Navigating Grief in Organizations PDW

Yu Tse Heng is a PhD candidate in management at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. Her research program uncovers ways in which we can humanize the workplace by acknowledging, appreciating, and wherever possible, harnessing employees' full humanity. Specifically, her work explores (a) the role of self- and other-compassion in alleviating suffering at work, (b) the grief-work interface, and (c) dimensions of employees' personal lives that are ignored in the workplace.

Jessi Hinz is a PhD candidate in management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management. Her research focuses on the intersection of positive relationships at work and positive identity development. In particular, Jessi is interested in how people grow through their relationships at work. Her research has explored growth which stems from positive events (e.g., receiving gratitude, engaging in a coaching relationship, listening) as well as negative events (e.g., personal loss).

Ellie Stillwell is a PhD candidate in Work & Organizations at the University of Minnesota in the Carlson School of Management. Her research program is broadly focused on understanding the dynamics of flourishing and suffering in organizations. Towards this pursuit, her work integrates three themes: (1) positive workplace interventions; (2) the grief-work interface and compassion; and (3) workplace mistreatment.