Research & Impact
We organize the research at the WW lab in three interconnected buckets: Health, Flourishing, and Belonging. We understand worker wellbeing within complex organizational systems.
Current Active Studies
We are actively recruiting research participants to help us build a deeper understanding of worker wellbeing.
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Past Studies & Publications
A historical archive of our completed research projects, categorized by our core pillars.
⚕️ Health
Work Stress and Resource Mobilization Theory
Dr. Gonzalez-Morales, Dr. Neves, & Dr. Ewles
Studying the antecedents and outcomes of challenge-hindrance stressor appraisal, including theory building around stressor appraisal and mobilization of resources from a longitudinal and multilevel perspective.
Understanding Cultural Variations in Gallows Humor
Nichole Hauck Long
Examining the cultural nuances of gallows humor as a coping mechanism within the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) units of the U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.
Mind the “I” in Mindfulness: Interdependence and Work Performance
Gavriella Rubin
Investigating the boundary conditions relating to mindfulness and its outcomes, specifically how interdependent self-construal moderates the relationship between mindfulness, task-performance, and prosocial behaviors.
Catch Me If You Can: A Social Network Perspective of Burnout
Alyssa Birnbaum
Exploring whether burnout is capable of spreading at work like an epidemic, utilizing exponential random graph models (ERGMs) to investigate how social ties and interaction frequencies impact burnout.
🌱 Flourishing
Emotion Regulation in the Workplace
Dr. Gonzalez-Morales (with Dr. Michel, Dr. Hoppe, Dr. Steide, & Dr. Oshea)
Exploring relationships between work and non-work domains, leading to the creation of the Emotion Savvy mobile application to train emotional regulation and improve occupational well-being.
A Socio-Relational Approach to Speaking Up
Anibal Lopez, Dr. Gonzalez-Morales, & Alyssa Birnbaum
Examining horizontal (respectful engagement among peers) and vertical (supervisor organization embodiment) socio-relational influences on employee voice using a three-wave field study.
Careers and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Gonzalez-Morales
Applying a work stress and gender paradigm to the study of nascent entrepreneurship and the career development of young workers through transdisciplinary collaboration.
🤝 Belonging
Moving From Problems to Solutions: Gender Equality Interventions
Dr. Vienne Lau, Meg Warren, Dr. Michelle Bligh, & Veronica Scott
An integrative review using ecological systems theory to shift the paradigm of gender inequality research from focusing on manifestations to identifying practical interventions for organizations.
Combatting Intra-Force Adversaries
Nichole Hauck Long
An exploration of Masculinity Contest Culture (MCC) and its impact on women’s meaningful participation, gender-based discrimination, and harassment in the military.
Respectful Workplaces
Dr. Gonzalez-Morales (with Mr. Hausdorf & Dr. Koehler)
A program developing theoretical frameworks for workplace respect, victimization, diversity, and inclusion anchored in positive organizational scholarship.
Entrepreneurial Belonging of Women in STEM
Cecelia Dotzler
Examining authentic belonging using a multilevel perspective that highlights the masculinity contest cultures of entrepreneurial contexts and the need to value relational practice.