The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago was a major academic event, with five days of presentations held in five different hotels. This year, I was particularly […]
Dr. Ludmila Praslova
Director of Educational Effectiveness
Professor of Psychology
Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Graduate Program in Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Akron in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her areas of expertise include organizational effectiveness, survey research, organizational culture assessment and change, intercultural relations, and training and curriculum development. In addition, she has extensive experience in Higher Education assessment and accreditation, and program development and evaluation. As an Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO), Dr. Praslova provided leadership in institutional self-studies, the preparation of well-received accreditation reports and campus visits, and facilitated successful substantive change processes.
17th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
Workplace Bullying Prevention: Beyond ‘Bad Apples’ About 30% of employees in the US experience workplace bullying. This issue affects both individual well-being and organizational health. The standard narrative often points to ‘bad […]
Disability as a forgotten diversity
Disability in the workplace is a form of diversity – yet, it is widely misunderstood and often excluded from diversity consideration. While most organizations have diversity programs, only 4 % […]
Setting All Students Up for Success
To help all students succeed in their academic pursuits, we need to meet/support them where they are at in their educational journey. It is recommended that this needed support include […]
Fast Company Innovation Festival…
…and Why so Many People are Unhappy at Work A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to be on a Fast Company podcast, “The New Way We Work.” Sure, […]
Better work, better world
Inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing as the focus of Industrial-Organizational Psychology This year, I was participating in Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) conference presenting as SIOP’s 2022 Ensuring Inclusive Environments and […]
Implicit bias in research and allyship: Scientists are not immune
As organizational science increasingly explores diversity topics, some growing pains and misunderstandings are inevitable. Working and conducting research with any group in which one does not have a membership requires […]
A Sanity Check and Confidence Boost
Attending the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, Austin, TX, for the first time was a unique experience. Unlike conferences with thousands of attendees, the COGDOP gathering was small enough […]