People

Faculty Leadership

Dr. Mindy Shoss is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCF. She is Fellow of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Fellow of the Global Labour Organization, and holds an Honorary Professorship at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on the intersection of occupational health psychology and the future of work, including such topics as job insecurity and precarious work, the integration of artificial intelligence and robotics in the workplace, worker well-being, and adaptation to change. Dr. Shoss is PI and Director of UCF’s Targeted Research Training Program, part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-funded Education and Research Center. She has published more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, and edited The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work. Her work has appeared in top outlets, such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Dr. Shoss has received more than $2.5 million in external funding from the Army Research Institute, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, and Society for Human Resource Management Foundation. She currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. In addition, she sits on the editorial boards of many of the field’s leading journals including Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Occupational Health Science. Dr. Shoss was the 2021 recipient of the Gwendolyn Puryear Keita Award for Social Justice and the Welfare of Working People, an award given jointly by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the American Psychological Association. She has authored invited articles based on her research for Harvard Business Review and London School of Economics Business Review, and has advised the American Psychological Association (APA), the U.S. Congress Future of Work Caucus, and Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP) on the future of work. She earned a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston, as well as a B.A. from Washington University in Saint Louis with majors in psychology and economics, and a minor in applied statistics and computation. Prior to joining UCF, Dr. Shoss served on the faculty of Saint Louis University.

Current Graduate Students

Hannah Crandell is a PhD student in the I/O Psychology program at UCF. She received her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Writing & Rhetoric Studies from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Her research interests include occupational health and well-being, technology in the workplace, and vulnerable workers. Her thesis examines the role of fringe benefits in the recruitment of deskless workers.

 

 

Emily Hill is a doctoral student in the I/O Psychology program. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and Piano Studies from the University of South Florida. Emily is interested in studying many leadership topics, including leader identity, leader development, and leader transitions/succession planning. She also has broad interests in occupational health psychology and change management.

 

Adam Jacobs is a PhD student in UCF’s I/O Psychology program. He received his bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology and Criminal Justice from Towson University in Baltimore. His main research interests are advancing technology in the workplace, employee health and safety, and worker well-being in high-stress environments.

 

 

Alberly Perez is a Ph.D. student in the I/O Psychology program at UCF. She graduated from La Salle University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Business Management. Recently, she earned her master’s degree in Psychological Science from Rutgers University. Her research interests focus on topics related to Occupational Health Psychology, such as occupational stress and achieving a healthy work-life balance. She is interested in understanding the impact of non-work and work-related factors on employee well-being outcomes. Through her research, she aims to identify evidence-based practices that can alleviate occupational stress among employees at risk of experiencing job insecurity and work-related injuries.

Ann Schlotzhauer is a doctoral candidate in UCF’s Industrial/Organizational Psychology program. She earned her B.A. from the University of Tulsa, where she majored in Psychology, English, and Spanish. Her research interests include knowledge behavior (e.g., knowledge hiding, voice behavior), diversity, personality, and aspects of precarious work.

 

Nina Steigerwald is a doctoral candidate in UCF’s I/O Psychology Ph.D. program. She received her bachelor’s degrees from Rollins College, Florida, where she majored in Psychology as well as Healthcare Services Management and Leadership. Nina enjoys conducting research related to occupational health psychology, specifically focused on employee health and wellbeing. With her research, she aims to create happier, healthier and ultimately more productive workplaces.

 

Phuong Tran is an international student from Vietnam. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.S. in Marketing and a minor in Psychology in 2020. Phuong is particularly interested in employee well-being and fostering an inclusive and diverse work culture.

 

 

Visiting Students

Ángela Fernández-Canseco is a doctoral candidate in the Psychology program at the University of Seville (Spain). She is a member of the Cármides research group, specializing in social and community interventions, health promotion, quality of life, psychosocial risk prevention, and organizational development. Her research focuses on occupational health and well-being in the workplace, with a specific emphasis on studying stress-recovery dynamics over time

Giulia Foti is an Occupational Psychologist, PhD Candidate and adept in the subjects of Occupational Psychology, Business Organization and Human Resource Management at the European University of Rome where she graduated with honors. She is Diversity & Disability manager. From 2021 to 2022, she worked in the HR department of the Enel group, inserting herself at the Global level in the area of People Operations, Welfare & Wellbeing and Recruiting, gaining expertise in various areas of Human Resource. Her research interests are in occupational well-being, work-related stress, chronic illness, post-traumatic stress, Diversity & Inclusion, and Human resource management practices.

 

Current Undergraduate Students

Xander Loliyong is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology track and minoring in Diversity and Social Inequality. They are interested in research focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, occupational health and well-being, and employee retention and motivation, particularly at the intersection of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ identities.