Author: Allie Kom, Editor: Courtney Keim Bullying at work has proven difficult to eliminate, and one possible reason is the focus on perpetrators and targets of bullying in workplace interventions rather than on an underemphasized facet of workplace bullying, the role of the leader (Nielson et al., 2010; Pouwelse et al., 2018). Leaders are often the first people employees go to when they are feeling mistreated at work and are central to how instances of bullying, repeated exposure to neg...

Author: Allie Kom, Editors: Courtney Keim and Lisa Kath Despite efforts to reduce workplace bullying, prevalence rates remain high (Nielsen et al., 2010). Bullying, defined as repeated exposure to negative acts over a period of time (Einarsen, 2000), has historically been thought of as occurring between an instigator and a target (Pouwelse et al., 2018). However, recent research has highlighted the role of bystanders in workplace bullying, indicating that bystanders are affected by wi...

Written by: Alex Bush, Edited by: Courtney Keim Psychological safety, the feeling that you can speak up, ask questions, or point out concerns without the fear of embarrassment or backlash, is one of the most reliable predictors of how well teams learn and perform (Edmondson, 1999). Healthcare research shows this clearly: when teams feel safe to communicate openly, they make fewer mistakes, adapt more quickly, and feel less stress (Edmondson & Lei, 2014; Grailey et al., 2021).  ...

Blog post by Keaton Fletcher & Blog edited by Courtney Keim December 2025 A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo) enabled U.S. immigration officers in Los Angeles County to continue detaining and questioning individuals, “based on the following factors or combination of factors: (i) presence at particular locations such as bus stops, car washes, day laborer pickup sites, agricultural sites and the like; (ii) the type of work one does; (iii) speaking Spanish or...

Blog post by Rachel Perpich In September of 2024, SOHP’s Scientific Affairs and Practitioner Committees co-hosted a SOHP Member Spotlight Event featuring Dr. Stephanie Andel. The event was co-hosted by Dr. Rebecca Brossoit and Dr. Madison Hanscom. This blog summarizes highlights from the event. Event Introduction The SOHP Member Spotlight event included a Q&A session with Dr. Stephanie Andel to provide insight into her career and experiences in the OHP field. Dr. Stephanie An...

Lessons Learned From Navigating OHP Science and Practice Blog post by Lacie Barber | Blog edited by Archana Tedone | August 2025 The Society for Occupational Health Psychology Lessons Learned blog series aims to provide “real talk” insights related to navigating scientist-practitioner issues in occupational health psychology (OHP). For this entry, we interviewed Dr. Archana Tedone, who is an Assistant Professor of Management at Fairfield University. The responses to interview questio...

Blog post by Amber Myers, RYT 200, SHRM-CP Blog edited by Courtney Keim April 2025 “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” - John C. Maxwell The first time I stepped onto a yoga mat, I had no idea it would become my reset button. Back in 2014, I was dabbling—sometimes practicing consistently, other times letting weeks slip by. But no matter how long I strayed, I always returned to yoga. Over time, I realized it was th...

Blog post by Tony Zbysinski, Blog edited by Courtney Keim December 2024 As a student of epidemiology, I see the potential benefit of my occupational health psychology (OHP) colleagues learning from epidemiologists, especially as it relates to research design and methods. Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) are one such tool that has been long utilized in the discipline of epidemiology (Howards et al., 2012). In short, DAGs can be used to illustrate causal relationships before beginning ...

Blog post by Haley Cobb & Shelly Rauvola – summarizing Cobb et al. (2024), Blog edited by Keaton Fletcher Have you ever been so stressed from work that you felt you couldn’t meet your personal life demands? Has that stress impacted how you feel in your relationship? And conversely - have you ever felt like your partner was so stressed at work that you felt dissatisfied in your relationship? If so, you’re not alone. In work-family research, we often consider how the strain we exper...

In Occupational Health Psychology (OHP), researchers often seek to understand the causal relationships between workplace factors and employee well-being. As a graduate student in epidemiology, I see great potential for epidemiology methods in OHP. The epidemiology discipline also has a strong focus on causal inference, where discussion on proper methodology, uncertainty, and validity comes foremost. Much of the theory behind causal inference began with Bradford Hill’s 9 “Considerations for ...