Occupational Health Psychology Training Program
History
of Occupational Health Psychology
Occupational
Health Psychology Training at CSU
Occupational
Health Psychology Colloquia
History of
Occupational Health Psychology
Occupational
Health Psychology (OHP) concerns the application of psychology to improving the
quality of work life, and to protecting and promoting the safety, health and
well-being of workers. The term
¡§Occupational Health Psychology¡¨ was first mentioned in American Psychologist in 1990 by Raymond, Wood, and Patrick.
Nonetheless, psychologists have taken an active role in promoting workers¡¦
psychological and physical well-being for almost a century (Chen, DeArmond, & Huang, 2007). Its beginning can be
traced to events in the early 1900s in the fields of industrial/organizational
and human factors psychology. For instance, Hugo Münsterberg
(1898 President of the American Psychological Association, APA), researched
accident prevention and safety promotion and published his work in Psychology
and Industrial Efficiency (1913). The author of the first
Industrial/Organizational Psychology textbook (Viteles,
1932) spent almost half of the book focusing on industrial accidents, fatigue,
and safety.
In
the early 1990s, in response to the continuous occupational safety and health
challenges, APA and NIOSH developed a cooperative agreement to initiate a pilot
program for post-doctoral OHP training between 1994 and 1998 at three universities.
In addition, eleven universities, including CSU, received a one-year small
grant to develop OHP graduate courses. More information about OHP in the US can
be found at http://sohp.psy.uconn.edu/SOHPNewsletter.htm. News about OHP Training at CSU can be
found in http://sohp.psy.uconn.edu/SOHPNewsletter2007.htm
and http://sohp.psy.uconn.edu/SOHPNewsletterV4October2008.pdf.
Occupational Health
Psychology Training at CSU
The
OHP graduate training at CSU was established in 2001 when Drs.
Since
2007, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
approved funding for the Mountains and Plains Education and Research
Center (MAPERC), which becomes one of 17 centers throughout the
country. One of the training programs in the Center is Occupational Health
Psychology (OHP), which is hosted by the Department of Psychology at
The
OHP Training Program is currently directed by Drs. Peter Chen
(Industrial/Organizational Psychologist), Lorann Stallones
(Occupational Epidemiologist) and John
Rosecrance (Ergonomist), with collaborations among faculty from the Department of Psychology, Department of Environmental and
Radiological Health Sciences, Department of Construction Management,
Department of Human Development
and Family Studies, Department
of Journalism and Technical Communication, as well as OHP Advisory Board Members.
OHP
students are required to complete three OHP seminars (Occupational Health
Psychology, Epidemiology of occupational illness and injury, and Principles of
Ergonomics) as well as other courses required by students¡¦ main programs (e.g.,
Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Applied Social Psychology). In addition, they coordinate, deliver,
and attend workshops and colloquia.
Each student's OHP program of study is discussed with and agreed upon by
the student's doctoral committee.
A
unique feature of the OHP training program at the CSU is our philosophy of
inclusion, integration, and innovation.
OHP at CSU views occupational safety and health as more than just
absence of disease or injuries at work, but as a complete state of physical,
cognitive, motivational, behavioral, and psychological well-being at work. To build a healthy workplace, and to
promote safer, healthier, and more secure lives at work and in families and
communities, OHP training at CSU embraces a multidisciplinary approach, takes
advantages of diverse perspectives, and develops strategies and theories by
means of system thinking.
All
OHP students receive funding (stipends and tuition) from the NIOSH MAPERC as
well as other funding mechanisms.
OHP trainees are expected to (1) demonstrate academic progress and
complete their Department's requirements as well as core courses in the OHP
Training Program, (2) engage in scholarly activities such as attending
OHP-related colloquia or workshops, and conducting, presenting, and submitting
OHP-related research, (3)
collaborate with stakeholders (scientists and practitioners) to promote safer,
healthier, and more secure lives at work and in families and communities, and
(4) play an active role in sustaining the OHP training program and the MAPERC.
Dr.
Konstantin Cigularov, Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of
Technology, 2008
Dr.
Sarah DeArmond, Department of Management, University
of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2007
Dr.
Autumn Krauss, Senior Assessment Scientist, Kronos,
Inc, 2006
Dr. Monica Rosales, Postdoc fellow in Center of Community Alliance for Research
and Education Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical
Center, 2008
Dr.
Lori A. Snyder, Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 2005
Erica Ermann ericaermann@gmail.com
Julie Maertens maertens@lamar.colostate.edu
Julie Sampson sampson.julie@gmail.com
Annette Shtivelband annette.shtivelband@gmail.com
Occupational Health Psychology Colloquia
A cross-cultural
examination of the dimensions of reciprocity in predicting the quality of the
employment exchange relationship - Dr. Lois Tetrick on April 25,
2008
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=76f288675f0541b586638fa4d7cc3a66
Health protection and
health promotion from a motivational perspective - Dr. Lois Tetrick on April
25, 2008
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=e57044ad7d9145e19acee8f1d0f86fb1
From fields to
factories: An overview of OSH and Hispanic immigrant workers - Michael Flynn on
September 23, 2008
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=7099374ff00648fda77e5146eb9c031e
Occupational health
disparities research at NIOSH: Results and lessons learned ¡V Dr. Donald Eggerth
on September 23, 2008
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=63f5adbfd2244262978a9efac144509e
Occupational Safety and
Health: Perspectives in Occupational Health Psychology ¡V Dr. Peter Chen on Jan.
15, 2009
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=03fea540169e480b9ba121d5735f73fa
Leadership
training as an occupational health psychology intervention ¡V Dr. Kevin Kelloway
on February 12, 2009
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=03134411e0464e9d9e140c53086e081a
Workplace
Violence: Myths, facts and data ¡V Dr. Kevin Kelloway on February 13, 2009
http://mediasite.colostate.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=0617fae0bdd34509ab34444230297429
OHP
Research and Practices
OHP
related research and practicum projects can be found in the SMART.
Howard Arnold
Business Representative in
Pipefitters Local Union No. 208
Yvonne Boudreau, MD, MSPH
Denver Regional Office of the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Project Manager and Safety
Director of Braconier Plumbing and Heating Company
Associate Director for Safety
and Health Research at the Center to Protect Workers' Rights
Joseph Hurrell, Ph.D.
Consultant and Adjunct
Professor of Centre for Occupational Health and Safety at St. Mary's University
in
Gordon Smith, MD
Professor,
Students who are interested in
pursuing OHP training may apply for one of the graduate programs (Applied Social, Cognitive, Counseling, Perceptual and Brain Sciences and Industrial/Organizational). Application procedures
for each program can be found in http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Psychology/gradapply.shtml. In your application package (e.g.,
letter, financial aid, etc.), indicate that you would like to be considered as
an OHP trainee candidate.
Contact
Information
Peter
Chen ¡V (970) 491-4135; Email: Peter.Chen@Colostate.Edu
OHP
student representative:
Updated
on 02/26/2009