Joseph A. Allen

Joseph A. Allen, PhD, MSci, SB

Languages spoken: English

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

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Thiese MS, Claflin S, Allen JA, Phillips A (2025). The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular Disease for Shoulder Injuries in a Retrospective Cohort Study. J Occup Environ Med, 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 JA (2025). Development and Validation of a Safety Compliance Scale for Fire-Based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel. Prehosp Emerg Care, 1-10.
  3. Geczik AM, Lee J, Allen JA, Raposa ME, Robinson LF, Quistberg DA, Davis AL, Taylor JA (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). Inj Epidemiol, 11(1), 19.
  4. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Jones KJ, Sabalka L, Ciagala K, Meens A (2023). Nurses' Experience Implementing an Automated Video Monitoring System to Decrease the Risk of Patient Falls during a Global Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel), 11(18).
  5. Raposa ME, Mullin G, Murray RM, Shepler LJ, Castro KC, Fisher AB, Gallogly VH, Davis AL, Resick CJ, Lee J, Allen JA, Taylor JA (2022). 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). J Occup Environ Med, 65(4), e184-e194.
  6. Castro KC, Fisher AB, Geczik AM, Boyer SL, Resick CJ, Lee J, Davis AL, Taylor JA, Allen JA (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). J Occup Environ Med, 65(4), e195-e203.
  7. Lee J, Resick CJ, Allen JA, Davis AL, Taylor JA (2022). Interplay between Safety Climate and Emotional Exhaustion: Effects on First Responders' Safety Behavior and Wellbeing Over Time. J Bus Psychol, 1-23.
  8. Allen JA, Thiese MS, Eden E, Knowles SE (2022). Why Am I So Exhausted?: Exploring Meeting-to-Work Transition Time and Recovery From Virtual Meeting Fatigue. J Occup Environ Med, 64(12), 1053-1058.
  9. Geczik AM, Lee J, Davis AL, Allen JA, Taylor JA (2022). Size matters: How safety climate and downstream outcomes vary by fire department organization type. Inj Epidemiol, 9(1), 11.
  10. Thiese MS, Allen JA, Knudson M, Free K, Petersen P (2021). Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Lawyers and Other Law Professionals. J Occup Environ Med, 63(5), 381-386.
  11. Trent SB, Allen JA, Prange KA (2019). Communicating our way to engaged volunteers: A mediated process model of volunteer communication, engagement, and commitment. J Community Psychol, 48(7), 2174-2190.
  12. Murray RM, Allen JA, Davis AL, Taylor JA (2020). Meeting science meets public health: Results from the "Stress and Violence in fire-based EMS Responders (SAVER)" Systems Checklist Consensus Conference (SC(3)). J Safety Res, 74, 249-261.
  13. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V, Jones KJ (2018). Group and Organizational Safety Norms Set the Stage for Good Post-Fall Huddles. J Leadersh Organ Stud, 26(4), 465-475.
  14. Jones KJ, Skinner A, Venema D, Crowe J, High R, Kennel V, Allen J, Reiter-Palmon R (2019). Evaluating the use of multiteam systems to manage the complexity of inpatient falls in rural hospitals. Health Serv Res, 54(5), 994-1006.
  15. Mroz JE, Landowski N, Allen JA, Fernandez C (2019). Organizational Meeting Orientation: Setting the Stage for Team Success or Failure Over Time. Front Psychol, 10, 812.
  16. Taylor JA, Murray RM, Davis AL, Shepler LJ, Harrison CK, Novinger NA, Allen JA (2021). Creation of a Systems-Level Checklist to Address Stress and Violence in Fire-Based Emergency Medical Services Responders. Occup Health Sci, 3(3), 265-295.
  17. 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. American Psychologist, 73(5), 678-682.
  18. Allen JA, Reiter-Palmon R, Crowe J, Scott C (2018). Debriefs: Teams learning from doing in context. American Psychologist, 73(4), 504-516.
  19. Lehmann-Willenbrock N, Allen JA (2017). Modeling Temporal Interaction Dynamics in Organizational Settings. J Bus Psychol, 33(3), 325-344.
  20. Brosi P, Allen JA (under review 2023). Anger in meetings: Do Meeting Members Respond with Emotional Labor? (Epub ahead of print) 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 M (2024). Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. [Review]. Simul Healthc, 19(1S), S112-S121.
  2. Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V, Allen JA (2021). Teams in Small Organizations: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Considerations. [Review]. Front Psychol, 12, 530291.
  3. Murray RM, Davis AL, Shepler LJ, Moore-Merrell L, Troup WJ, Allen JA, Taylor JA (2019). A Systematic Review of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Medical Services Responders. [Review]. New Solut, 29(4), 487-503.