Psychology Colloquium | Manpower and Expertise Understaffing: Developing an Understanding of a Prevalent Workplace Stressor, April 12

Dr. Winny Shen

The Psychology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Winny Shen on “Manpower and Expertise Understaffing: Developing an Understanding of a Prevalent Workplace Stressor” on Friday, April 12, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102.

Winny Shen is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo. According to her faculty page, her primary research interests center around leadership (i.e., women and minority leaders and leadership and health) and diversity and inclusion in organizational and educational settings (i.e., gender and racial/ethnic differences in workplace experiences and outcomes). A common theme that runs through her two primary research interest areas is identity development and management. Understanding identity issues is central to understanding both domains. For example, being a leader, gender, race, and sexual orientation are all social identities that are often central to workers’ self-concept. Dr. Shen’s research contributes to understanding how workers manage their multiple personal identities and the implications of identity conflict and compatibility for job performance and well-being. She also has secondary research interests in personality assessment and measurement and occupational health psychology (i.e., work-family issues and worker well-being).