Posted On: April 16, 2011 by Karen Olson

Industrial Psychology Expert Witnesses

Industrial psychology expert witnesses writes reports and opine in numerous areas involving people at work. Here, IO psychology expert Dr. Bob Rose, writes:

Many people are not familiar with the work of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (often referred to as “IO’s”.) IO Psychologists are trained in Psychology – usually at the PhD level – but work within business settings. Rather than counsel for depression and family issues as the more well-known Clinical Psychologists do, IO Psychologists work in such areas as pre-hire assessment of job candidates, business coaching, team building, evaluation of problems such as sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, etc. Businesses who want to be pro-active can use these services to improve the quality of employees, make their employees more satisfied etc. Attorneys who need experts who understand behavior and motivation specifically within a business setting may find IOs a good hybrid of business expert and psychologist.