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
Open to Faculty Mentoring: Yes
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.
