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Join Psi Chi in hosting Guest Speaker Dr. Lasson as he presents on I/O Psychology & the UMBC Masters of I/O Psychology Program!
Read his bio here:
Dr. Lasson serves as Professor of the Practice and Graduate Program Director of the Master’s of I/O Psychology at UMBC, where he has been teaching since 2009. He has over two decades of overall experience in teaching and mentoring aspiring I/O and HR professionals. Some of his research and applied interests are generational cohort differences in the workplace, the recruitment-selection process, and performance management. At UMBC, he has taught several courses including Job Analysis. Methods of Assessment, Employment Law, Capstone Experience, and Seminar in Applied Social Psychology. Dr. Lasson is often called upon by his students for career guidance and the facilitation of internship and employment opportunities.
Dr. Lasson also is a consultant. Activities include workplace crisis intervention, HR expert witness work, job analysis, item writing, and performance management systems.
Dr. Lasson received his B.A. from UMBC in Psychology with a certificate in Personnel Administration and went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from Wayne State University in Michigan. He also holds a
Elliot is a two-term past President of the Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium. In 2009, he was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to Maryland’s Workforce Investment Board and served for two terms in that capacity. He is a Licensed Psychologist and certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources by SHRM. In addition, he has received training in Critical Incident Stress Management by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.