{"id":65501,"date":"2025-05-22T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=65501"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:54:13","slug":"utcs-i-o-psychology-conference-celebrates-two-decades-of-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/utcs-i-o-psychology-conference-celebrates-two-decades-of-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC\u2019s I-O psychology conference celebrates two decades of impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A version of this story first appeared in the 2025 issue of Method Magazine, a publication of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Arts and Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68215\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"68215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/utcs-i-o-psychology-conference-celebrates-two-decades-of-impact\/i-o-psychology-cover-art-adobestock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock.png\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-1024x576.png\" class=\"wp-image-68215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock.png\" alt=\"Illustration from Adobe Stock\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock.png 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-580x326.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-610x343.png 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/I-O-Psychology-cover-art-AdobeStock-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration from Adobe Stock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For 20 years, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Psychology has hosted the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/psychology\/rcio\">River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference<\/a><\/strong> (RCIO), where people across the country come to learn about I-O psychology and opportunities available to those who decide to pursue human resources and other related fields.<\/p>\n<p>I-O psychology is made up of industrial psychology, which works primarily on matching people to jobs they may be good at, and organizational psychology, which helps to determine how a workplace impacts its employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis degree is used in every industry all over the world,\u201d said Guerry Professor and UC Foundation Professor Chris Cunningham, the director of UTC\u2019s graduate I-O psychology program. \u201cThis particular career path also happens to be high demand, high paying, high pressure and you have to work hard, but the needs are there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With I-O psychology being one of the two graduate psychology programs offered at UTC, the RCIO serves as a recruitment tool. Students who come get to connect directly with the department and the opportunities for I-O careers in the Chattanooga area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a way for us to highlight UTC,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for our students to realize that this is kind of a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conference, he said, gives students the chance to immerse themselves in the field beyond what they can learn in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are certain topics in our field that are too big and too multifaceted to cover in any one class,\u201d Cunningham explained. \u201cBy hosting a conference every year, we get to take a theme that\u2019s current and usually complicated\u2014and we get to bring together a set of presenters who are all working on things that are somehow related to that theme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the conference\u2019s theme was \u201cEmployee Value Propositions,\u201d focusing on how employers can best support their employees. Chosen for its relevance in today\u2019s world, the theme allowed attendees to explore an avenue of I-O psychology that has limited research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always trying to find something current,\u201d Cunningham said, \u201cbut also something that has a practitioner value, something that we think will allow these students to be better practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conference typically attracts around 150 attendees, mainly consisting of students. Over the course of two days, the I-O psychology program holds an open session for undergraduate students to learn about things they can do with a psychology degree and how to get into graduate school. Graduate students can hear from professionals in the field and discover ways to find jobs after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the conference, registrants may present their research and receive feedback from professionals and other researchers in the field\u2014allowing students to gain hands-on learning experience while making meaningful connections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are trying to learn, so nobody\u2019s trying to show how smart they are or how badly they can poke holes in your research\u2014just how to help you complete the research that you\u2019re undertaking,\u201d said Associate Professor and Department Head Brian O\u2019Leary.<\/p>\n<p>As leaders of the I-O psychology program at UTC, O\u2019Leary and Cunningham find attending conferences to be an important learning opportunity for students. Often, they hear from students after the RCIO conference that they knew more than they thought they did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times our students will come back and say, \u2018We made the right choice coming to UTC,\u2019\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Kentucky University initially hosted the RCIO conference, but O\u2019Leary and Cunningham were happy to bring it to Chattanooga when the opportunity presented itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a nice, inviting atmosphere, and lots of knowledge and research is being shared,\u201d O\u2019Leary said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of work, but it\u2019s just fun for everybody who comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As they prepare for the 50th anniversary of the I-O program this fall, they aim to showcase UTC as a top school for future I-O psychologists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not doing clinical or counseling work,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cWe\u2019re helping organizations function better\u2014but we\u2019re doing that in a way that also is protecting and promoting health, safety and well-being in the employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/psychology\">Department of Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/psychology\/ms-psych-io\">I-O Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/psychology\/rcio\">River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 20 years, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Psychology has hosted the River Cities Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference (RCIO), where people across the country come to learn about I-O psychology and opportunities available to those who decide to pursue human resources and other related fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/utcs-i-o-psychology-conference-celebrates-two-decades-of-impact\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1493,"featured_media":68215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[286,70,123864,61,12659,7712,52,83654,64,48007],"tags":[123085,125176,99160,123827,123826,122181,123828,125170,124776,125177],"class_list":{"0":"post-65501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-advancement-and-alumni","9":"category-college-of-arts-sciences","10":"category-events-entertainment","11":"category-faculty-and-staff","12":"category-graduate-school","13":"category-health-and-wellness","14":"category-news","15":"category-psychology","16":"category-research-academics","17":"tag-bethany-cothran","18":"tag-brian-oleary-2","19":"tag-chris-cunningham","20":"tag-creating-the-mocs-experience","21":"tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation","22":"tag-i-o-psychology","23":"tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university","24":"tag-method-magazine","25":"tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead","26":"tag-river-cities-industrial-organizational-psychology-conference-2","27":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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