Sylvia Roch

Sylvia Roch is a Professor and Area Head in the Department of Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her office is located in Social Sciences 383, and she can be contacted via phone (518-442-5962) or email (sroch@albany.edu).

Her research program centers on three interconnected areas:

• Performance Appraisal/Management: Investigating employee reactions to elimination of performance ratings, calibration meetings, and justice perceptions in performance systems.
• Organizational Justice: Theoretical work on Social Exchange Theory, focusing on employee obligations to reciprocate fair treatment.
• AI in HR Practices: Studying fairness perceptions of AI-generated evaluations in employee selection and assessment centers.

She leads an active research lab and secured a grant from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology to study AI fairness implications. No publications, students, or awards are detailed in the source text.