Future-proofing IO psychology: The need for updated graduate curriculum

Hyland (2023) provides a model for reflection and reflexivity to prevent industrial-organizational (IO) psychology research from growing stale. Our focus is to expand upon Hyland’s model by first reflecting on the recent sociohistorical forces that have shaped IO psychology and then by proactively future-proofing our field through graduate education focused on transparency, software accessibility, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Recent history has seen an upsurge of unprecedented macro events such as COVID-19, nationwide racial division, political unrest, and mental health crisis; these events make us aware of blind spots within our societal, scientific, and economical systems. Such events force us as a field to be reactive and adaptive by transitioning from old methods to new and developing methods (eg, work shifting from in-person to online). However, as humans, we tend to cling to what is familiar and …

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