First Year Cohort

- Research Interests: Career development, work volition, calling, ethical work
- Advisor: Dr. Bryan Dik
- Masters Institutions: University of Utah (M.Ed. in Student Affairs), University of Denver (M.A. in Religious Studies)
- Undergraduate Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
- Outside of Work: Watching documentaries, practicing yoga, hiking, photography.


- Research Interests: Neurodivergent employee experiences, recovery from work, organizational training, and employee learning
- Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
- Masters Institutions: Old Dominion University
- Undergraduate Institution: Southern Utah University
- Outside of Work: Playing board games, thrifting with my partner, and taking our dogs on adventures

- Research Interests: Occupational Health Psychology, employee well-being, burnout, safety culture/climate
- Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
- Masters Institution: St. Cloud State University
- Undergraduate Institution: St. Cloud State University
- Outside of Work: Cooking, hanging out with my dogs, concerts, travel

- Research Interests: Work-family conflict, employee well-being, occupational health psychology
- Advisor: Dr. Kim French
- Masters Institution: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Undergraduate Institution: Birmingham-Southern College
- Outside of Work: Reading, spending time outside, and hanging out with friends
Second Year Cohort



Third Year Cohort

- Research Interests: Diversity issues in talent management, machine learning, and advanced statistics
- Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
- Masters Institution: Northern Kentucky University
- Undergraduate Institution: Xavier University
- Outside of Work: Reading, traveling, concerts, and spending time with her toddler

- Research Interests: Occupational health psychology, diverse experiences in the workplace, and vocational calling
- Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
- Masters Institution: Colorado State University
- Undergraduate Institution: University of South Florida
- Outside of Work: Baking, reading, watching sitcoms, and playing with other people’s pets
Fourth Year Cohort


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- Research Interests: Psychological state of flow, work engagement, gamification of work design, creative/adaptive thinking
- Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
- Masters Institution: Colorado State University
- Undergraduate Institution: San Diego State University
- Outside of Work: Exploring new hikes, keeping up with San Diego sports, composing and playing music (especially with the painted pianos around FoCo!)

- Research Interests: Belongingness, integration of OHP & DIE, machine learning
- Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
- Masters Institution: University of Central Florida
- Undergraduate Institution: Florida Institute of Technology
- Outside of Work: Exploring new places, reading, connecting with family and friends, doing jigsaw puzzles
