We study factors at work that affect workers' health, safety, and job-related attitudes and behaviors. We also study special populations of workers, including health care workers and workers who are aging and have chronic health issues and/or chronic pain. Our goals are to illuminate challenges that these workers face on the job and to design and implement solutions to help improve workers' well-being.
What is Occupational Health Psychology?
Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) is an inter-disciplinary field that focuses on individual and social factors at work that affect worker health, safety, and well-being. OHP includes research and industry professionals in the fields of Psychology, Public Health, Medicine, Organizational Sciences, and more. We have a common goal of creating healthier and safer working environments and promoting worker safety, health, and well-being.
Some Current Projects
Creating a measure of work-health conflict for workers with chronic health conditions
Designing interventions to promote well-being and work ability in workers with chronic health conditions
Examining individual and organizational strategies for promoting and maintaining work ability
Designing interventions to promote well-being and work ability in workers with chronic health conditions
Examining individual and organizational strategies for promoting and maintaining work ability
Our People
Faculty Mentor
Alyssa McGonagle, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut, 2011)
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Organizational Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
cv (pdf)
ORCID Profile (ORCID 0000-0003-2063-162X)
PubMed Listing of Articles
Alyssa McGonagle, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut, 2011)
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Organizational Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
cv (pdf)
ORCID Profile (ORCID 0000-0003-2063-162X)
PubMed Listing of Articles
Currently Affiliated Students
Tarya Bardwell, UNC Charlotte
Jack Flinchum, UNC Charlotte
Katie Kavanaugh, UNC Charlotte
Marie Rapoport, UNC Charlotte
Lena Etzel, UNC Charlotte
Lydia Roos, UNC Charlotte
Marviene Fulton, UNC Charlotte
T'onna Kizzie, UNC Charlotte
Channing Jones, UNC Charlotte
Tarya Bardwell, UNC Charlotte
Jack Flinchum, UNC Charlotte
Katie Kavanaugh, UNC Charlotte
Marie Rapoport, UNC Charlotte
Lena Etzel, UNC Charlotte
Lydia Roos, UNC Charlotte
Marviene Fulton, UNC Charlotte
T'onna Kizzie, UNC Charlotte
Channing Jones, UNC Charlotte
Graduates
Niambi Childress-Powell, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2017)
Lydia Hamblin, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2016)
Mengqiao Liu, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2017)
Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2016)
Niambi Childress-Powell, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2017)
Lydia Hamblin, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2016)
Mengqiao Liu, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2017)
Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., Wayne State University (2016)
Recent Publications
Walsh, B. M., Kabat-Farr, D., McGonagle, A. K., Burrus, A., Call, L., & Shen, F. (in press). Living a calling and perceived work ability in domestic violence services. Accepted at Journal of Counseling Psychology
Rudolph, C. W., & McGonagle, A. K. (2019). Exploring age-conditional effects in the emotional labor-perceived work ability linkage: A daily diary study. Work, Aging, & Retirement, 5(2), 163-174. doi: 10.1093/workar/
Fragoso, Z. L. & McGonagle, A. K. (2018). Chronic pain in the workplace: A diary study of pain interference at work and worker strain. Stress and Health, 34, 416-424. doi: 10.1002/smi.2801.
Liu, M., McGonagle, A. K., & Fisher, G. (2018). Sense of control, job stressors, and well-being: Inter-relations and reciprocal effects among older U.S. workers. Work, Aging, & Retirement, 4, 96-107 doi: 10.1093/workar/waw035
Kabat-Farr, D., Walsh, B. M., & McGonagle, A. K. (2017). Uncivil supervisors and perceived work ability: The joint moderating roles of job involvement and grit. Journal of Business Ethics (online first). doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3604-5
Fragoso, Z. L., Holcombe, K. J., McCluney, C. L., Fisher, G., McGonagle, A. K., & Friebe, S. J. (2016). Burnout and engagement: Relative importance of predictors and outcomes in two healthcare worker samples. Workplace Health & Safety, 64(10), 479-487. doi: 10.1177/2165079916653414
McGonagle, A. K., Childress, N. M., Walsh, B. M., & Bauerle, T. J. (2016). Can civility norms enhance positive effects of management commitment to safety? The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 5, 591-605. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2016.1143798
Williams, L. J., & McGonagle, A. K. (2016). Four research designs and a comprehensive analysis strategy for investigating common method variance with self-report measures using latent variables. Journal of Business and Psychology, 31, 339-359. doi: 10.1007/s10869-015-9422-9
McGonagle, A. K., Roebuck, A., Diebel, H., Aqwa, J., Fragoso, Z., & Stoddart, S. (2016). Anticipated work discrimination scale: A chronic illness application. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31, 61-78. doi: 10.1108/JMP-01-2014-0009
Bauerle, T., McGonagle, A. K., & Magley, V. J. (2016). Mere overrepresentation? Using cross-occupational injury and job analysis data to explain men’s risk for workplace fatalities. Safety Science, 83, 102-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.11.006
Beatty, J. E., & McGonagle, A. K. (2016). Coaching employees with chronic illness: Supporting professional identities through biographical work. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 14, 1-15. http://ijebcm.brookes.ac.uk/documents/vol14issue1-paper-01.pdf
McGonagle, A. K., Huang, J. L., & Walsh, B. M. (2015). Insufficient effort survey responding: An under-appreciated problem in work and organizational health psychology research. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 65, 287-321. doi: 10.1111/apps.12058
McGonagle, A. K. (2015). Participant motivation: A critical consideration. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 8, 208-214. doi: 10.1017/iop.2015.27
McGonagle, A. K., Fisher, G. G., Barnes-Farrell, J. L., & Grosch, J. W. (2015). Individual and work factors related to perceived work ability and labor force outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100, 376-398. doi: 10.1037/a0037974.
McGonagle, A. K., Walsh, B. M., Kath, L. M., & Morrow, S. L. (2014). Civility norms, safety climate, and safety outcomes: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 437-452. doi: 10.1037/a0037110
McGonagle, A. K., Beatty, J. E., & Joffe, R. (2014). Coaching for workers with chronic illness: Evaluating an intervention. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 385-398. doi: 10.1037/a0036601
McGonagle, A. K., & Hamblin, L. (2014). Proactive responding to anticipated discrimination based on chronic illness: Double-edged sword? Journal of Business and Psychology, 29, 427-442. doi: 10.1007/s10869-013-9324-7
McGonagle, A. K., Freake, H. C., Zinn, S., Bauerle, T., Winston, J., Lewicki, G., Jehnings, M., Khan-Bureau, D., & Philion, M. (2014). Evaluation of STRONG-CT: A program supporting minority and first-generation U.S. science students. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 15, 52-61.
McGonagle, A. K., Barnes-Farrell, J., Di Milia, L., Fischer, F. M., Hobbs, B., Iskra-Golec, I., Kaliterna, L., & Smith, L. (2014). Demands, resources, and work ability: A cross-national examination of health care workers. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23, 830-846. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.819158
McGonagle, A. K., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2014). Chronic illness in the workplace: Stigma, identity threat, and strain. Stress & Health, 30, 310-321. doi: 10.1002/smi.2518.
Rudolph, C. W., & McGonagle, A. K. (2019). Exploring age-conditional effects in the emotional labor-perceived work ability linkage: A daily diary study. Work, Aging, & Retirement, 5(2), 163-174. doi: 10.1093/workar/
Fragoso, Z. L. & McGonagle, A. K. (2018). Chronic pain in the workplace: A diary study of pain interference at work and worker strain. Stress and Health, 34, 416-424. doi: 10.1002/smi.2801.
Liu, M., McGonagle, A. K., & Fisher, G. (2018). Sense of control, job stressors, and well-being: Inter-relations and reciprocal effects among older U.S. workers. Work, Aging, & Retirement, 4, 96-107 doi: 10.1093/workar/waw035
Kabat-Farr, D., Walsh, B. M., & McGonagle, A. K. (2017). Uncivil supervisors and perceived work ability: The joint moderating roles of job involvement and grit. Journal of Business Ethics (online first). doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3604-5
Fragoso, Z. L., Holcombe, K. J., McCluney, C. L., Fisher, G., McGonagle, A. K., & Friebe, S. J. (2016). Burnout and engagement: Relative importance of predictors and outcomes in two healthcare worker samples. Workplace Health & Safety, 64(10), 479-487. doi: 10.1177/2165079916653414
McGonagle, A. K., Childress, N. M., Walsh, B. M., & Bauerle, T. J. (2016). Can civility norms enhance positive effects of management commitment to safety? The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 5, 591-605. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2016.1143798
Williams, L. J., & McGonagle, A. K. (2016). Four research designs and a comprehensive analysis strategy for investigating common method variance with self-report measures using latent variables. Journal of Business and Psychology, 31, 339-359. doi: 10.1007/s10869-015-9422-9
McGonagle, A. K., Roebuck, A., Diebel, H., Aqwa, J., Fragoso, Z., & Stoddart, S. (2016). Anticipated work discrimination scale: A chronic illness application. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31, 61-78. doi: 10.1108/JMP-01-2014-0009
Bauerle, T., McGonagle, A. K., & Magley, V. J. (2016). Mere overrepresentation? Using cross-occupational injury and job analysis data to explain men’s risk for workplace fatalities. Safety Science, 83, 102-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.11.006
Beatty, J. E., & McGonagle, A. K. (2016). Coaching employees with chronic illness: Supporting professional identities through biographical work. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 14, 1-15. http://ijebcm.brookes.ac.uk/documents/vol14issue1-paper-01.pdf
McGonagle, A. K., Huang, J. L., & Walsh, B. M. (2015). Insufficient effort survey responding: An under-appreciated problem in work and organizational health psychology research. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 65, 287-321. doi: 10.1111/apps.12058
McGonagle, A. K. (2015). Participant motivation: A critical consideration. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 8, 208-214. doi: 10.1017/iop.2015.27
McGonagle, A. K., Fisher, G. G., Barnes-Farrell, J. L., & Grosch, J. W. (2015). Individual and work factors related to perceived work ability and labor force outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100, 376-398. doi: 10.1037/a0037974.
McGonagle, A. K., Walsh, B. M., Kath, L. M., & Morrow, S. L. (2014). Civility norms, safety climate, and safety outcomes: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 437-452. doi: 10.1037/a0037110
McGonagle, A. K., Beatty, J. E., & Joffe, R. (2014). Coaching for workers with chronic illness: Evaluating an intervention. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 385-398. doi: 10.1037/a0036601
McGonagle, A. K., & Hamblin, L. (2014). Proactive responding to anticipated discrimination based on chronic illness: Double-edged sword? Journal of Business and Psychology, 29, 427-442. doi: 10.1007/s10869-013-9324-7
McGonagle, A. K., Freake, H. C., Zinn, S., Bauerle, T., Winston, J., Lewicki, G., Jehnings, M., Khan-Bureau, D., & Philion, M. (2014). Evaluation of STRONG-CT: A program supporting minority and first-generation U.S. science students. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 15, 52-61.
McGonagle, A. K., Barnes-Farrell, J., Di Milia, L., Fischer, F. M., Hobbs, B., Iskra-Golec, I., Kaliterna, L., & Smith, L. (2014). Demands, resources, and work ability: A cross-national examination of health care workers. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23, 830-846. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.819158
McGonagle, A. K., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2014). Chronic illness in the workplace: Stigma, identity threat, and strain. Stress & Health, 30, 310-321. doi: 10.1002/smi.2518.
