People
Johnna Capitano, PhD
San Diego State University, Management Department
Research Areas: organizational socialization, temporal issues in organizations
Contexts of Interest: HRM practices, organizations
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I won a trip to Florence, Italy on a game show!
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: jcapitano@sdsu.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnna-capitano-0942014b
Alison Gardiner-Shires, PhD
West Chester University, Sports Medicine
Research Areas: Occupational socialization
Contexts of Interest: Athletic trainer transition to practice, mentoring
Fun Fact/Hobbies: If money and time were no object, I would channel my inner space nerd and walk on
the moon
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: agardiner-shires@wcupa.edu
Megan Nolan, PhD
West Chester University, Psychology department
Research Areas: Employee stress and well-being, motivation, temporal issues in organizations
Contexts of Interest: organizations
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I was on the gameshow Wheel of Fortune when I was 14 years old for Teen Best Friend
Week. My friend and I came in third place and won $5,000 and it was a great experience.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: mnolan@wcupa.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/megan-nolan-phd-9668004a
Jacqueline Zalewski, PhD
West Chester University, Anthropology and Sociology department
Research Areas: outsourcing by organizations, team work, cooperation, and collaborative learning in
student groups
Contexts of Interest: formal organizations, teamwork pedagogy, attending conferences including the Eastern
Sociological Society conference in Philadelphia and the Society for the Study of Social
Problems in San Francisco
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I am a huge animal lover and love spending time with my dog Munch and my two cats
Emma and GG Crush!
Contact: jzalewski@wcupa.edu
Miguel R. Olivas-Luján, PhD
Management & Marketing Department, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Research Areas: International and Human Resources Management, Information Technologies, Diversity
and Inclusion
Context of Interest: Learning new languages
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I love music. I have been playing guitar and keyboards ever since I was a child and
it is one of the most relaxing and fun activities for me.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Contact: molivas@clarion.edu
Vipanchi Mishra, PhD
Psychology Department, West Chester University
Research Areas: newcomer socialization, international student socialization, faculty onboarding
Contexts of Interest: human resources practices, organizations, universities
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I enjoy cooking and practicing mindfulness meditation.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: vmishra@wcupa.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vipanchi-mishra-81b38b4
Abby Spavlik, Social Media Specialist
Undergraduate Business Marketing, West Chester University
Contexts of Interest: Graphic Design, Digital marketing, & Social Media.
Fun Fact/Hobbies: I enjoy hanging with my friends and family
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: as969970@wcupa.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-spavlik-518a57236
Maxine Gesualdi, PhD.
West Chester University, Dept. of Communication and Media
Research Areas: organizational communication; organizational roles
Contexts of interest: encroachment between organizational roles and departments; effects of role encroachment
Fun Facts/Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my family and my dog. We love to travel and make use of our large collection of board games. I also enjoy workplace-based television shows, especially Mad Men and Community.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact: mgesualdi@wcupa.edu;
Former Members
Hannah Everett, West Chester Graduate (2021)
LinkedIn: Hannah Everett
Lilyana Campbell, Undergraduate Business Marketing, West Chester University
LinkedIn: Lilyana Campbell
Lauren Anderson, West Chester University, Human Resources Management
LinkedIn: Lauren Anderson
Diane D'Arcangelo, MS
LinkedIn: Diane D'Arcangelo
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