Rodney Lowman
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Organizational Psych
San Diego Campus
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
858-635-4838
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Psy 6409, Pro Seminar in Consulting Psychology
Psy 7465, 7466 2nd Year Research Project
Org 8990 - Dissertation Research Seminar
Org 6170 - Qualitative and Survey Research Methods
Psy 8412 - Social Psychology of Organizations
Psy 7437 - Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Organizational Psychology
Organizational consulting psychology, career assessment and counseling, coaching, ethical issues and the practice of consulting and industrial-organizational psychology, occupational mental health, work dysfunctions
Representative Articles
Lowman, R.L. (in press, 2011), Editorial: Guidelines for case study submissions to Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 61, 277 - 279.
Lowman, R.L. (2010), Carl F. Frost (1914-2009). The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 13, 60-67.
Lowman, R.L. (in press, 2010). Leading the 21st century college and university: Managing multiple missions and conflicts of interest in higher education. The Psychologist-Manager Journal.
Lowman, R.L. & Ng, Y-M. (2010). Interest, ability and personality characteristics of two samples of employed realistic males: Implications for management and assessment. The Psychologist-Manager Journal 13, 147-163.
Lowman, R.L. (2009). Policies and guidelines for special issues and special sections in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 61, 277 -279.
Representative Books
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (2006). The ethical practice of psychology in organizations (2nd Ed.). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association & Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (2002). Handbook of organizational consulting psychology. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (1998). The ethical practice of psychology in organizations. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association & Society of I-O Psychology.
Lowman, R.L., & Resnick, R.J. (Eds.) (1994). The mental health professional's guide to managed mental health care. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Lowman, R. L. (1993). Counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Lowman, R.L. (1991). The clinical practice of career assessment: Interests, abilities & personality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Representative Chapters:
Representative Chapters
Lefkowitz, J., & Lowman, R.L. (2010). Ethics of employee selection. In J.L.Farr, & N. Tippins (Eds.), Handbook of employee selection (pp. 571-590). New York: Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis).
Lowman, R.L., & Richardson, L.M. (2008). Assessment of psychopathology. In B. Bolton (Ed.): Handbook of measurement and evaluation in rehabilitation - 4th Edition (pp. 175-207). Austin, TX: pro-ed.
Lowman, R.L. (2007). Executive coaching: The road to Dodoville needs paving with more than good assumptions. In R.R. Kilburg & R.C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching. Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 73-78). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Representative Articles:
Lowman, R.L. (in press). Risking your job: On striving to be an ethical leader in difficult organizational circumstances In W. B. Johnson & G.P. Koocher (Eds.), Casebook on ethically challenging work settings in mental health and the behavioral sciences. New York: Oxford University Press.
Academic History and Background
PhD, Michigan State University, 1979
Licensed Psychologist, State of California
Service Award, Society of Consulting Psychology, 2009
Richard Kilburg Service Award, Society of Psychologists in Management, 2002
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), 2006; Division 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology), 1997; and Division 14 (Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology), 2001.
Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Assessment Psychology, Inc
Past President, Society of Psychologists in Management
Past President, Society of Consulting Pschology
Professional Practice and Community Service
Clinical Psychology Internship; Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, 1977-1978
Past APA Council Member, American Psychological Association
Research Domain Leader, Society of Consulting Psychology
Executive Committee, Society of Consulting Psychology
Past President, Society of Consulting Psychology, Society of Psychologists in Management
Past Board Member, United Way
Team Leader, I-MERIT, San Diego
Past Head, International Arts Festival
