Saturday, 3:15pm-4:45pm

This session will focus on a panel discussion of the changing nature of work with a particular emphasis on the changing role of the employer and employees in managing the work/nonwork interface. A variety of "hot topics" will be discussed by expert researchers in the area of work/life issues and the changing workplace. Experts will discuss the current state of research in this area and what additional research is needed to answer important questions. Specific research areas to be discussed include alternative work schedules and dual career issues.

Dr. Louis Buffardi is Associate Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in 1970. Dr. Buffardi's research interests include individual differences in applied settings, work and family issues, and human error in complex tasks, with the latter project funded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. His research has appeared in American Psychologist, Human Factors, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Science, and the Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. Dr. Buffardi is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists.

Robert Caplan is a Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He is also the Director of the Industrial/Organizational and Applied Social Psychology Programs. Dr. Caplan holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan (1971). Dr. Caplan conducts research on couples coping with unemployment and dual careers. He also studies program evaluation and implementation, social-emotional competence in organizations, and organizational development.

Dr. Lillian Eby is an assistant professor in the Applied Psychology Program at The University of Georgia. Dr. Eby joined the faculty at The University of Georgia in 1996 after completing her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Eby's primary areas of research include employee relocation, issues facing dual-career couples, workplace mentoring, and work teams. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Group and Organization Management, and Journal of Organizational Behavior, among others. Dr. Eby is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Resource Management Review, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior and she is an active member of SIOP as well as the Careers and Human Resources divisions of the Academy of Management. Dr. Eby has consulted with a variety of organizations including BellSouth, L.M. Berry and Company, Right Management Associates, in addition to working with managers and executives from around the United States in various management development and executive development programs. This consulting work has been in the area of work teams implementation, organizational downsizing, executive development, training, and employee/managerial selection.