Tara S. Behrend

Tara Behrend
  • John Richard Butler II Endowed Professor
  • PhD, Psychology, North Carolina State University
  • MS, Psychology, North Carolina State University
  • B.S., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
  • South Kedzie Hall
  • 368 Farm Ln, Room S408
  • East Lansing, MI 48824
  • (517) 353-3905

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AREA OF EXPERTISE

Future of work, human-AI systems, career and technical education, workforce readiness, electronic surveillance and privacy.

BIOSKETCH

Tara Behrend is the John Richard Butler II Endowed Professor at the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University. She is currently serving as President of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Her research group, the Workplaces and Virtual Environments Lab, focuses on workplace technologies and their ethical, social, and psychological implications. She is a recognized expert in the areas of electronic surveillance and human-AI interactions, speaking regularly with policy makers and other audiences worldwide. Her work is multidisciplinary and has been published in psychology, education, and technology journals.

She has written or edited four books: Workforce Readiness and The Future of Work (2019), Technology and Measurement Around the Globe (2023), The Future of Human-Technology Partnerships at Work (2024), and Research Methods for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2024).

Tara is a former Program Director for the National Science Foundation, where she chaired the Future of Work working group and oversaw the Science of Organizations program. She is a former Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She is an elected board member for the National Academies Board on Human-Systems Integration.