I-O Program Photos -- **still to be updated**
Mike is the coordinator of the I/O program. Susan tells him what to do in all other aspects of his life, including which dogs to walk and when. This picture was taken by Research student Donna Plemons at the 2nd annual pre-final party held at the home of Susan and Mike. The home is located two blocks from Holt Hall. It was built in 1915 or so. They purchased it in 1993 and have been restoring it ever since. But don't ask Susan when the upstairs will be completely finished - it's a sore subject. The good news is that the house is big enough to hold the Bidermans and their seven dogs - Smidgen, Peter, Serendipity, Hannah, Maxine, Pepper, and the light of Susan's life, Katie Rose. All are foundlings. They are kind enough to let Mike and Susan share the house, although it's first-come, first-served when it comes to chairs, sofas, and the daybed in the master bedroom.
Class of 2005 students Lauren Peters. Glory Mathew, Sharon Hopkins, Mike Clark, Leslie McDaniel, and Caleb Hayes waiting for class in Holt 304, the "Room of Rocky Tables". In spite of budget cuts, the tables were replaced this year with new improved models that don't make you seasick.
Class of 2006 students Chaleeta Arender, Lyndsay Wrensen, and Alison Brasher. Chaleeta came to us from Mississippi, thanks in part to her friend, Jennifer Sebren, a 2005 grad. Chaleeta works as a graduate assistant for Dr. Karen Adsit, Director of the Walker Teaching Resource Center. Chaleeta has an internships this summer at SI Corporation. Lyndsay graduated from Georgia and worked in Atlanta before deciding to go back to school. Lyndsay has a graduate assistantship with the Psychology Department and will be in charge of administration of the Psych 101 gradebook this coming year. She's interning this summer at NewRoads in Chattanooga. Alison has a graduate assistantship with Dr. David Sachsman, holder of the West Chair of Excellence and Professor of Communications.
Class of 2006 members Drew Neslin and Kristen Nowell.. Drew is from Georgia and has worked as a graduate assistant at the University Center and most recently for Dr. J.R. Clark, holder of the Probasco Chair and Director of the Center for Economic Education. Kristen is from Mississippi. She has a graduate assistantship with the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Institutional Research. After arriving in Chattanooga, she discovered that one of her former classmates was a recent graduate of the program and that a cousin of her former classmate is also a former graduate. Small world. By coincidence, Drew and Kristen both obtained internships for Summer 2005 at the same company, Absentys. And to make the world seem even smaller, three graduates of the program are also employed full-time at Absentys. Who says we don't take are of our own?.
Recent graduates Glory Mathew and Stephanie McDonnell. Glory graduated from the I/O program and has headed back to Florida. She worked as a graduate assistant for the Center for Applied Social Research, putting her SPSS and other survey research skills to the test. Stephanie graduated from the Research Master's program where she worked with Dr. David Ross. Stephanie was also a graduate assistant for the Center for Economic Education.
Class of 2006 students Holly Vande Walle, Laura Yuenger, Alison Brasher, Chaleeta Arender, and I/O faculty member Brian O'Leary. Holly was originally going to live in a small city in Georgia and commute to Chattanooga, but during the drive around Chattanooga with Mike Biderman she decided that Chattanooga is too beautiful to be away from and now lives in the city. She recently became a graduate assistant for the Center for Applied Social Research, taking over from Glory Mathew. For a while, Laura had one of the most interesting part time jobs of any student in the program. She was a new car salesperson for a local high end GM dealer. She moved on to an internship at Blue Cross Blue Shield. Brian has also had an interesting work history. He worked as a CPA for several years before deciding to go back to Tulane and complete his doctorate. He says he enjoys working at UTC in spite of the considerable reduction in pay from his previous job.
Rachel Hyde and Kristen Nowell. This picture was taken in Holt Hall. Yes it is often cold in the building, which is why Rachel is bundled up. Kristen had decided to rough it.
Class of 2006 members Ryan Picarella, Chaleeta Arender, Lyndsay Wrensen, and Alison Brasher. Ryan worked as a waiter at 212 Market, an upscale restaurant near the TN Aquarium before joining the program. He's officially quit that job, although he admits to helping out occasionally. He now has an internship at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chattanooga. One of his work assignments has been to analyze turnover data. He commented that it was just like a statistics assignment.
Lyndsay Wrensen in the summer of 2004 holding a draft of a paper that was to be submitted for the next SIOP convention. Lyndsay enrolled in the program in the spring of 2004, and asked to take an independent research course. Biderman assigned her the task of preparing a paper investigating the personal correlates of faking ability using a structural equation model. She performed the background research, created the necessary questionnaires, carried out the procedure, and wrote the paper. It was presented in Los Angeles in April 2005, before she had completed her first official year in the program.
