Professor of the Practice
Contact Information:
Email: elasson@umbc.edu
Shady Grove Office: Building III, Room 4147
Phone: (301) 738-6171
UMBC @ The Universities at Shady Grove Website
Education:
UMBC: B.A. in Psychology
Ner Israel College: Bachelor’s of Talmudic Law (BTL)
Wayne State University: M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Licenses and Certifications:
- Licensed Psychologist: WI 4046-57
- Board Certified, American Board of Professional Psychology
- SHRM-SCP certification: Society for Human Resource Management
- SPHR certification: Human Resources Certification Institute
Area of Study:
I/O Psychology, Human Resources
Research Interests:
Generational differences in the workforce, personality and integrity assessment, interviews, performance management, religion in the workplace.
Courses taught:
Legal Issues; Job Analysis; Capstone Experience; Seminar in Applied Social Psychology; Methods of Assessment; Practicum
Graduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Facilitation of internships and job opportunities for students
Undergraduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Graduate Program Affiliation(s):
Department of Psychology; Department of Public Policy
Leadership roles in the Department/College/University:
- Former Director of Masters in I/O Psychology Program
- Psychology Graduate Program Committee
- USG Faculty Committee
Areas of Practice:
- Job Analysis, selection and performance evaluation system development
- Employment interviewing
- Workplace crisis intervention
- HR Expert Witness advisory
- Executive and career coaching
- Exam writing
Selected Presentations:
- “Orthodox in the Workplace”: December 31, 2015 (Nof Ayalon, Israel)
- “Interviewing in Organizations”; April 8, 2016, December 30, 2015 and March 18, 2014, January 18, 2012 (Bowling Green, OH; Ariel, Ramat Gan, and Natanya, Israel)
- “Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Selection Interview; December 30, 2015, March 18, 2014,January 18, 2012 (Ariel, Ramat Gan, and Natanya, Israel)
- “What’s Trending in the Job Market” for the Executive Professional Network Group; March 10, 2015 (Baltimore, MD)
- “Professionalism in the Workplace” at the Universities at Shady Grove Career Center; March 24, 2016 and February 27, 2015 (Rockville, MD)
- “How to Ace Your Next Job Interview” at the Universities at Shady Grove Career Center; October 11, 2014 (Rockville, MD)
- “Managing Millennials in the Workplace” UMBC webinar; November 11, 2014
- “What’s Trending in Career Development” Keynote address for the Maryland Career Consortium; June 3, 2014 (Timonium, MD)
- “Career Development in Faith-Based Sector” for the Tevet Program of H. and J. Weinberg Foundation and Joint Distribution Committee; March 19, 2014 (Tel Aviv, Israel)
- “Jobless Recovery” at the Convention of the American Psychological Association; August 7. 2011 (Washington,DC)
- “The Art and Science of Developing Bio-data Items for Public Sector Selection Models” at the Spring 2003 Conference of MAPAC (Rehoboth Beach, DE)
- “Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of IT professionals: How to Catch‘em and Keep‘em at the Spring 2000 Conference of IPMAAC (Washington, DC)
- “Alphabet Soup and Chazal: Finding the Right Path to Mental Health” at the Nefesh Annual Conference; January 8, 2023 (Parsippany, NJ)