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First Name
Benjamin

Last Name
Walsh

Email
[email protected]

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Title
Professor

Office
SCB 3141

Phone
(616) 331-7245

Department
Management

Expertise
• Occupational Health Psychology • Organizational Behavior • Human Resource Management

Biography
Benjamin Walsh is a Professor of Management in the Seidman College of Business. He received his Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Connecticut, after which he worked as Assistant and Associate Professor of Management at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Ben teaches courses in organizational behavior and human resource management, and his scholarship addresses work stress and employee well-being, with a focus on counterproductive behaviors such as workplace incivility and sexual harassment. His research is published in outlets such as Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and Journal of Business Ethics. Ben is an editorial board member of Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and Occupational Health Science. Ben has completed consulting and applied research projects for organizations such as IBM, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Department of Defense, and he currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan.

Education
Ph.D., Industrial/organizational psychology, University of Connecticut (2011) M.A., Industrial/organizational psychology, University of Connecticut (2008) M.A., Psychology, University of Northern Iowa (2006) B.A., Psychology and Spanish, Augustana College (2004)

Teaching Areas
Organizational Behavior Human Resource Management

Publications
Walsh, B. M., Heighton, B., & Dingens, C. (2023). What should I say? Testing ways to reduce fear and increase disclosure of incivility in reference checks. PLoS ONE, 18, e0290011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290011 Walsh, B. M., & Kabat-Farr, D. (2022). Investigating the implications of changes in supervisor and organizational support. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27, 585-598. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000339 Walsh, B. M., Matthews, R. A., Toumbeva, T. H., Kabat-Farr, D., Philbrick, J., & Pavisic, I. (2019). Failing to be family-supportive: Implications for supervisors. Journal of Management, 45, 2952-2977. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318774621 Walsh, B. M., Lee, J., Jensen, J. M., McGonagle, A., & Samnani, A. (2018). Positive leader behaviors and workplace incivility: The mediating role of perceived norms for respect. Journal of Business and Psychology, 33, 495-508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-017-9505-x. Walsh, B. M., Magley, V. J., Reeves, D. A., Davies-Schrils, K. A., Marmet, M. D., & Gallus, J. A. (2012). Assessing workgroup norms for civility: The development of the Civility Norms Questionnaire – Brief. Journal of Business and Psychology, 27, 407-420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-011-9251-4

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