Megan Nolan

Megan Nolan
  • Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Department: Psychology
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: MNOLAN@wcupa.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., The University of Akron
  • B.S. in Psychology with honors from Penn State University

Research Interests

PsychologyEmployee WellbeingStress and HealthMotivationEmotionsWomen's Health

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: Yes

Ongoing (PSY410; PSY510). Contact Dr. Nolan at mnolan@wcupa.edu to apply. To pursue this in the fall semester, please reach out to Dr. Nolan by May 1 of the previous spring semester. To pursue this in the spring semester, please reach out by November 15th of the previous semester.

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Nolan is an Assistant professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at West Chester University. Her work sheds light on the reasons why people are unhappy at work and how psychological theory and methods can be used to improve employee well-being. In studying predictors of employee well-being, she distinguishes between “Stable/Longer Term” predictors that are not likely to change over time (e.g., contextual factors, demands, individual differences), and “Event/Day-Level” factors that are likely to vary from day-to-day (e.g., demands, self-regulatory processes). Her publications have appeared in leading journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Organizational Psychology Review. She regularly teaches Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology (undergraduate), Organizational Psychology (graduate), and Stress and Health in the Workplace (graduate). Dr. Nolan completed her B.S. in Psychology with honors from Penn State University and her Ph.D. in I-O Psychology from The University of Akron.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2748

List of Publications

  • Nolan, M. T., Diefendorff, J. M., Thornton-Lugo, M., Hynes, D., Prezuhy, M., & Schreiber, J. (2023). Pursuing multiple goals during the commute: A dynamic self-regulatory perspective. Organizational Psychology Review, 13(2), 99-124.
  • Nolan, M. T., Diefendorff, J., Erickson, R. J., & Lee, M. T. (2022). Psychological compassion climate: Examining the nomological network of perceptions of work group compassion. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 133, 103688.
  • Nolan, M. T., Capitano, J., & Mishra, V. (2023). First-Year Student Onboarding Perceptions and Well-being: A Test of Socialization Resources Theory. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 35(1), 91-110.
  • Diefendorff, J. M., Gabriel, A. S., Nolan, M. T., & Yang, J. (2019). Emotion regulation in the context of customer mistreatment and felt affect: An event-based profile approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(7), 965–983. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000389
  • Lee, F. C., Diefendorff, J. M., Nolan, M. T., & Trougakos, J. P. (2023). Emotional exhaustion across the workday: Person-level and day-level predictors of workday emotional exhaustion growth curves. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(10), 1662–1679. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001095

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