Student Bios

First Year Cohort

Kyle Inselman

  • 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.

Tony Ramirez

  • Research Interests: Unions, leadership, corporate social responsibility, and employee health and well-being benefits.
  • Advisor: Dr. Keaton Fletcher
  • Undergraduate Institution: Colorado State University
  • Outside of Work: Reading, comedy shows, running, exploring coffee shops.  

Mikey Savage

  • 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

Alex Bush

  • 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

Sally Hoffman

  • 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

Malory Bostwick

  • Research Interests: Work-family stress, Calling, and motivation
  • Advisor: Dr. Kim French
  • Undergraduate Institution: Auburn University 
  • Outside of Work: Hiking, hanging out with my dog, and reading

Luiza Flores

  • Research Interests: Work-family conflict, occupational health psychology, and employee wellbeing 
  • Advisor: Dr. Kim French
  • Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University 
  • Outside of Work: Photography and reading 

Allie Kom

  • Research Interests: Leadership, teams, and occupational health psychology
  • Advisor: Dr. Keaton Fletcher
  • Undergraduate Institution: Valparaiso University
  • Outside of Work: Running, reading, and drinking coffee

Third Year Cohort

Kesea Nutter, M.S.

  • 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

Danielle West, M.S.

  • 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

Shelby Davis, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Diversity, inclusion, and equity
  • Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
  • Masters Institution: Western Kentucky University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Tennessee State University
  • Outside of Work: Reading, painting, binge-watching shows, shopping

Ryan Lizerbram, M.S.

  • 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!)

Kinjal Chheda, M.S.

  • 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

Fifth year and above

Hannah Finch, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Future time perspective and stress management/OHP
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University
  • Outside of Work: Reading about WWII, fishing, archery, spending time outside