Occupational Health Psychology

Students who are interested in developing a concentration in Occupational Health Psychology can participate in a new graduate certificate program that has been developed with support from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training with an emphasis on research. To earn the graduate certificate, students must complete an introductory OSH proseminar, a field research methods or epidemiology course, supervised field or lab research in OSH, plus elective courses in OSH such as ergonomics and organizational stress. Most students enrolled in the certificate program are studying full-time to receive a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and are able to continue their studies over summer with fellowship support. The faculty are enthusiastic about conducting multidisciplinary research with students and each other, including the macroergonomics of hazard management and interventions to reduce musculoskeletal injuries, utility analyses for justifying OSH programs, design of rest break schedules during computer-mediated work, gender discrimination and workplace incivility, and the health and psychophysiology of work teams engaged in human-computer interaction.

Faculty coordinating this program include Rob Henning (I/O Psychology, Vicki Magley (I/O Psychology), and Nick Warren (Ergonomics Technology Center, UConn Health Center)

For more information about this program, contact:
Rob Henning: Robert.Henning@uconn.edu or
Vicki Magley: Vicki.Magley@uconn.edu

UConn students who plan to complete the OHP Graduate Certificate need to apply for admission and complete an OHP Plan of Study. Download this form for information about how to apply for admission to the Occupational Health Psychology graduate certificate program: OHPAdmission2007.pdf