Workplace psychology refers to the practice of applying psychological principles and practices to a work environment. The goal is to identify and solve problems, increase employee satisfaction, and improve workplace dynamics Faculty Malissa Clark Malissa Clark researches under the broad topic of employee well-being. Her study topics include workaholism, work-family conflict, women at work, and the effects of mood/emotions on individual and workplace outcomes. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Healthy Work Lab Lillian Eby Lillian Eby is interested in employee health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on relationships inside and outside of work. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Enhancing Connections & Health in Organizations Lab Yimin He Yimin He is interested in occupational health psychology, organizational climate, social network, and quantitative methodologies (e.g., social network analysis, machine learning, computational modeling, meta-analysis). Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Brian Hoffman Brian Hoffman is interested in the changing nature of work including changes in the workforce and changes in work itself. In addition, his research focuses on the individual differences associated with and measurement of effective performance and leaderships. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Jeffrey Olenick Jeffrey Olenick is broadly interested in the developmental processes of individuals and groups, and the application of computational models to the study of organizational phenomena. He applies these interests to study important topics including training and transfer, teamwork in extreme environments, diversity and inclusion, and the role of organizational processes in the production of inequality. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology COFFEE Lab Neal Outland Neal Outland answers questions concerning the necessary qualities of individual team members and the optimal patterns of interaction for teams to follow for superior performance. He has two main research streams: one in which he explores how teams dynamically interact and perform in complex and dynamic environments such as sports; and another where he uses computer simulated teams as analogies to real human teams in a variety of contexts. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Melissa Robertson Melissa Robertson is specifically interested in 1) the development and maintenance of social relationships, and 2) how social relationships contribute to workers’ personal and professional development, inclusion, and well-being. She is particularly interested in how social relationships may affect outcomes for people from underrepresented or marginalized groups (e.g., people from minoritized racial/ethnic groups, people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, low income workers). Much of her recent research has focused on advancing the science of mentoring and uses an adult attachment theoretical perspective. She uses a variety of methodological approaches in her work, including observational methods, experience sampling methodology, grounded theory methodology, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and dyadic methods. Program affiliation: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Relationships and Work Lab Michelle vanDellen Michelle vanDellen studies self-regulation, the processes by which people choose, pursue, and disengage from goals. Her work is driven by two core assumptions: 1) goal pursuits are inherently interpersonal and 2) cognition and motivation interact to drive self-regulatory processes. She applies her work to a broad range of domains, including health behaviors of smoking (with a particular emphasis on dual-smoker couples), eating, and physical fitness. Program affiliation: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
