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 Brigham Young University in 2005. His research focuses on three major areas of inquiry: the study of workplace meetings, organizational community engagement, and occupational safety and health. He has published several books including Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work, Suddenly Hybrid: Managing the Modern Meeting, and Running Effective Meetings for Dummies. 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 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. His research has attracted internal and external grant funding of more than USD 8.5 million since 2010.