Jack Aiello's new chapter Protecting our assets: Private and public responses to Katrina in the book entitled Katrina's Imprint: Race and Vulnerability in America will be published around the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina next year in 2010. Stay tuned for further updates.

We will be using the 5th (FIFTH) edition of Ronald Riggio's book Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology, so you can now start planning accordingly for the Fall. You can now also find the Fall 2009 Syllabus as well, located here.

The following manuscript has been accepted in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology and is forthcoming.

Feinberg, J., Aiello, J. (in press). The Effect of Challenge and Threat Appraisals Under Evaluative Presence. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

We are delighted to announce that Organizational and Personnel Psychology will be offered in the Summer of 2009.

01:830:373 Organizational and Personnel Psychology (3)
Dates: 5/26/09 - 7/02/09

Time: 6:00pm-9:40pm

Location: LCB-102

Social psychological research and theory applied to industrial problems. Personnel selection, job satisfaction and morale, organizational effectiveness, group and intergroup relationships, and communication in work settings.

The contrast between the gloom of the economy and the possibility of better things ahead has given many a feeling of hope, creating the desire to get more involved, said John R. Aiello, a Rutgers University professor and expert in social and organizational psychology.

"That can translate into the volunteerism that is being asked for, and community work that is part of Obama's background," said Aiello. "He has a torch that can lead to all kinds of opportunities for young people, and there is a huge potential for channeling those energies -- with kids in particular."

Jack was quoted in the article "Obama and web inspire a tide of volunteerism" found in the January 25th Sunday Edition of the NJ Star-Ledger.

A PDF version of the full article is also available.

Carton, A. & Aiello, John R. (2009). Control and Anticipation of Social Interruptions: Reduced Stress and Improved Task Performance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(1), 169-185. View Full Text

Abstract: Social interruptions are frequent occurrences that often have distressing consequences for employees, yet little research has gauged their effect on individuals. Participants were exposed to 2 social interruptions as they engaged in a computer task with an accepted performance goal. Participants who were able to anticipate social interruptions performed significantly better than did those who could not anticipate them. Participants who had the opportunity to prevent interruptions reported significantly less stress than those who did not have this opportunity. This reduction in stress resulted even when participants did not take advantage of this opportunity. Implications for job performance and job satisfaction are discussed. Organizational strategies for how leaders can help employees manage social interruptions are suggested.

For those who are interested in going on in the field of I/O Psychology and for students applying to I/O or Social Psych grad schools I will have my annual orientation meeting at 5:30PM on Tuesday, Nov. 25th in Tillett 605. Juniors are especially encouraged to attend but, seniors may learn some last minute things prior to submitting applications for next September.