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Washington, D.C., April 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Institutes for Research (AIR) experts will offer presentations on a variety of workplace and training issues at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), being held April 27-29, 2017, at Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.

The 2017 SIOP conference, focused around the theme, “Exploring New Frontiers,” will provide more than 4,200 attendees with opportunities to network, share ideas, forge partnerships and explore the latest research and practices in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology.

Presentations by AIR staff include:

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

10:30 – 11:50 AM EDT

• What’s Not Taught in Grad School (Panel Discussion 11: Truth About Assessment Development) N. Hemisphere A2 AIR Chair: Kimberly Adams

10:30 – 11:20 AM EDT

•   The Co-Bots Are Coming! Is I-O Ready? (Alternative Session Type with Presenters 22) S. Hemisphere V AIR Presenter: Genevieve Johnson

 12:00 – 1:20 PM EDT

• New Directions in Employee Overqualification Research (Symposium/Forum 35) N. Hemisphere A3 Overqualification and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Basic Needs AIR Presenters: Soner Dumani & Genevieve Johnson

3:30 – 4:50 PM EDT

• From Grad Student to Professional - Things I Wish I Knew 2.0 (Alternative Session Type with Presenters 82) N. Hemisphere E4 AIR Presenter: Soner Dumani

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017

8:30 – 9:20 AM EDT

• It’s About Time: How Constraints Influence Creative Problem Solving (Poster Session 123-17) Atlantic BC AIR Presenter: Genevieve Johnson

5:00 – 6:30 PM EDT

• SIOP Practitioner Speed Mentoring Facilitation (SIOP Sponsored Event) S. Hemisphere IV AIR Presenter: Soner Dumani

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017

1:30 – 2:20 PM EDT

• I-O Psychology in an IT World (Panel Discussion 329) S. Hemisphere I AIR Chair: Kelley J. Krokos

Learn more about the conference at http://www.siop.org/conferences/17con/ .

About AIR Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org .

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Makini Nyanteh American Institutes for Research 202-403-5000 mnyanteh@air.org