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Treasurer: METRO New York Metropolitan Association of Applied Psychology

Member, Executive Board, COSI (Community of Organizational Sciences in India)

LinkedIn and recruitment: how profiles differ across occupations

An Examination of Attractiveness Biases in the Context of Hiring Through Social Networking Sites.

Selection interviews: Role of interviewer warmth, interview structure, and interview outcome in applicants’ perceptions of organizations

Effect of Physical Attractiveness on Selection Decisions in India and the United States

Physical Attractiveness Bias in Hiring: What Is Beautiful Is Good

Comila Shahani-Denning, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at Hofstra University. She has been deeply involved with both the M.A. and doctoral programs since their inception at Hofstra University (1993 for the M.A. and 2004 for the doctoral). Her research expertise lies in the domain of employee selection as it is impacted (enhanced, hindered) by social media, with a particular focus on LinkedIn. Comila and colleagues have since completed further research expanding upon this issue, including several experimental studies examining recruiter perceptions of applicant profiles on LinkedIn. Comila serves on the Executive Board of METRO (Metropolitan Association for Applied Psychologists) and also serves on the Executive Board of COSI (Community of Organizational Sciences in India). Comila teaches in the M. A. and doctoral program. She teaches Research Methods, Industrial Psychology, Personnel Selection, and the Internship Course. She has served as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Renmin University, Beijing where she has taught Industrial Psychology. Comila has also been consulting to organizations for over 20 years. Dr. Shahani- Denning has provided consulting services to a wide variety of organizations, including: APT Metrics, Prometric, AT&T, Case Corporation, Long Island Board of Realtors, Mineola Youth and Family Services, Pass & Seymour, Rx Maxwell, St. Francis Hospital, and Thomas Cook, among others. Services include the facilitation and implementation of leadership development programs, test development, the assessment and evaluation of sales professionals, and the implementation of self-managed teams.

Use of Social Media in Hiring

Office Politics

Workplace Communication

Psychology

Public Speaking

Organizational Development

Leadership Development

Workplace Behavior

Human Resource Development

Workplace Civility

Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

What Tips Do You Have for Someone Unhappy in Their Career?

Weighing the impact of the attractiveness advantage

Harassment Claims Reshape the Workplace

‘Pretty People Always Win’: Beauty Bias In The Workplace

Hiring in the Age of Transparency

Employers Tend to Hire People They'd Like to Hang Out With

Employers weed out job candidates with off-the-wall questions

In an interview on “today,” the magazine’s editor in chief said that the #metoo movement represented the “fastest-moving social change we’ve seen in decades.”

‘the silence breakers’ named time’s person of the year for 2017

This week, TIME magazine named “Silence Breakers” – the women who spoke out against sexual harassment and ignited the #MeToo movement – as its Person of the Year. As the national reckoning in high profile industries such as media, entertainment and politics continues, Psychology Professor Comila Shahani-Denning, an expert on workplace issues and human resources management, can discuss the impact of the movement on corporate policy, training and culture. 

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How #MeToo is Reshaping the Workplace

Proximity to president trump has been a crushing experience for many who arrived with stellar careers and independent reputations yet ended up losing so much.

For many, life in trump’s orbit ends in a crash landing

Half of the top aides who came to the White House with President Trump in 2017 are gone, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, chief economic advisor and Director of the Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Communications Director Hope Hicks, and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Still others, such as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Chief of Staff John Kelly and White House physician Admiral Ronny Jackson, who withdrew his nomination to become Veterans Affairs Secretary, have seen their reputations battered by the harsh attention that comes with being associated with the Trump Administration. The White House revolving door has raises troubling questions about the administration's ability to attract and keep the best talent, as well as whether it is properly vetting candidates before tapping them for top jobs.

Our political science and management experts can discuss the impact the continuing and escalating tumult inside the West Wing will have on the White House's ability to effectively govern.

- Political Science Professor Meena Bose, director of Hofstra's Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, and Political Science Professor Richard Himelfarb can discuss the impact the escalating tumult and turnover inside the West Wing will have on the White House's ability to effectively govern.

- Comila Shahani-Denning, an expert in workplace psychology, and Janet Lenaghan, whose expertise is in human resource management, can discuss how this kind of environment affects the ability of an organization to function, and its ability to attract high-quality personnel. 




White House Turmoil

Dr. Comila Shahani-Denning Named Secretary of the NY Metropolitan Assoc. of Applied Psychology

Senior Vice Provost for Academics and Professor of Psychology

Psychology Professor Comila Shahani-Denning, director of Hofstra’s graduate program in industrial-organizational psychology, discusses how corporations can prevent sexual harassment for a story on WABC7 Eyewitness News.

Comila Shahani-Denning  - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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