Experts Guide

Smith's research on occupational health psychology focuses on employees' health behaviors (e.g., sleep), relationships (e.g., workplace support, work-family), and long-term health (e.g., chronic conditions), including for high-risk populations. This work is pointed at the larger question: What are the biggest threats to modern workers aiming to live healthy, fulfilling, long lives, and how can we move toward effective solutions?

Penney is a professor in the School of Management in Sarasota-Manatee where she teaches undergraduate and MBA courses on management, leadership and organizational behavior. She is an award-winning researcher who has spent nearly 20 years studying the causes and consequences of job stress, particularly the antecedents and psychological processes that underlie harmful stress reactions, such as counterproductive work behavior and burnout.