MY RESEARCH
Broadly speaking, my research interests
concentrate on factors that affect how
people adapt to their work environment
and other issues of person-environment
fit. Admittedly, this description is
somewhat vague, but should not be
confused with my natural tendency
toward abstraction. It’s simply pithy
enough to insert into promotional
materials. For those who want more
specificity, I research workplace
adaptability from a work stress and
coping framework looking at both
organizational and individual factors.
These include job insecurity, job
demands/characteristics, adaptive skills,
and health and well-being.
I have also researched prejudice and
discrimination in the workplace. This
work grew out of my more basic interest
in personnel selection. Test bias in
ability measures was my starting point
but I have since done work on implicit
attitudes and aversive racism.
Admittedly and with regret, there is a
notable gap in my publication record.
Multitasking is not something at which I
excel and jugging the responsibilities of
being a Department Head with those of
research and supervision was a
challenge, to put it charitably. Then I
jumped right in to developing an online
Master’s program. Excuses aside, I am
pleased to have a growing lab again
with keen students.
Collaborations
None of my projects would have
been possible without my
collaborators. I have been
fortunate to work with some of
the best. In addition to looking
at my list of publications, look at
what my students have or are
currently working on.
Greg A. Chung-Yan, PhD
Industrial-Organizational
Psychology
University of Windsor
Applied Social Psychology
MA / PhD Program
uwindsor.socialpsychology.ca
The topics of our recent projects
include:
•
Sexual harassment reporting
•
Proactivity and psychological safety
•
The job demand-job autonomy
interaction
•
Human resource practices and
social media
•
Conflict with customers and social
support
I look forward to collaborating and
publishing with more students in the
coming years. Perhaps unwisely, I am
always happy to entertain any research
ideas that you want to float my way.
Picture taken in 2011