Hope all is well with you and yours. Things are good here. I am working with colleagues from Seattle Pacific University on identifying panelists to participate in a dialogue at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) 2015 annual meeting on religious diversity. We are looking for persons who can share Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu faith perspectives to complement the existing panelists. If you or someone you know are practicing I/O psychologists or studies religious discrimination in organizations and are interesting in participating, please respond to me or directly to Helen Chung (helen3chung@gmail.com). 

Thanks for your time and consideration. Have a great day!

Warm regards,

Douglas

Proposal for a panel discussion on Religious Diversity for 2015 SIOP Conference

Panel Co-chairs:

Helen Chung, I-O doctoral student at SPU (helen3chung@gmail.com)

John Terrill, Director of the Center for Integrity in Business at SPU (jterrill@spu.edu)

Summary of proposal:

Although the conversation around diversity in the workplace within the larger I-O field has engaged topics such as race, age, gender, and sexual orientation, an area that has remained largely in the background is religion and its implications for research and practice in the workplace. For scientists and researchers who are committed to a religious tradition, the conversation around faith has been a relatively private one, even though one's religious orientation can significantly impact the kind of work that is done. In this panel discussion four to five I-O researchers and practitioners will discuss the role that religion plays in their work including the potential opportunities, risks, and limitations that should be considered in discussing religion within I/O psychology. We are seeking panelists who represent a variety of religious traditions including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism to engage in a dialogue around the meaning of religion for research, practice, and organizational life.

SIOP Conference – Philadelphia, PA – April 23-25, 2015

Submission Deadline – September 10, 2014