Joseph A. Allen

Joseph A. Allen, PhD, MSci, SB

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Family & Preventive Medicine

Academic Office Information

joseph.a.allen@utah.edu

Joseph A. Allen, Ph.D., is a Professor of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology at the University of Utah. Before he completed his doctorate (Ph. D.) in Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) in 2010, he received his Master of Arts degree in I/O Psychology at the UNCC in 2008 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the Brigham Young University in 2005. His research focuses on three major areas of inquiry including the study of workplace meetings, organizational community engagement, and occupational safety and health. He has more than 100 publications in academic outlets, another 20 under review, and many works in progress for a number of journals. He has presented over 250 papers/posters at regional and national conferences and given more than 100 invited presentations on his research. His previous academic outlets include Human Relations, Human Performance, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Psychology, American Psychologist, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Group and Organization Management, and so on. He serves as a reviewer for various journals including the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Creative Behavior, and Academy of Management Journal. He is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Business and Psychology, Group and Organization Management, and the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. He directs the Center for Meeting Effectiveness housed in the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Dr. Allen has consulted for more than 350 non-profit and for-profit organizations. These include animal welfare organizations, human services organizations, large corporations, government entities, emergency safety and intelligence agencies, as well as retail conglomerates and external talent management firms. His research has attracted internal and external grant funding of more than $4 million since 2010. Dr. Allen can be reached at joseph.a.allen@utah.edu.

Education History

Undergraduate Brigham Young University
 BS
Graduate Training University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 MA
Doctoral Training University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 PhD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Thiese MS, Claflin S, Allen JA, Phillips (2026). The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular Disease for Shoulder Injuries in a Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 68(6), 489-495.
  2. Geczik AM, Lee J, Gefen D, Resick CJ, Allen JA, Quistberg DA, Burke P, McKinsey D, Borse R, Davis AL, Taylor J (2025). Development and Validation of a Safety Compliance Scale for Fire-Based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel. Prehospital emergency care, 1-10.
  3. Geczik AM, Lee J, Allen JA, Raposa ME, Robinson LF, Quistberg DA, Davis AL, Taylor J (2024). An updated analysis of safety climate and downstream outcomes in two convenience samples of U.S. fire departments (FOCUS 1.0 and 2.0 survey waves). Injury epidemiology, 11(1), 19.
  4. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Jones KJ, Sabalka L, Ciagala K, Meens (2023). Nurses' Experience Implementing an Automated Video Monitoring System to Decrease the Risk of Patient Falls during a Global Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11(18),
  5. Castro KC, Fisher AB, Geczik AM, Boyer SL, Resick CJ, Lee J, Davis AL, Taylor JA, Allen J (2023). By Nature, We're Doers and Problem Solvers: Evolving Job Demands and Resources in Response to COVID-19 Among US-Based Fire Service Personnel (The RAPID Study II). Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 65(4), e195-e203.
  6. Raposa ME, Mullin G, Murray RM, Shepler LJ, Castro KC, Fisher AB, Gallogly VH, Davis AL, Resick CJ, Lee J, Allen JA, Taylor J (2023). Assessing the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on US Fire-Based Emergency Medical Services Responders: A Tale of Two Samples (The RAPID Study I). Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 65(4), e184-e194.
  7. Allen JA, Thiese MS, Eden E, Knowles S (2022). Why Am I So Exhausted?: Exploring Meeting-to-Work Transition Time and Recovery From Virtual Meeting Fatigue. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 64(12), 1053-1058.
  8. Lee J, Resick CJ, Allen JA, Davis AL, Taylor J (2022). Interplay between Safety Climate and Emotional Exhaustion: Effects on First Responders' Safety Behavior and Wellbeing Over Time. Journal of business and psychology, 1-23.
  9. Geczik AM, Lee J, Davis AL, Allen JA, Taylor J (2022). Size matters: How safety climate and downstream outcomes vary by fire department organization type. Injury epidemiology, 9(1), 11.
  10. Thiese MS, Allen JA, Knudson M, Free K, Petersen (2021). Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Lawyers and Other Law Professionals. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 63(5), 381-386.
  11. Murray RM, Allen JA, Davis AL, Taylor J (2020). Meeting science meets public health: Results from the "Stress and Violence in fire-based EMS Responders (SAVER)" Systems Checklist Consensus Conference (SC(3)). Journal of safety research, 74, 249-261.
  12. Trent SB, Allen JA, Prange K (2020). Communicating our way to engaged volunteers: A mediated process model of volunteer communication, engagement, and commitment. Journal of community psychology, 48(7), 2174-2190.
  13. Jones KJ, Skinner A, Venema D, Crowe J, High R, Kennel V, Allen J, Reiter-Palmon (2019). Evaluating the use of multiteam systems to manage the complexity of inpatient falls in rural hospitals. Health services research, 54(5), 994-1006.
  14. Mroz JE, Landowski N, Allen JA, Fernandez (2019). Organizational Meeting Orientation: Setting the Stage for Team Success or Failure Over Time. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 812.
  15. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V, Jones K (2019). Group and Organizational Safety Norms Set the Stage for Good Post-Fall Huddles. Journal of leadership & organizational studies, 26(4), 465-475.
  16. Taylor JA, Murray RM, Davis AL, Shepler LJ, Harrison CK, Novinger NA, Allen J (2019). Creation of a Systems-Level Checklist to Address Stress and Violence in Fire-Based Emergency Medical Services Responders. Occupational health science, 3(3), 265-295.
  17. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Crowe J, Scott C (2018). Debriefs: Teams learning from doing in context. Am Psychol, 73(4), 504-516.
  18. Gibson JL, Payne SC, Morgan WB, Allen JA (2018). The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's guidelines for education and training: An executive summary of the 2016/2017 revision. Am Psychol, 73(5), 678-682.
  19. Lehmann-Willenbrock N, Allen J (2018). Modeling Temporal Interaction Dynamics in Organizational Settings. Journal of business and psychology, 33(3), 325-344.
  20. Brosi P, Allen J Anger in meetings: Do Meeting Members Respond with Emotional Labor?. Groups and Organization Management,

Review

  1. Duff JP, Morse KJ, Seelandt J, Gross IT, Lydston M, Sargeant J, Dieckmann P, Allen JA, Rudolph JW, Kolbe (2024). Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Simulation in healthcare, 19(1S), S112-S121.
  2. Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V, Allen J (2021). Teams in Small Organizations: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Considerations. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 530291.
  3. Murray RM, Davis AL, Shepler LJ, Moore-Merrell L, Troup WJ, Allen JA, Taylor J (2020). A Systematic Review of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Medical Services Responders. New solutions, 29(4), 487-503.