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Bowling Green, Ohio March 21, 2019 - Roya Ayman, PhD, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Ayman is one of 20 distinguished industrial-organizational psychologists to be awarded SIOP Fellow status on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the 34th Annual SIOP Conference.
The profession of industrial and organizational psychology addresses the full range of human interactions in organizational settings. Members of the profession may be researchers, teachers, practitioners or administrators. They work in several settings including in business, government, consulting, and academia. SIOP Fellows may be recognized for outstanding contributions to the profession in any of these areas.
Dr. Roya Ayman, Director of the Illinois Institute of Technology's I-O psychology program since 1989, has made significant contributions to the profession in several areas, including teaching, scholarly research, and academic leadership. Her primary research specializations include Leadership, Cross Cultural Research; and Leadership, Gender, and Culture relationships. She's supervised 34 PhDs and 64 Master's degrees, and many of her proteges have achieved high-level success as corporate executives, educators, consultants and entrepreneurs. Dr. Ayman has also contributed service to the profession and the wider community through her work on editorial boards, conference committees, state-wide education working groups, and international volunteer work. Dr. Ayman's work has been impactful far beyond the borders of the United States through her international presentations, teaching and consulting work.
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To be considered for SIOP Fellow status, a member must be nominated by another member, and endorsed by at least three more SIOP Fellows. A member who has been active in the Society for ten years or more is eligible based on meaningful, sustained and unusual impact on the field.
About SIOP
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is an international professional organization with an annual membership of more than 10,000 industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists. SIOP's mission is to enhance human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the science, practice, and teaching of I-O psychology.