M. Gloria González-Morales, PhD, the Director of the Worker Wellbeing Lab, is associate professor of psychology at Claremont Graduate University (California). Her scholarship and applied practice involve the disciplines of occupational health psychology and positive organizational psychology that focus on stress, work-life issues, victimization, incivility and civility, and positive organizational interventions to enhance well-being and performance. Her research has been published in some of the world’s top-ranked applied psychology outlets such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Work & Stress, and Journal of Organizational Behavior. Her European research team @BrightSideWork was awarded the 2017 best paper award from the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology for her research on respite workplace interventions to foster employee well-being. Dr. Gonzalez-Morales’ intervention study to reduce abusive supervision was awarded the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Best Paper Award 2017 & 2018.
Dr. González-Morales has more than 15 years of experience consulting for organizations from Canada, Europe, and U.S. organizations in different sectors (i.e., government, healthcare, hospitality, non-for profit, energy, manufacturing). As executive director of Organization & Management Solutions (2013-2020), she has led more than 20 consulting projects in diverse areas of practice: competency modeling and recruitment & selection systems, organizational development & change, needs analysis, performance management systems, engagement surveys, leadership & team development and training.