Our People
Core Faculty
Director
Dr. Yang's research concerns how workers navigate stressful and motivating aspects of their work environment, in order to maintain their well-being and productivity. Specifically, her work focuses on workplace mistreatment and its prevention in relation to occupational health and safety, worker engagement and affect regulation, and quantitative methodology.
Associate Director
Dr. Crain's research examines workplace health and safety, sleep and fatigue in relation to work, and work-family stressors. Her work often takes place in high-risk job settings and with underrepresented communities.
Associate Director
Dr. Mohr's research concerns interpersonal relationships and health among couples and in the workplace, particularly positive relationship processes that improve psychological well-being and buffer against stress-related behavior.
Dr. Martinez's work is focused on inclusion, diversity, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination in the workplace. In particular, his work has focused on the experiences of traditionally underrepresented employee's including cancer survivors, transgender individuals, individuals with disabilities, and sexual orientation minorities.
Affiliate Faculty
Dr. Charlotte Fritz
Dr. Fritz's research focuses on how employees unwind from work stress to maintain high levels of well-being and job performance. She is also interested in interruptions at work and their impact on employees as well as on organizational effectiveness. She further studies what makes employees be proactive and show initiative in the workplace.
Emeriti Faculty
Professor Emerita
Dr. Hammer's research interests include work and family issues, performance appraisal and feedback, and alternative work schedules.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Truxillo's current research focuses on applicant and employee reactions to human resource processes such as affirmative action, substance abuse screening, and hiring procedures. He is also interested in job analysis issues, the validity of selection methods, and test-taking predispositions.
Participating Faculty
Dr. Bauer is interested in organizational behavior issues as well as human resource management.
Dr. Olson's research focuses on safety and health interventions for lone workers, and on behavioral self-management methods.
Dr. Huang focuses on safety prevention, workplace safety climate, and health and safety promotion.
Dr. Hurtado's research interest include social determinant's of workers' health and interventions and prevention to reduce them.
Dr. Skinner's OHP-related research interests include life-span development, motivation, development of perceived control, and coping.
OHP Advisory Board
The OHP advisory board is a collection of professionals with expertise in OHP-related areas ranging from occupational neurotoxicology to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These volunteers share their knowledge and expertise by contributing to the development of Portland State University's OHP program (e.g., strategic planning and curriculum development), by identifying new OHP opportunities in the greater Portland community, and by presenting special guest lectures.
Senior Organizational Development Science Consultant, Workday
Consultant, British Standards Institution (BSI), EHS Services and Solutions
Licensed Psychologist in the state of Oregon
Co-Director, Oregon Healthy Workforce Center
Chief Expert, Work & Technology SAP North American Innovation Office
Lead Researcher, Pacific Research and Evaluation
Current OHP Students
Anthony Nguyen
Person-environment fit, work motivation, work stressors, social support, leadership, withdrawal
Megan Snoeyink
Diversity, inclusion, liminality, employee health and safety, precarious work, at-risk populations
Shalene Allen
Workplace interventions and management trainings, work-nonwork support, high-risk occupations, psychological and mental health, leadership and well-being
Jordyn Leslie
Sleep, work-nonwork interface, divorce, leader support for nonwork demands, leadership
Nicholas Zike
Positive organizational psychology, health, safety, affect, incivility, motivation
Fernanda Wolburg Martinez
Sexual harassment in the workplace, work-family conflict, supervisor support, diversity and health
Erika Schemmel
Job insecurity, the work-family and work-nonwork interfaces, employee health and wellbeing, stress, support
Laura Yang
Employee health and well-being, job attitudes, motivation, moods and emotions (including emotional labor and emotional regulation), cross-cultural psychology (particularly in emotions, social behavior, and family and social relationships)
MaryAnn Samson
Prosocial relationships, capitalization, positive psychology, work-family relationships, workplace stress
Alison Hunt
Employee well-being and performance (with regard to interpersonal work relationships and communication), work-family with special interest in deviance, mistreatment, and motivation in particularly high stress work environments
Sam Allen
Employee health, well-being, motivation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, with a focus on underrepresented populations
Recent Program Alumni
Katy McMahon
People Analytics Consultant
MFS Investment Management
Morgan Taylor
Senior People Scientist
Culture Amp