The IU Indianapolis M.S. program in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology can work with businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and other community partners to address real workplace challenges through faculty-supervised projects and applied learning opportunities.
Is your organization looking to:
You don't need to have a research question or project plan in place.
Our approach starts with the problem you're trying to solve.
The Office of Workforce and Community Engagement serves as a coordinated entry point for employers and community organizations looking to work with IU Indianapolis.
The office can help connect your organization with the right people, expertise, and resources across the university.
Start with your workplace challenge, and we'll help identify the right next step.
Connect with the Office of Workforce and Community Engagement
Industrial/organizational psychology applies psychological science to questions about people, teams, leaders, and organizations.
Our faculty and graduate students have expertise that can be applied to a range of workplace needs:
You don't have to start with a research question. You can start with a problem.
Maybe you're asking:
These are the kinds of questions I/O psychology can help organizations investigate using psychological theory, research methods, and data.
Depending on your needs, a workplace challenge may be a good fit for a faculty-supervised student project, research collaboration, applied learning experience, or another partnership opportunity at IU Indianapolis.
Industrial/organizational psychology is the science of people at work. It applies psychology, behavioral science, research methods, and data analysis to understand and improve employees, teams, leaders, and organizations.
I/O psychologists address questions with direct organizational impact:
The M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at IU Indianapolis prepares students to apply this science to real organizational problems through training in employee selection, training and development, performance management, motivation, leadership, teams, research methods, and data analysis.
Tell us about the workplace challenge you're trying to solve.
The Office of Workforce and Community Engagement can help connect your organization with I/O Psychology and other IU Indianapolis expertise appropriate to your needs.
You don't need to know the right department, researcher, or project type before you reach out.
Connect with the Office of Workforce and Community Engagement
Start with your challenge. We'll help you find the right connection.
For questions specifically about I/O psychology expertise or the M.S. program:
David Rusbasan, Ph.D.
Director, M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Department of Psychology, IU Indianapolis
drrusbas@iu.edu
