22nd Annual River Cities I-O (RCIO) Psychology Conference

Please Support RCIO

Become a sponsor donor by making a tax-deductible donation to support the RCIO conference series. Donations at any level are appreciated. Those who commit at least at the following levels will be specially thanked with these benefits:

$500 = Donor status: includes direct recognition of you/your organization on the conference website and during the conference + 1 conference registration

$1000 = Sponsor status: includes the benefits of those with "Donor status" + 1 additional conference registration + table/exhibit space during the interactive poster session

Donations can be made two ways:

  1. By credit card, securely online at [*updated url forthcoming]
  2. By check, payable to "UTC" with a letter, memo, or check comment to note "RCIO Conference".

The UC Foundation will process donation information to you in a timely fashion.

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RCIO 2026

November 6 and 7, 2026

Work in an Age of Division: Understanding and addressing social and political tensions at work

Part of the RCIO Conference Series: Putting Psychological Science to Work - To engage and empower current and future HR and talent-related professionals by bridging current science and best practices for talent and organization management.

 

The Master's of Science program in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) invites you to participate in the 22nd Annual River Cities I-O (RCIO) Psychology Conference. We look forward to welcoming you to this next installment of our long-running conference series that promises to be engaging, relevant, and memorable. This year we will be exploring topics related to the theme of: Work in an Age of Division: Understanding and addressing social and political tensions at work. 

The annual RCIO conference is a highly professional, yet student- and practitioner-friendly event that provides a positive, encouraging, and up-to-date educational experience. Our objective is to make the RCIO Conference Series the most rewarding mini-conference experience you can have each year. This is accomplished with a combination of top-notch presentations by leading experts in the I-O psychology and talent management fields, tailored for relevance and utility to students and practitioners in these domains. Learn more about this conference series by exploring this conference website and our conference archives and proceedings (use the links in the navigation bar to the left). You can also get a sense for the feel and experience of RCIO by reading a letter of support written by the late and truly great Dr. Paul Muchinsky (click here).

Thanks to our conference partner, Peak Performance consulting, conference participants can earn SHRM PDC credits for attending RCIO 2026. Details will be provided to conference attendees at the conclusion of the event.

The River Cities I-O Psychology (RCIO) Conference Series is an annual outreach and education initiative managed by UTC's M.S. degree program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Click the "RCIO" button on the left navigation bar and follow the links for direct access to essential information. If you are interested in learning more about past RCIO events, please check out our RCIO Conference Proceedings.

If you are interested in supporting this conference series as a sponsor, please refer to the details in the left-side navigation bar or contact the conference chair, Dr. Chris Cunningham ([email protected])

Special thanks to the following sponsors and significant supporters of the RCIO 2026 event: Peak Performance consulting 

RCIO 2026 Featured Presenters

Brian P. Baskette, MS, Black Dog Associates, LLC (LinkedIn)

Shawn Bergman, PhD, Appalachian State University (LinkedIn)

Ailyn Sanchez Corral, Appalachian State University (LinkedIn)

Matt Kohut, KNP Communications (LinkedIn)

Morela Hernandez, PhD - University of Michigan (Website)

Jason Miller, PhD - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Website)

Edward Tomlinson, PhD - University of South Florida (LinkedIn)

For more information about the presentations and posters for RCIO 2026, check out our Conference Schedule.

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