About Us
In the OHP lab at Wayne State University, we research various work-related factors that affect workers' health, safety, and job-related attitudes and behaviors. Current projects focus on workers with chronic health conditions and worker safety climate.
Current ProjectsJob Coaching for Workers with Chronic Health Conditions
Coping with Chronic Illness Stigma Threat Creating a Measure of Workplace Stigma of Chronic Illness Disclosure of Chronic Illness at Work Safety Climate in Schools | People InvolvedAsiyat Magomayeva
Lydia Hamblin Keith Zabel Mengqiao Liu, Sarah Stoddart Niambi Childress |
Who We Are
Alyssa McGonagle, Ph.D. CV
I am an Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Wayne State University. I recently received my Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Along with my dedicated students, I research social and organizational factors affecting worker health, safety, work ability, and well-being, along with aging workers and workers with chronic health conditions. I teach graduate courses in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Occupational Health Psychology, and Motivation, and undergraduate courses in Psychology in the Workplace.
I am an Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Wayne State University. I recently received my Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Along with my dedicated students, I research social and organizational factors affecting worker health, safety, work ability, and well-being, along with aging workers and workers with chronic health conditions. I teach graduate courses in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Occupational Health Psychology, and Motivation, and undergraduate courses in Psychology in the Workplace.
Mengqiao Liu
I was originally born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan, Southwest of China. After graduating from high school in 2007, I flew across half of the globe to the U.S. and attended Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, where I earned my B.A. degree in Psychology with minors in Business and Economics. The overlaps between psychology and business studies introduced me to the field of I/O psychology. I decided to pursue my Ph.D. degree at Wayne State primarily because of faculty research interests and the overall supportive and friendly environment. My current research interests focus on cross-cultural psychology and diversity-related issues at workplace. I am also interested in individuals with chronic illness and related issues at workplace. Currently I am working on a project on concealment/disclosure of chronic illness and its work-related consequences. I am very excited to be part of the OHP lab and I am ready to explore more topics in the future!
I was originally born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan, Southwest of China. After graduating from high school in 2007, I flew across half of the globe to the U.S. and attended Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, where I earned my B.A. degree in Psychology with minors in Business and Economics. The overlaps between psychology and business studies introduced me to the field of I/O psychology. I decided to pursue my Ph.D. degree at Wayne State primarily because of faculty research interests and the overall supportive and friendly environment. My current research interests focus on cross-cultural psychology and diversity-related issues at workplace. I am also interested in individuals with chronic illness and related issues at workplace. Currently I am working on a project on concealment/disclosure of chronic illness and its work-related consequences. I am very excited to be part of the OHP lab and I am ready to explore more topics in the future!
Lydia Hamblin
I’m Lydia and a first year in the Wayne State I/O Program. Growing up on the east coast of Virginia, I was influenced a lot by the jobs I held in high school, working within a diverse, urban workforce. I then moved to rural heaven in Indiana where I earned my BA in Psychology from Purdue University. Again, I held many jobs during college and was inspired by my interest in management to pursue I/O Psychology. My interests really focus on the Organizational side, such as issues within the marginalized workforce, work stress, work-family conflict, and topics in Occupational Health Psychology. Detroit reminds me of where I grew up in Hampton Roads, and the program seems like a great fit. I’m excited to start making my mark in the I/O field!
I’m Lydia and a first year in the Wayne State I/O Program. Growing up on the east coast of Virginia, I was influenced a lot by the jobs I held in high school, working within a diverse, urban workforce. I then moved to rural heaven in Indiana where I earned my BA in Psychology from Purdue University. Again, I held many jobs during college and was inspired by my interest in management to pursue I/O Psychology. My interests really focus on the Organizational side, such as issues within the marginalized workforce, work stress, work-family conflict, and topics in Occupational Health Psychology. Detroit reminds me of where I grew up in Hampton Roads, and the program seems like a great fit. I’m excited to start making my mark in the I/O field!
Asiyat Magomayeva
I graduated from Pyatigorsk Linguistic University (Russia) in 2002, and moved to the United States in the summer of 2002. I returned to school in 2006, received a second bachelor degree in Business psychology from Madonna University in 2008. I am now in my 3rd year in the Industrial/Organizational program at Wayne State University. I am working with Marcus Dickson in his cross-cultural lab. I am interested in emergence of leaders and how our early childhood experiences affect our selected leadership styles. I am also interested in coaching as a way to influence and improve working conditions.
I graduated from Pyatigorsk Linguistic University (Russia) in 2002, and moved to the United States in the summer of 2002. I returned to school in 2006, received a second bachelor degree in Business psychology from Madonna University in 2008. I am now in my 3rd year in the Industrial/Organizational program at Wayne State University. I am working with Marcus Dickson in his cross-cultural lab. I am interested in emergence of leaders and how our early childhood experiences affect our selected leadership styles. I am also interested in coaching as a way to influence and improve working conditions.
Sarah Stoddart
I was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but I moved to Michigan when I was five years old. I grew up on Grosse Ile, which is a small island in between Trenton, MI and Canada. I am a Wayne State alumni receiving my B.S. in Psychology in 2010. During my undergraduate career, I had the opportunity to work in customer service, which sparked my interest in emotional labor and psychology in the workplace. I also had the opportunity to get research experience in the domain of I/O, specifically relating to biases in performance appraisals and the employment of aversive racism in the performance appraisal process. I also am currently working on a project looking a antecedents of disclosure of chronic illnesses. I have a multitude of research interests, including, but not limited to biases in the performance appraisal process, surface versus deep level acting in emotional labor jobs, and implicit personality testing.
I was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but I moved to Michigan when I was five years old. I grew up on Grosse Ile, which is a small island in between Trenton, MI and Canada. I am a Wayne State alumni receiving my B.S. in Psychology in 2010. During my undergraduate career, I had the opportunity to work in customer service, which sparked my interest in emotional labor and psychology in the workplace. I also had the opportunity to get research experience in the domain of I/O, specifically relating to biases in performance appraisals and the employment of aversive racism in the performance appraisal process. I also am currently working on a project looking a antecedents of disclosure of chronic illnesses. I have a multitude of research interests, including, but not limited to biases in the performance appraisal process, surface versus deep level acting in emotional labor jobs, and implicit personality testing.
