Our Research

In partnership with faculty, students design and conduct OHP research that has a meaningful impact on both the science and practice of occupational health and safety. Click the following links to learn more about some of the research being conducted by OHP researchers at PSU.

Publications

These are some of the recent publications from the OHP faculty and trainees. OHP faculty and trainee names are bolded.

Hammer, L., Mohr, C., Lee, J., & Allen, S. (2021). Anger and the role of supervisors. In A. Adler & D. Forbes, Anger at Work: Advancing Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment in High-Risk Occupations. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Fritz, C. & Yang, L. (2023). Psychological recovery from work demands and employee mental health. In A. Day & C. L. Cooper (Eds.), The Routledge companion to mental health at work (pp. 267-285). Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.4324/9781003255574-16

Brossoit, R. M., Stark, H. P., Crain, T. L., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Mohr, C. D. & Shea, S. A. (in press). Multidimensionality of the PROMIS® Sleep Disturbance 8b Short Form in Working Adult Populations. Sleep Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2023.08.001

Tay, L., Batz-Barbarich, C., Yang, L.-Q., & Wiese, C. (Accepted). Well-Being: the ultimate criterion for organizational sciences. Journal of Business and Psychology.

Yang, L-Q., Fox, S., & McMahon, K. (2023) Mistreatment in organizations: Where are we and where are we going? In L. E. Tetrick, G. G. Fisher, M. T. Ford, & J. Campbell Quick (Eds.), Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology (3rd ed.). American Psychological Association: Washington D.C.

Yang, L.-Q., Cropanzano, R., Daus, C., & Martinez-Tur,V. (Eds, 2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect. Cambridge Handbook Series of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Hammer, L. B., & Crain, T. L. (Forthcoming). The work-nonwork interface: Policy & practice. In L. E. Tetrick, J. C. Quick, G. G. Fisher, & M. T. Ford (Eds.), Handbook of occupational health psychology (3rd ed.). American Psychological Association.

Fritz, C. (Forthcoming). Psychological recovery from work demands and employee well-being. In L. E. Tetrick, J. C. Quick, G. G. Fisher, & M. T. Ford (Eds.), Handbook of occupational health psychology (3rd ed.). American Psychological Association.

Brady, J. M., Hammer, L. B., Mohr, C. D., & Bodner, T. E. (2021). Supportive supervisor training

improves marital relationship quality among employee and spouse dyads. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26, 31-48. doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000264

Demsky, C. A., Fritz, C., & Ellis, A. M. (2021). Better work for a better weekend: Relationships

between job performance, positive affect, and pleasurable weekend experiences. Occupational Health Science, 5(1), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-021-00088-3

Ellis, A. M., Crain, T. L., & Stevens, S. C. (in press). Is it my job? Leaders’ family-supportive role perceptions. Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Fritz, C., Caughlin, D. & Auten, D. (in press). When a good day makes for a good night: Antecedents of sleep and morning states. Journal of Business Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-02209793-4

Hammer, L. B., Brady, J. M., Brossoit, R. M., Mohr, C. D., Bodner, T. E., Crain, T. L., & Brockwood, K. J. (2021). Effects of a Total Worker Health® leadership intervention on employee well-being and functional impairment. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26, 582–598. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000312

Hammer, L. B. (2021). The interplay of workplace redesign and public policy in the 21st century. American Journal of Public Health, 111(10), 1784-1786. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306368

Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Moran, M., & Crain, T. L. (in press). Testing bidirectional within-person associations between dispositional mindfulness and sleep in adolescence. Personality and Individual Differences.

Mohr, C. D., Hammer, L. B., Brady, J., Perry, M. & Bodner, T. (2021). Can supervisor support improve daily employee well-being? Evidence of supervisor training effectiveness in a study of veteran employee moods. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 94, 400-426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joop.12342

Park, L. S., & Martinez, L. R. (2021). An “I” for an “I”: A systematic review and meta-analysis of instigated and reciprocal incivility. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000293

Robles-Saenz, F., Brossoit, R. M., Crain, T. L., Hammer, L. B., Wong, J. R. (2021). Understanding the role of family-specific resources for immigrant workers. Occupational Health Science, 5, 541–562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-021-00099-0

Wipfli, B., Wild, S., Richardson, D., & Hammer, L.B. (2021). Work as a social determinant of health – A necessary foundation for occupational health and safety. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 63(11), e830-e833.

McMahon, K., Pockrandt, J., Zike, N., Fox, S. & Yang, L.-Q. (Accepted). Paradoxical effect of workplace mistreatment. In P. L. Perrewé, P. D. Harms, & C.-H. Chang (Eds.), Research in Occupational Stress and Well-Being: Examining the Paradox of Occupational Stressors—Building Resilience or Creating Depletion (Vol. 20). Emerald Publishing.