OHP AT PSU
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Core Faculty
Dr. Leslie Hammer - Director
Dr. Hammer's research interests include work and family issues, performance appraisal and feedback, and alternative work schedules.
Dr. Donald Truxillo - Associate Director
Dr. Truxillo's current research focuses on applicant and employee reactions to human resource processes such as affirmative action, substance abuse screening, and hiring procedures. He is also interested in job analysis issues, the validity of selection methods, and test-taking predispositions.
Dr. Charlotte Fritz
Dr. Fritz's research focuses on how employees unwind from work stress to maintain high levels of well-being and job performance. She is also interested in interruptions at work and their impact on employees as well as on organizational effectiveness. She further studies what makes employees be proactive and show initiative in the workplace.
Dr. Keith James
Dr. James' major topics of scholarship include Creativity, Innovation, & Change, Workplace Identity, Native Community Development and Occupational Health Psychology. His scholarship in these areas addresses several integrative themes including Organizational/Social Justice, Workplace Affect, and Occupational Health Psychology.
Dr. Liu-Qin Yang
Dr. Yang's research concerns how individuals fit with their work environments, with the ultimate goal of enhancing employees' and organizations' well-being. In addition, Dr. Yang's research focuses on workplace aggression and safety, quantitative methodology, and cross-cultural psychology.
Participating Faculty
Dr. Talya Bauer
Dr. Bauer is interested in organizational behavior issues as well as human resource management.
Dr. Sherwin Davidson
Dr. Davidson’s research interests lie in issues relating to women in work. She also has an interest in vocational counseling psychology.
Dr. Cynthia Mohr
Dr Mohr's research interests concern the manner in which individuals influence one another’s perceptions and behaviors, particularly in terms of health behaviors, such as excessive alcohol consumption.
Dr. Kerth O’Brien
Dr. O'Brien is interested in social roles, social relations, and preventive health behavior. Her research addresses preventive health behaviors, psychological well-being, and patient involvement in health care.
Dr. Ellen Skinner
Dr. Skinner’s OHP-related research interests include life-span development, motivation, development of perceived control, and coping.
Adjunct Faculty
Ryan Olson, Ph.D., OHSU
Occupational Health Psychology:Portland State University offers specialized training in Occupational Health Psychology (OHP). Occupational Health Psychology focuses on the science and practice of psychology in the promotion of safety, health, and well being in the workplace. OHP training is available to students in all areas of psychology as well as students from other fields. Ph.D. students may complete a specialization in OHP which is described in detail on our PSU-OHP web site.
OHP Advisory Board
The OHP advisory board is a collection of professionals with expertise in OHP-related areas ranging from occupational neurotoxicology to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These volunteers share their knowledge and expertise by contributing to the development of Portland State University’s OHP program (e.g., strategic planning and curriculum development), by identifying new OHP opportunities in the greater Portland community, and by presenting special guest lectures.
Dr. W. Kent Anger, Ph.D.
Center for Research in Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. John Crossen, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Department of Student Health, Oregon Health and Science University
Lynda Enos, RN, MS, COHN-S, CPE
Nursing Practice Specialist/Ergonomist, Oregon Nurses Association
Ergonomics Consultant, HumanFit
Dr. William Lambert, Ph.D.,
Division of Epidemiology, Oregon Heath & Science University
Dr. Joseph Matarazzo, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University
Helen Moss, M.S.
Labor Education and Research Center (LERC), University of Oregon
Dr. Ryan Olson, Ph.D.
Center for Research in Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), Oregon Health & Science University
Chris O'Neill, RN, DMin
WorkHealthy Oregon, Oregon Nurses Association
Current OHP Students
Gabby Burlacau
David Caughlin
Ana Costa
Tori Crain
Caitlin Demsky
Allison Ellis
Frankie Guros
Bing Lin
Jenna LeComte-Hinely
Layla Mansfield
David Meier
Jenn Rineer
Sarah Van Dyck