Joseph A. Allen, Ph.D., is a Professor of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology at the University of Utah. Before he completed his doctorate (Ph. D.) in Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) in 2010, he received his Master of Arts degree in I/O Psychology at the UNCC in 2008 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the Brigham Young University in 2005. His research focuses on three major areas of inquiry including the study of workplace meetings, organizational community engagement, and occupational safety and health.

He has more than 200 publications in academic outlets, another 20 under review, and many works in progress for a number of journals. He has presented more than 300 papers/posters at regional and national conferences and given more than 100 invited presentations on his research. His previous academic outlets include Human Relations, Human Performance, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Psychology, American Psychologist, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Group and Organization Management, and so on. He serves as a reviewer for various journals including the

Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Creative Behavior, and Academy of Management Journal.

He is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Business and Psychology, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Small Group Research, Journal of Community Psychology, and Organizational Psychology Review. He also sits on the Advisory board of several start-up companies, including MeetingScience and H2HI (Human to Human Interaction).

He directs the Center for Meeting Effectiveness housed in the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

Dr. Allen has consulted for more than 500 non-profit and for-profit organizations. These include animal welfare organizations, human services organizations, large corporations, government entities, emergency safety and intelligence agencies, as well as retail conglomerates and external talent management firms.

His research has attracted internal and external grant funding of more than $20 million since 2010.

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Prof. Dr. Joseph A. Allen

Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH)
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Utah

Publications and Presentations

Total 186 refereed publications:

118 Refereed journal publications

30 Refereed book chapters and encyclopedia entries

8 Books

30 other publications in academic and trade outlets

294 conference presentations

401 technical reports

Scientometric evidence of research productivity

Over 6144 citations to work since 2010 according to an analysis by Google Scholar author impact analysis software. H-index of 41. i10-index of 100.