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Mental Health at Work

Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being and has a significant impact on an individual's ability to perform at work. The research at WELD Lab aims to help orgaizations unleash their workforce through a better understanding of the lived realities of employees experiencing mental health challenges. This is accomplished through person-centric research from a variety of methodologies including, experience sampling studies, qualitative interviews, and experimental research.

Van Wagoner, P., Cropanzano, R., Rivin, J. In preparation. Mental health in the workplace: The experience of precarious emotions at work. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology.

Van Wagoner, P., Rivin, J., & Cropanzano, R. 1st RR. [Intimate partner violence and mental health in the workplace]. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Rivin, J., Cropanzano, R. & Van Wagoner, H. P.. In Preparation. Mental health and curiosity at work: A Panskeeppian perspective. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology.

Van Wagoner, H. P., Rivin, J. M., In Preparation. Mental Health and Mental Time Travel in Organizations. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology

Lascerenza, C., Johnson, S. K., Lambert, B. K., & Van Wagoner, H. P., 1st RR. [Gender and Well Being During COVID 19]. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Rivin, J. M.,Van Wagoner, H. P., Volpone, S., & Ragaglia, R. In Preparation. Mental Health Identity Management. Targeted for Administrative Science Quarterly

Keplinger, K., Cropanzano, R., Lambert, B. K., & Van Wagoner, H. P. 2022. Psychology of Solo: Good and Bad Days Working in the Gig Economy and Their Effect on Mental Health. Paper symposia accepted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), virtual conference.

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Diversity

People are different. At WELD Lab, we believe in the power of recognizing, understanding, and harnessing the power of differences in our lives for a healthier, more inclusive, and meaning-filled society. WELD lab members conduct research in many areas such as gender diversity, racial/ethnic diversity, and neurodiversity.

Angerbauer, K., Hube, N., Van Wagoner, H. P., Smith, A., & Kepplinger, K., In Preparation. Inclusive avatars: An investigation in the use of avatars which display physical disabilities for those with physical disabilities. Target Academy of Management Journal.

Van Wagoner, H. P., Lambert, B., & Hekman, D. R. 2017. Inclusive leader behaviors: What are they and what do they do. Panel Symposia presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Anaheim, CA.

Volpone, S. D., Lyons, B. J., Van Wagoner, H. P., & Lacerenza, C. In preparation. Authenticity and identity work: Exploring why managing authenticity may differ for employees with a marginalized identity Target Academy of Management Journal.

Lambert, B., Van Wagoner, H. P., Johnson, S. K., Lacerenza, C., & Hekman, D. R. 2017. Proof versus potential: Why women are not making it to the top. Panel Symposia presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Anaheim, CA.

Van Wagoner, H. P., Hekman, D. R., Volpone, S. D., Embry, B. Barnes, L., Rivin, J. Reed, R., & Johnson, S. K. Under Review. [Team gender composition and team performance.] Organization Science.

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Gabriel, A. S., Volpone, S. D., MacGowan, R. L., Butts, M. M., & Moran, C. M. (2020). When work and family blend together: Examining the daily experiences of breastfeeding mothers at work. Academy of Management Journal, 63(5), 1337-1369.

Leadership

Organizations are complex. Effective leaders adapt. Reflection helps. At WELD Lab we conduct leadership research using a variety of methods to identify how and when excellent leaders emerge in organizations and the vareity of elements that make leaders effective

Cropanzano, R, Skarlicki, D., Nadisic, T, Fortin, M. Keplinger, K., & Van Wagoner, H. P. 2021. When Managers Become Robin Hoods: A Mixed Methods Investigation. Business Ethics Quarterly.

Keplinger, K. & Van Wagoner, H. P. In Preparation. Positive outcomes resulting from mismatched regulatory focus and regulatory behaviors during a crisis. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology

Fortin, M., Cropanzano, R., Nadisic, T., Cuguero, N., & Van Wagoner, H. P. 2020. How do people judge fairness in supervisor and peer relationships? Another assessment of the dimensions of justice. Human Relations: 1-32.

Rivin, J., Van Wagoner, H. P., & Johnson, S. 2020. Implicit measures of implicit leadership theories. Panel Symposia presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), virtual conference.

Lambert, B. K., Van Wagoner, H. P., Lascerenza, C., & Johnson, S. K. Under Review. [Gender and turnover]. Journal of Applied Psychology.


Van Wagoner H.P., Johnson, S. K., Keplinger, K., & Murphy, S. E. 2020. Looking forward and looking back: An intervention for the development of leader identity. Panel Symposia presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), virtual conference.

Dang, C. T., Volpone, S. D., & Umphress, E. E. (2023). The ethics of diversity ideology: Consequences of leader diversity ideology on ethical leadership perception and organizational citizenship behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(2), 307–329.

Hekman, D. R., VanWagoner, H. P., Owens, B. P., Mitchell, T. R., Holtom, B. C., Lee, T. M., & Dinger, J. (2022). An Examination of Whether and How Prevention Climate Alters the Influence of Turnover on Performance. Journal of Management, 48(3), 542-570.