Research

Current Research Projects

We are currently working with a company in Cincinnati to develop a selection questionnaire for prospective employees.

Additionally, we will be starting a study in the Spring of 2017 to examine the effects of positive psychology in the workplace.

Some of our interests for future projects are:

Work-Life Balance
Employee Engagement
Leadership Effectiveness
Employee Turnover & Retention
Technology in the Workplace
Internal Resource Recovery (Breaks at Work)
Student Engagement

Funded Projects

(PI) Hollensbe, Elaine; Holloway, Stacie; Masterson, Suzanne, Investigating the Healthy Adoption of Mobile Communication Technologies to Manage Work Demands: Implications for HR and Beyond, SHRM Foundation. (SHRM Foundation Research Agreement); $80,000.00. Date: 08/01/2012 to 07/31/2014. Status: Awarded.

(Research Team Member) Steve Howe (Co-PI) and Adam Carle (Co-PI), Consulting Services for Assessing and Documenting VA Training Effectiveness, Veterans Administration / National Center for Organizational Development. $400,000. Date: 06-2011 to to Present. Status: Active.

(Collaborator) Cushion, Melanie; Degen, Sandra; Ghia, Urmila; Hardcastle, Valerie; Holloway, Stacie; Howe, Steven; Kallen, Rachel; Ono, Santa, Leadership, Empowerment, and Advancement for STEM Women Faculty (LEAF) at UC, National Science Foundation. (HRD-1209169); $710,398.00. Date: 09/15/2012 to 08/31/2017. Status: Active

Bologna, Daniele (PI), Engagement and Performance: Unexpected Work's Impact on Personal Resources, University Research Council; $3,000. Date: 5/1/14 to 8/31/14. Status: Active

Unfunded Projects

Micro-Role Transitions of Employee Engagement
Factors of Student Engagement: Professor, Course, Program, and Student Impact
Cognitive Effort as a Function of Expected Internal Resource Recovery
Taking a Break via Technology? Triggers, Nature, and Effects of “Online” Work Breaks
A Social Network Analysis Approach to the Latino Healthcare System of a Non-Traditional Latino Destination

Publications and Presentations

Kim, S.D., Bologna, D.A., Furst-Holloway, S., Hollensbe, E., Masterson, S., & Sprinkle, T. A. (In Press). Qualitative Analysis of Online Break Taking Behaviors at Work. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Yanchus, N.J., Derickson, R., Moore, S.C., Bologna, D.A., & Osatuke, K. (In Press). Communication and psychological safety in VHA clinical work environment. Journal of Health Organization and Management.
Bologna, D.A., Weiskircher, K., & Furst-Holloway, S. The Student Engagement Impact Scale: Towards a Better Understanding of Student Engagement. To be presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy of Management, Minneapolis, MN (October, 2014).
Bologna, D.A., & Diab, D. Motivational Influences on Academic Performance: Examining the Role of Maximizing Tendency. To be presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy of Management, Minneapolis, MN (October, 2014).
Kim, S.D., Bologna, D.A., Furst-Holloway, S., Hollensbe, E., Masterson, S., & Sprinkle, T. A Qualitative Analysis of Online Break Taking Behaviors at Work. Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia (August, 2014). Best Poster; Awarded to top 10%
Li, J., Gales, L., & Furst-Holloway, S. Identification with Leader as Mediator between Leadership and Taking Charge. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia (August, 2014).
Furst-Holloway, S., Hollensbe, E., Masterson, S., Sprinkle, T., Kim, S.D., & Bologna, D.A. The Strategic Use of Mobile Technology to Manage the Work-Home Boundary. Presented at the Work and Family Research Network, New York (June, 2014).
Kallen, R., & Furst-Holloway, S. Broadening Participation: What Is Your Data Trying To Tell You?. An Interactive Discussion to be held at the 10th Biennial Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues convention, Portland, OR (June, 2014).
Vaughn, L., Bologna, D.A., Eiler, B., & Jacquez, F. Social Network Analusis as a Tool to Understand Community Resources. Presented at the 3rd BiAnnual Division 45 APA Conference, Portland, OR (June, 2014).
Furst-Holloway, S., Carameli, K.A., Howe, S.R., Bologna, D.A., Carle, A.C., Moore, S.C., & Ramsel, D. Understanding the Veteran Employment Experience: Lessons from the Veterans Administration.Presented at the 29th Annual Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Honolulu (May, 2014).
Fox, J., & Grabber, J. Gender & STEM Turnover Analysis. Presented at the University of Cincinnati Unvergraduate Conference, Cincinnati (April, 2014).
Weiskircher, K. Can I Have Your Attention: A Student Engagement Initiative. Presented at the University of Cincinnati Unvergraduate Conference, Cincinnati (April, 2014).
Eiler, B., Furst-Holloway, S., Kallen, R., & Hardcastle, V. Inter- and Intra-Organizational Networks. Presented at the 2014 NSF ADVANCE Workshop, Washington, DC (March, 2014).
Weiskircher, K. Student Engagement: Antecedents and Outcomes at the Professor, Course, and Program Level. Presented at the 33rd Annual MidAmerica Undergraduate Psych Research Conference, Crestview Hills, KY (March, 2014).
Kim, S.D., Bologna, D.A., Furst-Holloway, S., Hollensbe, E., Masterson, S., & Sprinkle, T. A. Taking a Break via Technology? Triggers, Nature, and Effects of "Online" Work Breaks. Presented at the University of Cincinnati Graduate Poster Forum, Cincinnati (February, 2014). Best Poster; Awarded to top 10%

Recognition

Weiskircher, K. Co-Arthur Bill Undergraduate Researcher of the Year. Awarded at the Annual University of Cincinnati Psychology Banquet, Cincinnati (May, 2014).

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