Steven G. Rogelberg (born 1967) is an American psychologist and professor at the

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. He is the founding director of the Organizational Science program and currently serves as Co-editor-in-Chief of the ''

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''.

Early life and education

Steven Rogelberg was born in

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and was raised in

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, California. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from

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in 1989. He then pursued a

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’s and

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives. In general, the goals of I-O psychology are to better understand and optimize the effec ...

at the

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in 1991 and 1994.

Career and professional activities

Rogelberg was the President of the Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP) and the Secretary General of the Alliance for Organisational Psychology. He has served on SIOP’s executive board in various ways and is a Fellow of the

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. He has received external grant funding for his work, including from the

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. Rogelberg has run three consulting centres, worked with

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, and served on multiple advisory boards. He founded and directs two outreach initiatives (VPA and SEEDS) focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of non-profit organizations. Rogelberg led the creation of the Volunteer Program Assessment (VPA), an outreach initiative to aid non-profit organizations in assessing the quality of their volunteer programs. He was also a co-founder of the Shelter Employee Engagement and Development System (SEEDS), a system for animal shelters that collects, and analyzes employee opinions about organizational issues.

Books

* Rogelberg, S.G. (2019). The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance. (

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) * Rogelberg, S.G. (2024). Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings

Awards and Honours

Rogelberg has received numerous awards and honours for his work, including: * Raymond A. Katzell Award for

(2022) * Humboldt Award (2017) * First Citizens Bank Scholar Award (2019) * Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Humanitarian Award * SIOP Distinguished Service Award * Belk College of Business Scholar Award 2020

Media and public engagement

Rogelberg's research has been featured in many media outlets, including

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, The ''Washington Post'', and

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. In 2022, Rogelberg testified before the

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on the application of

organizational psychology Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives. In general, the goals of I-O psychology are to better understand and optimize the effec ...

to improve the functioning of congressional staff and the institution.

References

External links

Personal Website
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