Cindy Suveg

Professor, Clinical Program

Development and Psychopathology Lab

*Dr. Suveg will be reviewing graduate student applications for Fall 2026 admission.

 

 

 

 

 

Education:

B.S. The Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D. Developmental-Clinical Psychology, The University of Maine

Research Interests:

Developmental psychopathology, developmental disparities, risk/resilience in children and families from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds

Dr. Suveg's Google Scholar page

Lawrence Sweet

Gary R. Sperduto Professor
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Clinical and Neuroscience Programs
Director Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (CNS Lab)
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Dr. Sweet will not be reviewing applications for fall 2026 admissions
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Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology, Brown University

Other Affiliations

Fellow, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

Research Interests

I examine brain-behavior relationships in clinical populations using cognitive and affective neuroscience techniques, particularly multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessments. My FMRI work includes paradigm development with a focus on clinically relevant constructs (e.g., objective assessments of subjective states, prediction of treatment outcome). Recent studies include the use of functional neuroimaging markers to predict smoking, alcohol, and opiate cessation outcome; functional, structural and prefusion MRI correlates of cognitive function in cardiovascular disease; the effects of early life stress on adult cognitive function; cue reactivity in obesity and nicotine dependence; and working memory and information processing speed in subcortical disease processes.

Current research

Research Approaches

  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Functional Neuroimaging
  • Structural Morphometry

Research Content areas

  • Substance use and treatment outcomes
  • Outcomes of chronic stress and adversity
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Aging

Publications

Of Note

 

Research Interests:

Dr. Sweet is Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (CNS-Lab).  It is a neuroimaging data analysis and neuropsychological assessment laboratory affiliated with the Clinical Psychology and Brain and Behavioral Science Programs in the Department of Psychology and the interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at UGA. The CNS-Lab integrates multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessments with other clinical research methodology to examine brain-behavior relationships. The CNS-Lab specializes in experimental design, and data acquisition, analyses, and interpretation for clinical and non-clinical studies that employ functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), perfusion MRI (arterial spin labeling techniques), and structural morphometry (e.g., volumetrics, cortical thickness, lesion quantification). The CNS-Lab is responsible for data analyses and consultation for several local and multi-site clinical research studies.

Current research

Research Approaches

  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Functional Neuroimaging
  • Structural Morphometry

Research Content areas

  • Substance use and treatment outcomes (tobacco, vaping, alcohol, opiates)
  • Outcomes of chronic stress and adversity
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Aging
Grants:

See Curriculum Vitae Above

Selected Publications:
Other Affiliations:
Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

Kecia M. Thomas

Professor Emerita

Education

1993      Ph.D. Psychology [Industrial/Organizational Psychology Emphasis], Minor area: Organization and Management [Smeal College of Business Administration], The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1990      M.S. Psychology [Industrial/Organizational Psychology Emphasis], The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1988     B.A. Psychology and Spanish, minor in Educational Administration, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Research Interests

My research program focuses on understanding the psychology of workplace diversity, specifically how individuals and organizations resist or demonstrate readiness for diversity. My work is also concerned with the organizational experiences of marginalized groups, namely people of color, women, and sexual minorities and the impact their work and professional experiences has on their career mobility and overall well-being. My instructional program includes courses in the Psychology of Prejudice, Race and Identity, and  Diversity in Organizations. RED provides my students and me the unique opportunity to integrate these programs of research and instruction in order to further the diversity and effectiveness missions of UGA units, non-profit institutions, school districts, and traditional workplaces through workshop delivery, meeting facilitation, and diversity climate assessments.

Selected Publications

Books Authored

Thomas, K. M. (2005).  Diversity Dynamics in the Workplace. San Francisco: Wadsworth-Thomson. 

Volumes Edited

Thomas, K.M. (in progress). Diversity Resistance in Organizations, Volume 2 [Applied Psychology Series]. NYC: Routledge.

Thomas, K.M. & Ashburn-Nardo, L. (2017). Broadening the conversation: Why Black lives matter. A special issue of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 36(8). UK: Emerald Publishing.

Plaut, V., Thomas, K.M., & Hebl, M. (2014).  Race and ethnicity in the workplace:  Spotlighting the perspectives of historically marginalized groups. A special issue of, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.  Washington, DC:  APA.

Thomas, K.M., Plaut, V.C., & Tran, N.M. (2014).Diversity Ideologies in Organizations. [Applied Psychology Series]. NYC: Routledge-Taylor Francis.

Thomas, K.M. (2008). Diversity  Resistance in Organizations. [Applied Psychology Series]. NYC: LEA-Taylor Francis.  

Thomas, K.M. & Proudford, K.L. (eds.) (1999).Organizational Outsiders Within [special issue of Journal of Career Development] NYC: NY: Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press. 

For a complete listing of Dr. Thomas' chapters in edited volumes and research articles, grants/contracts, awards, and doctoral students,  please see her curriculum vitae.

 

In the News

Quoted in the article, “Does Faculty Diversity Need Targets?”  InsideHigherEd.com. April 6, 2015. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/04/06/brown-u-declares-it-will-double-faculty-diversity-2025

Quoted in the article, “Black and Not Feeling Welcomed.”  InsideHigherEd.Com. November, 2014.  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/12/03/vassar-professors-essays-about-racial-profiling-and-racism-attract-attention

Quoted in the article, “Affirmative Action Ending?” Diverse Issues in Higher Education, October 9, 2014.

Networking Expert for Minnesota Public Radio.  Podcast available at:  http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/13/daily-circuit-networking-young-minorities

Diversity Resistance Expert for online radio show “Diversity Matters.”  Podcast available at http://www.podcast-directory.co.uk/episodes/diversity-matters-diversity-resistance-7761232.html

Thomas wins award from the Academy of Management and named Fellow of SIOP and APA.

Colorblindness research covered by the media.

Dr. Thomas  becomes Sr. Advisor to the Dean of Franklin College

Diversity initiatives developed by Dr. Thomas identified by the American Psychological Association as "exemplary strategies"

Recipient, 2004 University of Georgia Diversity Award from the Office of Institutional Diversity

August 2004: article on Dr. Thomas's work in the APA Monitor

Other Affiliations:
Dean's Office page

Georgia Gambling and Decision Lab, Dr. Adam Goodie

The Georgia Gambling and Decision Lab is based in the Psychology Department of the University of Georgia. The lab is collaborative in nature, and has been directed by Dr. Adam Goodie since 1998. Our research is dedicated to the multidisciplinary domains of gambling studies and judgment and decision making under uncertainty. The primary areas of current research interest are: 1) understanding gaming, gambling, and other risk-based behaviors; 2) approaches to the origin, maintenance, prevention and treatment of problem gambling; 3) personality effects and individual differences in decision making and gambling; and 4) cross-cultural differences in gambling and risk attitude. 

Culture and Identity Lab, Dr. Brian Haas

Our work seeks to understand what shapes people's identity. Our research investigates how people think about their identity, changes to their identity, and how identity is different according to cultural context. Many of our studies involve a personality approach to understanding individual differences in identity. The overarching goal of our research is to illuminate what makes people who they are as dynamic complex individuals living across the world.

Lab site:
Visit the Culture and Identity lab site

Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (CCNL), Drs. Brett Clementz and Jennifer McDowell

The Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory is a collaborative effort based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia. Under the direction of Drs. Brett Clementz and Jennifer McDowell, members of the laboratory are engaged in a variety of experimental and theoretical inquires within the realm of cognitive neuroscience.

Research is conducted using sophisticated brain imaging technologies, such as high-density EEG, whole-head MEG, and fMRI. With these technologies at their disposal, CCNL researchers can address diverse research interests from multiple perspectives.

Primary ongoing areas of research include studies of 1) basic sensory operations (visual and auditory processing) and motor performance (saccadic eye movements), 2) the differences in basic and higher level cognitive operations between normal and psychiatric groups, most notably those with schizophrenia, 3) brain plasticity associated with repeated practice, 4) brain changes that occur during aging, and 5) prospective memory. Personnel at the CCNL also collaborate with other UGA researchers in programs within and outside the Psychology Department on studies involving topics ranging from physical exercise, to judgment and decision making, and social rejection.

The lab is involved in joint research with universities both in the United States and internationally, including multi-site collaborative studies with Augusta University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago Medical Center, and Yale School of Medicine (known as the "Bipolar Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes" or "BSNIP" collaborative).

Lab site:
Visit the CCNL site

Justin Lavner

Professor, Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Program

Dr. Lavner will not be reviewing applications for a new graduate student for Fall 2026 admission.

I am a clinical psychologist whose research aims to understand and improve family health and well-being, particularly among underserved and marginalized populations. My work examines (1) how and why relationships change; (2) the effects of minority and contextual stressors such as racial discrimination, financial strain, and sexual stigma on individual and family functioning and the protective factors that buffer these effects; and (3) preventive interventions to strengthen relational, physical, and mental health among individuals, couples, and families.

My new book, the Research Handbook on Couple and Family Relationships, co-edited with Nickola Overall and Jeffry Simpson, is now available here. 

 

Education:

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

B.A., Williams College

Research Interests:

Couple and family relationships, prevention/intervention, health inequities, minority and contextual stress, LGBTQ issues

Selected Publications:

Cutri, J. N., Lavner, J. A., Mereish, E. H., & Watson, R. J. (2025). Patterns and correlates of dating and intimate relationship involvement among sexual minority adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35, e70069. 

Lavner, J. A. (2025). Social context and couple relationships: Considering macro-level influences on couples. In N. C. Overall, J. A. Simpson, & J. A. Lavner (Eds.), Research handbook on couple and family relationships (pp. 359–373). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 

Overall, N. C., Simpson, J. A., & Lavner, J. A. (Eds.). (2025). Research handbook on couple and family relationships. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

Adesogan, O., Beach, S. R. H., Carter, S. E., Metzger, I. W., & Lavner, J. A. (2024). Effects of a responsive parenting intervention on Black mothers’ depressive symptoms postpartum: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 92, 828–835. 

Adesogan, O., Lavner, J. A., Carter, S. E., & Beach, S. R. H. (2024). Stress accumulation, depressive symptoms, and sleep problems among Black Americans in the rural South. Clinical Psychological Science, 12, 421–434. 

Hart, A. R., Beach, S. R. H., Hart, C. N., Smith, J. J., Stansfield, B. K., & Lavner, J. A. (2024). Responsive parenting and Black mothers’ postpartum sleep: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 43, 438–447. 

Weber, D. M., Lavner, J. A., & Beach, S. R. H. (2024). Different trajectories of relationship satisfaction among rural Black couples following preventive relationship intervention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 92, 356–366. 

Weber, D. M., Williamson, H. C., Bryant, C. M., Mussa, K., & Lavner, J. A. (2024). Patterns and predictors of change in relationship status among Black mothers over 16 weeks postpartum. Journal of Family Psychology, 38, 751–762.

Lavner, J. A., Hohman, E. E., Beach, S. R. H., Stansfield, B. K., & Savage, J. S. (2023). Effects of a responsive parenting intervention among Black families on infants’ sleep: A secondary analysis of the Sleep SAAF randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 6, e236276. 

Lavner, J. A., Ong, M. L., Carter, S. E., Hart, A. R., & Beach, S. R. H. (2023). Racial discrimination predicts depressive symptoms throughout adolescence among Black youth. Developmental Psychology, 59, 7–14.  

Brian W. Haas

Associate Professor, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program

Education

Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2006

Research Interests

Our work seeks to understand what shapes people's identity. Our research investigates how people think about their identity, changes to their identity, and how identity is different according cultural contexts. We use a personality approach to understanding individual differences in identity. The overarching goal of our research is to illuminate what makes people who they are as dynamic complex individuals living across the world.

Culture and Identity Lab

Google Scholar

Teaching Interests

I teach classes on Introductory Psychology, Cultural Psychology and Social Psychology. I enjoy teaching new psychology classes, coming up with and applying innovative teaching methods, and learning along-side with students, as they bring in their thoughts and perspectives into the teaching environment. I am actively engaged in study abroad and international education, having taught on several UGA Study Abroad programs such as the Cultural Psychology program in Cuba, and as Fulbright Teaching Scholar to the Kingdom of Bhutan at Sherubtse College.

Media Coverage

UGA Today article based on: Haas, Lou et al., (2025). Beliefs about a brighter future for all humanity as an evolutionary adaptation to pathogen prevalence. Personality and Individual Differences.

PsyPost article based on: Haas, Campbell, Lou & Xia (2024). All You Nonconformists Are (Not) All Alike: Dissociable Social Stereotypes of Mavericks and Contrarians. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

WUGA Athens News Matters interview based on: Haas, Campbell, Lou & Xia (2024). All You Nonconformists Are (Not) All Alike: Dissociable Social Stereotypes of Mavericks and Contrarians. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

UGA Today article written based on: Haas, Campbell, Lou & Xia (2024). All You Nonconformists Are (Not) All Alike: Dissociable Social Stereotypes of Mavericks and Contrarians. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Greater Good Magazine article on “Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2023” based on Krys, Haas et al., Introduction to a culturally sensitive measure of well-being: Combining life satisfaction and interdependent happiness across 49 different cultures. Journal of Happiness Studies.

Psychology Today article based on Krys, Yeung, Haas et al., Family first: Evidence of consistency and variation in the value of family versus personal happiness across 49 different cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution article based on recent culture and personality research and Haas et al., The role of culture on the link between worldviews on nature and psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Curiosity Daily podcast based on Haas and Omura, Cultural Differences in Susceptibility to the End of History Illusion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Uconn Today article based on: Haas et al., The role of culture on the link between worldviews on nature and psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality and Individual Differences

UGA Today article written based on: Haas & vanDellen (2020). Culture Is Associated With the Experience of Long-Term Self-Concept Changes. Social Psychological and Personality Science

LA Times article written based on Haas et al., (2016). Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A.

UGA Today article written based on Haas et al., (2016). Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A.

UGA Today article written based on Haas et al., (2015). Borderline personality traits and brain activity during emotional perspective taking. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

Medical Research (MedicalResearch.com) interview based on Haas et al., (2015). Borderline personality traits and brain activity during emotional perspective taking. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

UGA Red and Black article written based on Haas et al., (2015). The tendency to trust is reflected in human brain structure. NeuroImage.

UGA Today article written based on Haas et al., (2015). The tendency to trust is reflected in human brain structure. NeuroImage.

Selected Publications

Haas, B. W., Lou, X., Yeung, V. W. L., Li, L. M. W., Hussain, M. A., Joshanloo, M., ... & Krys, K. (2025). Beliefs about a brighter future for all humanity as an evolutionary adaptation to pathogen prevalence. Personality and Individual Differences, 247, 113398.

Lou, X., & Haas, B. W. (2024). A new empirical framework to measure beliefs about the future well‐being of all humanity. International Social Science Journal, 74(254), 1487-1501.

Haas, B. W., VanDellen, M. R., & Cochran, R. N. (2024). More than just changeability: Specific factors are used to explain the changeability of personality traits. International Journal of Psychology, 59(5), 632-636.

Xia, R. J., & Haas, B. W. (2024). The effect of bilingualism and multicultural experience on social-cognitive processing: a meta-analytic review. Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 8(1), 47-64.

Krys, K., Kostoula, O., van Tilburg, W.A.P., Mosca, O., Lee, J.H., Maricchiolo, F.,…. Haas, B.W.,… Uchida, Y.  (2024). Happiness Maximization is a WEIRD Way of Living. Perspectives on Psychological Science.

Haas, B. W., Campbell, W. K., Lou, X., & Xia, R. J. (2023). All You Nonconformists Are (Not) All Alike: Dissociable Social Stereotypes of Mavericks and Contrarians. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Krys, K., Haas, B. W., Igou, E. R., . . . Bond, M.H. (2023). Introduction to a Culturally Sensitive Measure of Well-being: Combining Life Satisfaction and Interdependent Happiness Across 49 Different Cultures. Journal of Happiness Studies. [JOHS]

Krys, K., Yeung, J., Haas, B. W., . . . Xing, C. (2023). Family First: Evidence of Consistency and Variation in the Value of Family versus Personal Happiness across 49 Different Cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 54(3), 323-339

Haas, B.W., Abney, D. H., Eriksson, K., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2023). Person-culture personality fit: Dispositional traits and cultural context explain country-level personality profile conformity. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14(3) 375-285[SPPS]

Haas, B.W., & Omura, K. (2022). Cultural differences in susceptibility to the End of History Illusion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 48(9), 1331-1348. [PSPB] 

Krys, K., Capaldi, C.A., Torres, C., van Tilburg, W., Vignoles, V., Bond, M.H., Zelenski, J., Haas, B.W., , . . . Xing, C. (2022). Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 17(1). 117-130 [JoPP]

Cochran, R. N., VanDellen, M. R., & Haas, B.W., (2021). How did I get here? Individual differences in perceived retrospective personality change. Journal of Research in Personality, 90, 104039. [JRP]

Haas, B.W., Hoeft, F., & Omura, K. (2021). The role of culture on the link between worldviews on nature and psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality and Individual Differences, 170, 110336. [PAID]

Haas, B.W., vanDellen M.R., (2020). Culture is Associated with the Experience of Long-term Self-concept Changes. Social Psychological and Personality Science. [SPPS]

Krys, K., Zelenski, J., Capaldi, C.A., Park, J., van Tilburg, W., van Osch, Y., Haas, B.W., . . . Zhu, Z. (2019). Putting the ‘We’ in Well-being: Collectivism-fit Measurement of Well-being Attenuates the Individualism-Well-being Association. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.22(3), 256-267. [AJSP]

Haas, B.W. (2019). Enhancing the Intercultural Competence of College Students: A Consideration of Applied Teaching Techniques. International Journal of Multicultural Education. 21 (2), 81-96. [IJME]

Cochran, R.N., vanDellen M.R., Haas, B.W. (2019). Getting to Know You: Associations between Judge and Target Personality with Personality Judgment Accuracy during a Dyadic Social Interaction Task.142, 139-144. [Personality and Individual Differences].

Haas, B.W., Akamatsu, Y. (2019). Psychometric Investigation of the Five Facets of Mindfulness and Well-Being Measures in the Kingdom of Bhutan and the United States. [Mindfulness].

Haas, B.W. (2018). The impact of study abroad on improved cultural awareness: a quantitative review. Intercultural Education, 1-18. [Intercultural Education]

Haas, B.W., Filkowski, M.M., Cochran, R.N., Denison, L., Ishak, A., Nishitani, S., Smith, A.K. (2016). Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A. PNAS

Filkowski, M.M., Anderson, I.W., Haas, B.W. (2016). Trying to trust: brain activity during interpersonal social attitude change. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience. 16 (2), 325-338. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Miller, J.D. (2015). Borderline personality traits and brain activity during emotional perspective taking. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 6(4): 315-320. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Brook, M., Remillard, L., Ishak, A., Anderson, I.W., Filkowski, M.M. (2015). I know how you feel: The warm-altruistic personality profile and the empathic brain. PLoS ONE. 10(3): e0120639. [PloS One]

Haas, B.W., Anderson, I.W., Filkowski, M.M. (2015). Interpersonal reactivity and the attribution of emotional reactions. Emotion. 15(3): 390-398. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Ishak, A., Anderson, I.W., Filkowski, M.M. (2015). Agreeableness and brain activity during emotion attribution decisions. Journal of Research in Personality.57: 26-31. [JRP]

Haas, B.W., Ishak, A., Anderson, I.W., Filkowski, M.M. (2015). The tendency to trust is reflected in human brain structure. NeuroImage. 107: 175-181. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., & Smith, A. K. (2015) Oxytocin, vasopressin, and Williams syndrome: epigenetic effects on abnormal social behavior. Frontiers in Genetics. 6:28. [Frontiers]

Hoeft, F., Dai, L. Haas, B.W., Sheau, K.E., Masara, M., Mills, D., Galaburda, A., Bellugi, U., Korenberg, J., Reiss, A.L., (2014). Mapping Genetically Controlled Neural Circuitries of Social Behavior and Visuo-Motor Integration by a Preliminary examination of Atypical Deletions with Williams Syndrome. PLoS One. 9 (8), e104088. [PloS One]

Haas, B.W., Barnea-Goraly, N., Sheau, K.E., Yamagata, B., Ullas, U., Reiss, A.L. (2014). Altered microstructure within social-cognitive brain networks during childhood in Williams syndrome. Cerebral Cortex. Oct 24(10):2796-806. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Sheau, K. E., Kelly, R. G., Thompson, P., Reiss. A.L. (2014). Regionally specific increased volume of the amygdala in Williams syndrome: Evidence from surface based modeling. Human Brain Mapping. Mar;35(3):866-74.[PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Anderson, I.W., Smith, J.M. (2013). Navigating the complex path between the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and cooperation: an endophenotype approach. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Nov 28;7:801. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Mills, D., Yam, A., Hoeft, F., Bellugi, U., Reiss, A.L., (2009). Genetic influences on sociability: Heightened amygdala reactivity and event-related responses to positive social stimuli in Williams syndrome. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(4):1132-9. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Constable, R.T., & Canli, T. (2008). Stop the sadness: Neuroticism is associated with sustained Medial Prefrontal Cortex response to emotional facial expressions. NeuroImage 42(1):385-92. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., & Canli, T. (2008). Emotional Memory function, Personality structure and Psychopathology: A Neural System Approach to the identification of vulnerability markers. Brain Research Reviews 58(1):71-84. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Omura, K., Constable, R.T., & Canli, T. (2007). Emotional conflict and neuroticism: personality-dependent activation in the amygdala and subgenual anterior cingulate. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121(2), 249-256. [PubMed]

Haas, B. W., Omura, K., Constable, R. T., & Canli, T. (2007). Is automatic emotion regulation associated with agreeableness? A perspective using a social neuroscience approach. Psychological Science 18(2), 130-132. [PubMed]

Canli, T., Qiu, M., Omura, K., Congdon, E., Haas, B.W., Amin, Z., et al. (2006). Neural correlates of epigenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A 103(43), 16033-16038. [PubMed]

Haas, B.W., Omura, K., Constable, R. T., Canli, T. (2006). Interference Produced by Emotional Conflict Associated with Anterior Cingulate Activation. Cognitive, Affective Behavioral Neuroscience 6(2), 152-156. [PubMed]

Canli, T., Omura, K., Haas, B.W., Fallgatter A., Constable, R. T., Lesch K.P. (2005). Beyond Affect: A role for genetic variation of the serotonin transporter in neural activation during a cognitive attention task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A (103)34, 12224-12229. [PubMed]

Klapp, S.T., & Haas, B.W. (2005). Nonconscious Influence of Masked Stimuli on Response Selection Is Limited to Concrete Stimulus-Response Associations. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 31(1), 193-209. [PubMed]

Malissa Clark

Professor, Department Head, Industrial-Organizational Program

Dr. Clark is not accepting PhD students for 2026 admissions.

Education

Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2010

Research Interests

My research interests fall under the broad topic of employee well-being. I study topics including overwork and workaholism, work-family dynamics, and effects of stressors on health and well-being outcomes.

Selected Publications

Clark, M. A. (2024). Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture is Bad for Business--and How to Fix It. Harvard Business Review Press. **Selected as one of 12 new idea books to launch 2024 by Adam Grant, listed as one of the Next Big Idea Club’s February 2024 must-read books and Top 40 nonfiction books of 2024, top 5 HR books in 2024 by People Management, top 8 new books of 2024 by Management Today, top 40 Porchlight business books of 2024, top 5 Best Management & Workplace Culture Books of 2024, listed as one of nine books to help shape your science career in 2025

Hetrick, A., *Haynes, N. J., Clark, M. A., & *Sanders, K. (2023). The Theoretical and Empirical Utility of Dimension-Based Work-Family Conflict: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000552

Clark, M. A., Wittmer, J. L. S., & Jones, A. (2023). When business is personal: A mixed methods examination of workaholism in family business leaders. Community, Work, & Family. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2023.2284114

Hetrick, A., *Haynes, N. J., Clark, M. A., & *Sanders, K. (2023). The Theoretical and Empirical Utility of Dimension-Based Work-Family Conflict: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000552

Balducci, C., Spagnoli, P., Toderi, S., & Clark, M. A. (2022). A within-individual investigation on the relationship between day level workaholism and systolic blood pressure. Work and Stress, 36(4). 337-354. https://10.1080/02678373.2021.1976883

Clark, M. A., Hunter, E. M., & Carlson, D. S. (2021). Hidden costs of anticipated workload for individuals and partners: Exploring the role of daily fluctuations in workaholism. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Clark, M. A., Smith, R. W., & Haynes, N. J. (2020). The multidimensional workaholism scale: Linking the conceptualization and measurement of workaholism. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105(11).

Clark, M. A., Robertson, M., & Young, S. (2019). "I feel your pain": A critical review of organizational research on empathy. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40, 166-192.

Clark, M. A., Robertson, M. M., Carter, N. T. (2018). You spin me right round: Workplace correlates of daily affect spin. Journal of Management, 44, 3176-3199.

Clark, M. A., Early, R. J., Baltes, B. B., & Krenn, D. (2019). Work-family behavioral role conflict: Scale development and validation. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34(1), 39-53.

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