HOUSTON (April 18, 2007): Fabian Elizondo, Birkman’s newest psychometrician, will be presenting at the 22nd Annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
The conference will be held at the Times Square Marriott Marquis in New York City, occurring April 27-29, 2007.
“Working with the Birkman Method is an exciting and challenging experience,”
As Birkman’s newest researcher, Elizondo has a double bachelor’s in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with an emphasis in quantitative methods and statistics from Lamar University.
Before joining Birkman, Fabian served as a Psychometrician and Research Consultant for Hogan Assessments. He is fluent in both English and in Spanish.
Elizondo will be presenting at:
Worker-Oriented Job Analysis Tools: Development and Validation
“The Development of a Values-Motives-
Location: Marquis C Ballroom
Date/Time: Friday, April 27 at 5 pm
The SIOP conference boasts several preconference workshops, cutting edge seminars, special events, and networking functions.
“This conference is the perfect place to showcase discoveries and to interact with the broad psychometric community at large,” said Elizondo.
SIOP is a division within the APA that is also an organizational affiliate of the APS. The Society’s mission is to enhance human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the science, practice, and teaching of industrial-organizational psychology.
“As a Psychometrician, Elizondo will work with Drs. Larry Lee and Patrick Wadlington on improving the reliability and validity of our products,” said Sharon Birkman-Fink, President and CEO of Birkman International. “Their effort is critical toward developing new products and supporting our clients with research that they will find relevant in their utilization of the Birkman Method.”
About Birkman:
The Birkman Method ® has been in use for over 50 years and has been used by over 2 million people and 5,000 organizations worldwide, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and individuals in their hiring, retention, motivational and organizational development activities. The assessment accurately measures social behaviors, underlying expectations of interpersonal and task actions, potential stress reactions to unmet expectations, occupational preferences and organizational strengths. For more information:
Media Contact
Suzy Ginsburg
713-721-4774
suzy@gcomworks.com
