IO at Baruch

Baruch College & The Graduate Center, CUNY
Industrial-Organizational Psychology Ph.D. & M.S. programs

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We are thrilled to introduce our next alumni spotlight - Dr. Peter Yu! Dr. Yu is a graduate of Baruch’s I/O PhD program and is currently Head of Employee Voice and a People Analytics Advisor at Morgan Stanley! Read on to hear more about his role, words of wisdom, and more!

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What a way to wrap up the 2025-2026 year! 🎉 For our final brownbag of the semester, the third years tasked everyone with developing a selection system for a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Then, we celebrated with our final social of the year. Thanks to everyone who came out!

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At our recent Brownbag meeting, we were thrilled to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Kolmstetter, who shared her insights from 32 years of federal service across agencies, including the FBI, TSA, CIA, and NASA. Thank you, Elizabeth!

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Another unforgettable year at SIOP! Swipe through for some of our favorite moments connecting, learning, and representing our program with students, faculty, and alumni.

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We are so excited to share the 2026 Spring newsletter for the I-O programs at Baruch! Thank you so much to the newsletter team for their hard work in putting this together.

Click the link in our bio to view the newsletter & connect with us at SIOP, if you're attending this year!

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Congratulations to our second-year PhD student Madeleine Paradis on successfully presenting her thesis idea at this week's Brownbag. What an outstanding presentation!

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Thank you to Jared Weintraub, PhD, SPHR for speaking at our Brownbag meeting. He gave a fascinating presentation about his career path and the potential application of GenAI into I-O Psychology. We'll be sure to keep his words of wisdom in mind as we continue in our own careers!

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Join us at SIOP on 4/30 at 6:30pm for a special Baruch College Weissman School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate Center reunion! Come reconnect, catch up, and build new connections in New Orleans. Desserts and a cash bar will be available. We hope to see you there!

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We’re so excited to introduce this month’s faculty spotlight - Dr. Anna Gödöllei! Read on to learn more about Dr. Gödöllei’s research interests, career advice, and more!

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Congratulations to second-year PhD student Morgan Zipfel for presenting her thesis idea on employee wellbeing at this week's Brownbag. Thank you for the engaging presentation!

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We warmly welcomed Dr. Lily Blocker, Associate Professor of Management at Stony Brook University and METRO President Emeritus, to speak at this Monday's Brownbag. Thank you so much for sharing your career story and advice!

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We were so excited to have one of our alumni, Dr. Annie Kato, join us at this week's Brownbag! She spoke about her journey from graduate school to academia, her experience working in a business school, and her passion for teaching and mentoring students.

Thank you, Annie!

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Congratulations to Professor Charles Scherbaum on being named a SIOP Fellow! This is a great achievement and a testament to the impact of his contributions to the field.

He joins Professor Harold Goldstein and Joel Lefkowitz as SIOP Fellows among Baruch's I/O program faculty!👏

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At this week’s Brownbag meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Anna Kallschmidt. She gave a presentation on the “Unwritten Rules of Work” and discussed how social class can shape workplace experiences, communication, and career advancement.

Thank you, Dr. Kallschmidt!

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Our second-year student Morgan Young gave an outstanding presentation on her thesis design at last week's Brown Bag! Great job Morgan! 👏

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During this week’s Brownbag, our students engaged in 'idea speed-dating' and a research incubator to spark some exciting new ideas. We’re looking forward to all the future projects in the making!💡🧠✨

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A look back at our final Brownbag of last semester, featuring an I-O themed game of Clue. Thank you to everyone who played and made it such a fun way to wrap up the semester. We’re excited to kick off Spring 2026 together!

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Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Joel Lefkowitz for receiving the 2026 SIOP Distinguished Teaching Contributions Award as well as his in press IOP focal article! Thank you for the outstanding contributions you have made to our field! 👏

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Congrats to first years, Baya, Hilliary, Julie, Lujan, and Sage, on completing their first semester of the program! We’re so excited to have you as part of the Baruch community and look forward to what’s ahead. 🎉

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Thank you Dr. Ron Festa for joining us at last Monday's Brownbag! As an alum of the 2nd PhD cohort in Baruch's I/O program, he shared powerful career insights and inspired us to build the right mindset for our journeys.

We’re grateful for your wisdom and guidance, Dr. Festa! 🙌