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LET'S COLLABORATE
LET'S COLLABORATE
If any of the work below interests you or you are conducting related work, please don't hesitate to email me. I am always seeking to grow friendships with future informal and formal collaborators.
Below you will find an overview* of my current projects on the following overlapping topics
(1) Loneliness, DEI, and Belonging
(2) Team & Interpersonal Relationships (3) Psychological Needs
*Please see CV for a comprehensive list of work.
Loneliness, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Loneliness, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
LaBella, M. & van Knippenberg, D. (2024). Workplace loneliness: Relationships with abstract entities as substitutes for peer relationships. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 54(10), 628-643. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13062
Top 10 Most Cited Award, for being in the top 10 most cited papers published in the journal in 2024.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
LaBella, M., Lee, J. Ye, H. & D’Innocenzo, L. (Under Review). Lonely Teams: Extending the regulatory loop theory to team dynamics. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Applied Psychology.
Kim., G., LaBella, M., & Heaphy, E. D. (Under Review). From Vulnerability to Resilience: Expectancy Violations and the Transformation of Workplace Loneliness During Return-to-Office Transitions. Manuscript submitted to Personnel Review.
Silard, A., LaBella, M., Wright, S., Wilkins, S., & Reina, C. S. (Under Review). Loneliness in organizations: How employees sense and interpret belongingness signals. Manuscript submitted to Human Relations.
van Knippenberg, D., Yuan, Y., LaBella, M., Dwertmann, D., & Lee Y. (Under Review). Diversity climate, job performance behavior, and withdrawal: A meta-analysis of differential pathways. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Applied Psychology.
Stone, M., LaBella, M., Baily, M., Chelednick, J., & Naji, A. (Under Review). “The Clubhouse means I have community:” A longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of perceptions of belonging within and outside the Clubhouse. Manuscript submitted to Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Kim., G., & LaBella, M. (Preparing for submission). Hybrid work as happy medium or revolving door of (dis)connection? Understanding trajectories of workplace loneliness through relational resources and coordination. Manuscript to be submitted to Employee Relations.
LaBella, M., Mawritz, M., & Yang, Y. (Analyzing data from study 2 and planning data collection for study 3). Emotional self-disclosure and work loneliness: The connecting power of talking about emotions at work. Manuscript to be submitted to the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Team & Interpersonal Relationships
Team & Interpersonal Relationships
GRANT AWARDS
Student Investigator - “Building a Connected Workplace: Integrating Leadership, Teamwork, and Social Networks Approaches to Reduce Social Ostracism in the Military”
Proposal Recommended for Funding (May 20, 2024) – currently in final cost negotiations.
Proposed Period of Performance: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2028
Proposed Costs (ROM): $2,818,524
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVEW
Ziegert, J. C., Resick, C. J., LaBella, M., D’Innocenzo, L., & Kiker, J. D. (Under Review). Team Power Dynamics and the Expression of Shared Leadership. Manuscript to be submitted to Journal of Applied Psychology.
WORK IN PROGRESS
LaBella, M., Zhu, S., Wolfson, M., & D’Innocenzo, L. (Preparing for submission). The Social fabric of exclusion: A relational-based integrative conceptual review of workplace ostracism. Manuscript to be submitted to the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Sutich, J., Resick, C. J., LaBella, M., Mawritz, M. (Starting data collection for Study 3). Shared Ethical Leadership in Teams: A Network Approach. Manuscript to be submitted to the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Ye, H., LaBella, M., & D’Innocenzo, L. (Data Analysis). Examining how team processes unfold over time. Manuscript to be submitted to Academy of Management Journal.
Other Psychological Needs
Other Psychological Needs
WORK IN PROGRESS
Resick, C. J., Lee, J., LaBella, M., Allen, J., Davis, A., & Taylor, J. (Preparing for Submission). Navigating the unknown: Leader safety sensegiving and first responders’ withdrawal intentions in disruptive contexts. Manuscript to be submitted to the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Research Recognition
Research Recognition
Teck-Kah Lim Graduate Student Excellence Award, 2024
Awarded to one graduate student across the University per year who shows “promise of future meaningful contributions to local, national or global communities as can be gleaned from present academic excellence and achievements in research and/or teaching, as well as outstanding selfless service to peers, and the local community.”
Clark Outstanding Behavioral Research Award, 2023
Presented to one doctoral student each year in the LeBow College of Business
Awarded for my work on the role of abstract relationships in workplace loneliness
Community Development Research
Community Development Research
PUBLISHED BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
Miller, M., Alter, T., & Gurklis, A. (2019). Growing community. Penn State Press.
Miller, M. and Bridger, J. (2018). Developing and using narratives in community-based research. In T. M. Howard, T. R. Alter, P. Z. Frumento, L. J. Thompson (Eds.). Community pest management in practice: a narrative approach (pp. 21-36). Springer.
Before pursuing my PhD in Organizational Behavior, I spent seven years researching issues affecting community development as part of my work in the following roles.
Before pursuing my PhD in Organizational Behavior, I spent seven years researching issues affecting community development as part of my work in the following roles.
Research Manager for the Criminal Justice Research Center at Penn State Abington
Research Manager for the Criminal Justice Research Center at Penn State Abington
In this role, I managed a staff of researchers to study the impacts of stigma related to substance use disorder, the configuration of drug distribution networks, issues with implementing medication assisted treatment, and the overdose crisis broadly. I led the Share Your Opioid Story initiative to end the stigma of substance use disorder through written and video storytelling, community events, curriculum development, digital marketing, and research.
Research Assistant for the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education at Penn State University Park
I am who I am as a scholar and person because of Dr. Theodore R. Alter. Working in his research group was a formative experience that led me into academia and always keeps me focused on connecting research with practice and forming partnerships to make real impacts. Working with Ted and dedicated colleagues, I researched how communities can work together to combat invasive animals issues, how storytelling affects community work within and beyond organizations, and how to conduct qualitative research, including narrative profile analysis.
Quite simply, organizations are communities.
Quite simply, organizations are communities.
Research shows it is critical for employees to feel a sense of community and connectedness at work.
Research shows it is critical for employees to feel a sense of community and connectedness at work.
What's more is that organizations are part of larger communities and thus can be a force for good both locally and globally.
What's more is that organizations are part of larger communities and thus can be a force for good both locally and globally.
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