About Us
President: Annemarie Hiemstra
Dr. Annemarie Hiemstra is associate professor at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has over 20 years of experience in both science and practice in the areas of personnel selection, assessment and training. Within this field, her research focuses on (ethnic) diversity in admission, selection, and applicant reactions. Annemarie received her MSc and PhD degree in Work and Organizational Psychology from VU University and Erasmus University Rotterdam respectively. Annemarie is currently associate editor for the European Journal of Psychological Assessment. She was elected in 2017 as executive committee member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) and she served the final part of her term in the EC as EAWOP President (until 2023).
Treasurer: Scott Tonidandel
Scott Tonidandel is Professor of Management and Director of the Organizational Science Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. Scott’s research interests include issues related to leadership effectiveness, the impact of diversity in organizations, research methods, and Artificial Intelligence. Scott serves as an associate editor for Personnel Psychology and the Journal of Business and Psychology, is a former associate editor for the Journal of Applied Psychology and Organizational Research Methods, and is a fellow of SIOP, APA and APS.
Secretary: Juliana B. Porto
Juliana B. Porto is an associate professor at the University of
Brasília, Brazil, and a research fellow with the Brazilian National
Council for Scientific and Technological Development. With over 25
years of professional experience, she began her academic career as a
professor in 2006. Juliana earned both her MSc and PhD degrees in
Psychology from the University of Brasília, which included a research
period at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. She served as the President of the Brazilian Society of Work and Organisational
Psychology (SBPOT) from 2022 to 2024. Her research focuses on the
impact of personal values, organisational culture, and cross-cultural
phenomena, such as the concept of "jeitinho," on workers' well-being,
ethical behaviour, and trust.
External Communications: Alexandra Michel
Alexandra Michel is Scientific Director and Professor at the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) and Associate Professor for Work and Organizational Psychology at Heidelberg University, Germany. Besides being an academic, Alexandra is a practitioner with experiences as a Human Resources and Change Manager as well as a Coach. In addition, she is a certified systemic therapist and consultant (SG). Her primary research interests refer to resource-oriented interventions at work, organizational change, occupational health and coaching. She has published her research in leading Work and Organizational Psychology journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Organizational Behavior and is member of different editorial boards.
Incoming President's Message
Message from Annemarie Hiemstra
It is with great pleasure and honor that I greet you as the new President of the Alliance for Organizational Psychology.
The Alliance for Organizational Psychology (AOP) was established in 2009, envisioning support and advancement of the science and practice of organizational psychology globally, to promote cross-national collaboration and to facilitate more effective communication among the federated members. With over 15 federated members worldwide from different continents and countries, we are constantly striving to improve working life globally.
There are various successful activities, which are launched by the AOP. We organize several congresses that offer opportunities for exchange based on the latest empirical evidence. Via the “Big Tent”, a community of scientists and practitioners, we are connecting leadership of organizational psychology associations across the globe to promote local activities, discuss, and disseminate knowledge and best practices. Furthermore, we identified and depict our connecting themes and practices as organizational psychologists with the
In the coming years we will focus on global representation and facilitation of cross-national communication and collaborations. For example, with looking for opportunities to expand our group of federated members, to facilitate communication and collaboration between global associations and to spark initiatives by connecting IWOP leadership during the first AOP Summit meeting.
We are looking forward to joint initiatives with organizational psychologists across the world over the coming years.
Outgoing President's Message
Message from Barbara Kożusznik
Dear All,
As my role as President of Alliance for Organizational Psychology has come to an end, I would like to sincerely thank you for your cooperation and commitment to creating Alliance for Organizational Psychology as an organization for promoting the importance of work and organizational psychology for diagnosing and solving the problems of the modern world.
Thanks to the involvement of the world's largest organizations of work and organizational psychologists and creating the Alliance, we have the additional power to join in discussing and acting on the intractable situations of the contemporary world.
I am particularly proud of the speeches made by AOP representatives at the 2023 European Congress of Apllied Psychology in Katowice, Poland, and at the 2024 congress of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Chicago. I also believe that it is worth continuing the work undertaken on the Declaration of Identity on building a sense of unity and identity among members of the work and organizational psychology community.
I wish the current authorities of the AOP success and satisfaction in the implementation of the set goals and tasks.
Barbara Kożusznik
Past President of the Alliance for Organizational Psychology
