应用心理学为增进生活和解决社会问题创造了理解和解决方案。在我们的研究中，我们使用科学来产生知识，以指导行动并在日常生活的背景和环境中制定政策。我们将问题带到种族，阶级，性别，文化，年龄和残疾状况各异的社区，企业和非营利组织，学校和家庭。这使我们的科学不仅经常与国内外其他研究人员合作，而且还与生活和工作环境中的人们合作。通过合作，我们努力让社区合作者使用和维持我们共同学习的知识。<br> <br>工业/组织（I / O）心理学关注心理学理论，研究方法和干预策略对工作场所问题的应用。 。I / O心理学家有兴
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology concerns the application of psychological theories, research methods, and intervention strategies to workplace issues. I/O psychologists are interested in helping organizations to be highly productive while ensuring that their workers are able to lead physically and psychologically healthy work lives. Topics focused on at Portland State University include Personnel Psychology, Employee Motivation and Leadership, Employee Training and Development, Organization Development and Guided Change, Organizational Behavior, and Work and Family. The Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program trains students to apply psychological research to applied settings. Although most of our graduates go on to work in government, consulting, or private industry, our program prepares students for both academic and practitioner settings. Our program places a strong emphasis on research, but does not emphasize laboratory-based research designs, and few faculty conduct laboratory-based research.