OHP Research Group
  • Home

Education
Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (Aug. 2011)
Graduate Certificate, Occupational Health Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (Aug. 2011)
Graduate Certificate, Quantitative Research Methods, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (Sept. 2009)
M.A., Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (May 2008)
M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT (Jan. 2005)
B.A. Cum Laude, Psychology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA (May 2000)

Courses Taught
PSY7590      Intro to Industrial and Org. Psych.  Wayne State University, Detroit, MI          current - fall 2011
PSYC367      Advanced Organizational Psych      Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT              spring 2011
PSY253        Psychology in the Workplace         University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT    fall 2010
P640           Industrial Motivation and Morale    University of New Haven, New London, CT   spring 2010
PSY323W     Health Psychology                        University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT    spring 2010
PSYC3015    Health Psychology                        University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT          spring 2010

Grants Awarded
McGonagle, A., Beatty, J., Joffe, R., & Barnes-Farrell, J. Coaching to Preserve Work Ability and Prevent Burnout in Workers with Chronic Illness. Funded by Institute of Coaching - Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. $22,500.

Publications
Barnes-Farrell, J., Davies-Schrils, K., McGonagle, A., Walsh, B., Di Milia, L., Fischer, F., Hobbs, B., Kaliterna, L., &
Tepas, D. (2008). What aspects of shift work influence off-shift well-being of healthcare workers? Applied Ergonomics, 39, 589-596.

McGonagle, A., & Kath, L. (2010). Work-safety tension, perceived risk, and worker accidents: A meso-mediational model. Journal of Safety Research, 41(6), 475-479.

Morrow, S., McGonagle, A., Dove-Steinkamp, M., Walker, Jr., C., Marmet, M., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2010). Relationships between psychological safety climate facets and safety behavior in the rail industry: A dominance analysis. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, 1460-1467.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

Barnes-Farrell, J. & McGonagle, A. Understanding the Role of Age in Worker Responses to Stigma of Chronic Illness.
Paper accepted for presentation at Small Group Meeting: Age Cohorts in the Workplace: Understanding Strengths through Differences in Rovereto, Italy, November 2011.

McGonagle, A., & Beatty, J. (2011, August). Chronic Illness, Stress, and Workability: Can Coaching Help? Paper
presented at 2011 Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Fisher, G., McGonagle, A., Grosch, J., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2011, May). Getting the picture: Work ability and
sociodemographic characteristics among older workers in the U.S. In A. McGonagle & G. Fisher (Co-chairs), Work Ability and Implications for Occupational Health Psychology. Symposium presented at 2011 APA Work, Stress and Health Conference, Orlando, FL.

McGonagle, A. & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2011, April). Testing a model of chronic illness stigma in the workplace. 
In A. McGonagle and J. Barnes-Farrell, Pregnant, Disabled, Sick, Surviving: Experiences and Outcomes of
Workplace Stigma. Symposium at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, Chicago, IL.

McGonagle, A. (2010, April). Work-safety tension, perceived risk, and worker accidents: A meso-mediational
model. Poster presented at Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

McGonagle, A., Barnes-Farrell, J. L., Di Milia, L., Fischer, F. M., Hobbs, B., Kaliterna, L., Smith, L.  (2009, November). Health care workers' work ability in five nations: Testing a model of demands and resources. Poster presented at 8th International APA Work, Stress and Health conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

McGonagle, A., Morrow, S., Walker, Jr., C., & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (2009, November). Foundational and specific
climates impacting safety behavior: An examination of respectful climate. Poster presented at 8th International APA Work, Stress and Health conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Barnes-Farrell, J., McGonagle, A., Walsh, B., Walker, C., DiMilia, L., Fischer, F. M., Hobbs, B., Iskra-
Golec, I., Kaliterna, L., Smith, L., & Tepas, D. (2009, August). Implications of job design for worker well-being in an international context: Cross-nation patterns of work ability, work demands, and work strain of health care professionals. Paper presented at annual Shiftwork and Working Time conference, Venice, Italy.

Dove-Steinkamp, M., Barnes-Farrell, J. L., McGonagle, A., & Golay, L. (2009, April). Relationships between age
and work-related attitudes: A nonlinear analysis. Paper presented at annual Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology conference, New Orleans.

Johnson, N. C., McGonagle, A., Barnes-Farrell, J. L., & Morrow, S. (2009, April). Drivers of psychological age
among working adults: Age-dependent phenomena. Paper presented at Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology annual conference, New Orleans.

McGonagle, A., & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (Co-Chairs). Making strides to understand an aging workforce.
Symposium at the 2009 Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology annual conference, New Orleans.

McGonagle, A., Gallus, J., & Magley, V. (Co-Chairs). Rude awakenings: New research on experiences of workplace incivility. Symposium at annual Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology conference, New Orleans.

McGonagle, A., Magley, V. J., Dugan, A., Gallus, J., Johnson, N., Walker, Jr., C., & Bunk, J. (2009, April).
Resource loss from incivility: Perpetrator power and resource threat. Paper presented at annual Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology conference, New Orleans.

Barnes-Farrell, J. L., Dove-Steinkamp, M., Golay, L., Johnson, N. C., & McGonagle, A. (2008, November). How
does the nature of the work-family interface influence planned retirement age of men and women?  Paper presented at European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Valencia, Spain.

McGonagle, A. & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (2008, March). Using the Job Demands-Resources Model to examine
predictors of work ability in a sample of U.S. nurses. Poster presented at APA Work, Stress, & Health Conference, Washington, D.C.

McGonagle, A., Bunk, J., Dugan, A., Gallus, J., Johnson, N., & Magley, V. (2008, March). Personal power as a
buffer of negative outcomes of workplace incivility. Paper presented at APA Work, Stress, & Health Conference, Washington, D.C.

McGonagle, A., Johnson, N. C., Golay, L., & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (2008, August). What does "work-life balance"
mean to imminent workers? Poster presented at annual American Psychological Association Conference, Boston.
McGonagle, A. & Kath, L. (Co-Chairs). (2008, April). Relationships between supportive work environments and
worker safety outcomes. Symposium at Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, San Francisco.

McGonagle, A., Mathieu, J. E., & Kath, L. M. (2008, April). A multi-level look at upward safety communication.
Paper presented at Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, San Francisco.

Barnes-Farrell, J., Davies-Schrils, K., McGonagle, A., Walsh, B., Di Milia, L., Fischer, F. M., Hobbs, B., Kaliterna,
L., & Tepas, D. (2007, August). What aspects of shiftwork influence off-shift well-being of health care workers? Paper presented at the 18th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time, Yeppoon QLD, Australia. 

McGonagle, A., Matthews, R., & Barnes-Farrell, J. L. (2006, May). Deconstructing work-family conflict and its
consequences for health and work outcomes. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science annual convention, New York.

Silverberg, A. & Hallahan, M. (2001, June). Exploring accuracy and bias in perceptions of masculinity and
femininity. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Convention, Toronto.

Applied Experience and Consulting

Industrial Psychology Applications Center (IPAC), University of Connecticut   Sept. 2005 - May 2011
• Assisting with large-scale longitudinal study on aging workers and health (fall 2009 - spring 2011)
• Conducted program evaluation of state initiative to increase representation of historically underrepresented students in the sciences funded by National Science Foundation (fall 2006 - spring 2010)
• Led project team to create and administer survey assessing safety climate to railroad workers; analyzed and presented data results (July 2007 – July 2008)
• Conducted 360-degree feedback sessions for managers (Leadership Research Institute; fall 2007)
• Led focus groups assessing safety issues for managers and supervisors at a utilities company (June 2007)
• Created and administered online safety survey, analyzed data, presented results (May 2006 -  Aug 2007)
• Administered survey, analyzed data, created feedback reports (National Society of Black Engineers; 2006, 2007)
• Designed and administered Survey of Work and Time for health care workers (fall 2005 - spring 2006)

Northeast Utilities System, Newington, CT   Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2005
Intern, Organizational Development
• Conducted workforce analysis and created feedback report of anticipated workforce gap
• Analyzed survey data and created feedback report for managers regarding organizational change initiative

Yale University, New Haven, CT   Jan. 2004 – Oct. 2004
Intern, Organizational Development and Learning Center
• Helped implement performance management programs in several departments at Yale
• Assisted with design and administration of University-wide climate survey
• Wrote one-page learning tools, white papers and proposals

Keystone Associates, Boston, MA   Jan. 2002 – Sept. 2003
Candidate Coordinator  
• Managed intake of all new outplacement clients
• Created reports for internal managers and client companies

EF Education, Cambridge, MA   Oct. 2000 – Nov. 2001
Regional Manager
• Managed air travel for students traveling internationally on EF Educational Tours

Technical Reports

McGonagle, A., Barnes-Farrell, J., Dove-Steinkamp, M., Golay, L., Johnson, N., Marmet, M., & Tuller, M. (2008,
June). 2007 Alternative Safety Measures Survey: Survey Administration, Treatment of Data, Results and Recommendations. (IPAC TR-2008-03). Prepared for U.S. DOT Volpe Transportation Research Center. Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut, Industrial Psychology Applications Center.

Bachiochi, P., Barnes-Farrell, J., McGonagle, A., Walsh, B. (2007, August). NSBE 50 Survey Report. Prepared for
National Society of Black Engineers. Storrs, CT: University of CT, Industrial Psychology Applications Center.

Kath, L., McGonagle, A., Mathieu, J., Huynh, W., Marmet, M., Czerwinski, M., Corley, J., Ayala, R., Hitchcock, E.,
Wilson, L., & Barnes-Farrell, J. (2007, March). Big Y Safety Climate Survey Feedback Report (IPAC TR-2007-01).  [Proprietary feedback report] Storrs, CT: University of CT, Industrial Psychology Applications Center.

Bachiochi, P., Barnes-Farrell, J., McGonagle, A., Walker, C., & Armstead, A. (2006, August). NSBE 50 Survey
Report.  Prepared for National Society of Black Engineers. Storrs, CT: University of CT, Industrial Psychology Applications Center.

Fellowships and Academic Awards
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Research Fellow fall 2008, spring 2009, fall 2010
• NIOSH Training Grant Summer Research Fellowship 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Occupational Health Travel Award 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• University of Connecticut Pre-doctoral Fellowship 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Outstanding Student Performance Award, University of New Haven, May 2005

Selected Graduate Coursework
• Experimental Research Methods (J. Dovidio)
• Field Research Methods (D. Kenny)
• Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning (K. Barker)
• Health Psychology (C. Park)
• Measurement & Scaling (J. Green)
• Multi-Level Modeling (J. Mathieu)
• Multivariate Quantitative Methods (A. Cillessen)
• Occupational Health Psychology (R. Henning)
• Organizational Psychology (M. Morris)
• Organizational Stress (V. Magley)
• Personnel Psychology (J. Barnes-Farrell)
• Quantitative Research Methods Seminar (D. Kenny)
• Social Psychology of Stigma (D. Quinn)
• Structural Equation Modeling (D. Kenny)

Affiliations
Academy of Management (Research Methods and Organizational Behavior Divisions)
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home