Highhouse twice honored by professional groups

Dr. Scott Highhouse, industrial/organizational psychology, has been named a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. (SIOP), a division of the APA.

Scott Highhouse

Based upon his outstanding contributions in the field of psychology and recommendations of the APA Board of Directors, the Council of Representatives elected Highhouse to Fellow status. According to Janet Matthews, APA Membership Committee chair, the field of psychology has been enhanced by Highhouse’s “diligent work and commitment.”

APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, it is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. Highhouse’s service to the organization includes being the APA 2004 Division 14 program chair.

In addition, Highhouse was one of eight bestowed Fellow status by SIOP during its 2004 annual conference in Chicago. He was honored for his programmatic research in decision making and its impact in several areas, including firm reputation, applicant recruitment practices and job choice. SIOP also praised Highhouse for questioning prevailing wisdom to develop important insights in the field.

An association of the world’s top workplace behavioral scientists, SIOP has more than 6,000 members from all 50 states and 42 countries. Its stated mission is to work toward the enhancement of human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the science, practice and teaching of industrial-organizational psychology.

The associate editor of the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Highhouse is also a member of the Judgment and Decision Making Society.

The industrial/organizational psychologist, who joined the BGSU faculty in 1996, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. His research areas include decision making in the workplace, organizational attraction and job choice, organizational staffing and individual assessment, and the history of applied psychology.