Industrial & Organizational Psychology (I-O Psychology) Consultants

Professional Statistical Services (ProStatServices) has furnished Industrial / Organizational Psychology consulting services to numerous public and private sector organizations in the areas Performance Appraisal, Selection, Compensation, and HR Software Development. Clients have included business, government agencies, lawyers, non-profit organizations, and researchers, among others.

ProStatServices offers high levels of expertise in the following methods and procedures:

Performance Appraisal & Management Compensation Systems Test Development & Evaluation HR Planning Employee Surveys & Analysis

Employment Selection Systems Program Evaluation & Criterion Development Data Analysis Programming (Excel, VBA, etc.) Statistical Analysis (SPSS, Stata, etc.) Management Science/Operations Research

President and Principal, Jeffrey S. Kane, PhD, is an Organizational Psychologist (Ph.D., The University of Michigan, M.A. University of Minnesota) with extensive education and experience in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, statistical methods and their application, and the design of research and evaluation projects.

Dr. Kane has consulted with numerous firms and governmental organizations on a wide range of projects related to HRM, including the development of performance appraisal & management systems, employment selection systems, compensation systems, evaluation of training & development programs, and HR planning. He has designed and/or statistically analyzed the data for hundreds of research studies worldwide in many different fields, the reports of which have been published in major journals, accepted as dissertations, or implemented to improve the operations of businesses.

Dr. Kane was the founder and editor of Human Resource Management Review, a major journal devoted to conceptual contributions to the field of HRM. He has had articles published in some of the leading professional journals, including Personnel Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Human Relations, and is the author of numerous book chapters

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Deanna E. Foster, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and President of Psychological Resources and Services, Inc. She has over 20 years experience in assessing psychological disorders within the context of Employment and Disability issues.

Dr. Foster has been practicing Organizational Psychology since 1993. She has extensive background experience in stress disorders, depression, trauma, and anxiety that may be associated with issues such as retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, disability issues (ADA), physical injury, wrongful termination, and fitness for duty. Her clients have included Apollo Group, Applied Materials, Avnet, Inc., Barclays Global Investors, Black & Decker, DHL, Motorola, Inc., NIKE, Northern Trust Bank, Pitzer College, Sonic Air, Division of UPS, and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Consulting Services

• Evaluating and counseling management and employees and designing interventions to improve performance, interpersonal behavior, and stress management
• Developing policy and procedure strategies to reduce stress in the workplace
• Addressing disruptive interpersonal dynamics in the workplace
• Designing and developing interventional strategies to minimize conflict, while improving morale, productivity, and efficiency
• Conducting individual and group treatment to address individual and group needs within the context of the organization
• Mediating conflicts between employees and management

A recognized expert in her field, Dr. Foster is a Guest Lecturer delivering presentations in Organizational Psychology and Work Dynamics in advanced post-doctoral level seminars throughout California, across the United States, and Europe.

Education: PhD Psychology, magna cum laude, University of Southern California

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Rose Porterfield Group (RPG) has over 30 years of experience providing Business Performance and Human Resource services. At RPG we take a practical and aggressive approach to consulting. In three decades, RPG has worked with hundreds of companies in almost every industry sector. We have developed thousands of executives, built better teams, handled crises and mergers, and helped our clients avoid employment-related lawsuits. Our firm has published articles, books and columns on the use of consultants, testing, assessment, and developing executives in industry.

Consulting Services Include:

• Assessment for Hiring and Promotion - RPG specialists include PhD level psychologists, experts in testing, interviewing and assessment, and whose full time endeavor is helping businesses raise the performance bar in their organization by hiring and promoting on the very best "fits."
• Teambuilding and Individual Coaching - RPG evaluates teams and measures their ability to overcome personal conflicts and office politics that disrupt group dynamics. They understand the effect of individual behavior on group productivity and appreciate the different communication styles of individual members.
• Crisis Conflict Solutions - RPG mediation is a cost effective, humane, and useful way to resolve workplace conflicts. Mediation works because a neutral third party facilitates meetings between parties, enabling them to stay productive and allowing participants to develop the solutions to their problems before they escalate.
• Executive Development - RPG uses sophisticated psychological assessments and tailors programs to match both the goals of the organization and the individual.
• Change Management - RPG serves as an expert adviser to help senior executives achieve company goals by providing innovative, integrated and practical solutions to align an organization's people and business strategies.
  
  Robyn W. Porterfield, PhD - Managing Principal at RPG, spent over ten years in sales and marketing prior to completing her PhD in Industrial Psychology. While completing her PhD, Dr. Porterfield served as Director of Client Services for a Texas-based on-line psychological testing firm, consulting to management on such issues as individual and team fit, conflict resolution, hiring, coaching, and management succession planning.
  
  As a consultant, Dr. Porterfield has assessed executives in such diverse industries as financial management, food service, telecommunications and retail. For five years, Robyn and Bob co-wrote a column for the Dallas Business Journal titled, C-Level Coach. Robyn is also a professional mediator and currently mediates for Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County, Texas.
  
  
  Robert G. Rose, PhD, Principal at RPG, received his PhD from Florida State University. Since 1976 he has served as consultant to organizations in virtually every industry including health care, retail, IT services, manufacturing, construction, aviation, and many others. In his over 30 years as a consultant, Dr. Rose has encountered virtually every problem that an organization can experience, and has seen that good teamwork - from hiring to development - always benefits both the individual and the company.
  
  Bob is the author of numerous articles on communication, crisis handling, and conceptualizing purpose and culture within organizations, and his books on consulting are required reading by major corporations.
  
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