Michael G. Aamodt (born September 1, 1957) is an American industrial and organizational psychology professor at

Radford University Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia. It is one of the state's eight doctorate-granting public universities. Founded in 1910, Radford offers curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, graduate programs inclu ...

who has published more than 50 professional journal articles and presented more than 100 papers at professional conferences. Aamodt is actively involved in SHRM and is the 2009 president of the New River Valley chapter of SHRM as well as the advisor for the

Chapter. He received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He has three nieces, Emily Aamodt, Kitty Aamodt, and Liz Aamodt who reside in California.

Areas of research

Police psychology Police psychology, also referred to as "police and public safety psychology," was formally recognized in 2013 by the American Psychological Association as a specialty in professional psychology. The goal of police psychology is to ensure law enforce ...

* Industrial and Organizational Psychology * Forensic psychology

Publications

Books

*''Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach'' *''Research in Law Enforcement Selection'' *''Law Enforcement Selection: Research Summaries'' *''Understanding Statistics: A Guide for I/O Psychologists and Human Resource Professionals'' *''Human Relations in Business''

Journals

*''Applied HRM Research'' *''Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology'' *''Criminal Justice and Behavior''

References

Radford University I/O Psychology home pageMike Aamodt's Radford University page
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