U.S. Academy of Workplace Bullying,
Mobbing and Abuse

A Deliberate American Focus

Although we recognize the universality of these destructive behaviors,
we created this network to focus on the unique challenges posed by
American employee relations, mental health, and legal systems.

 

Co-Facilitators

David C. Yamada, J.D. **

Suffolk University Professor of Law
Director, New Workplace Institute
Co-Editor, Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States (Praeger Press, 2018)
Boston, Massachusetts

Gary Namie, PhD **

Director, Workplace Bullying Institute (Est. 1997)
Co-Author, The Bully at Work (Sourcebooks, 2009)
Co-Author, The Bully-Free Workplace (Wiley, 2011)
Clarkston, Washington

Contributors to the 2-volume
Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States
are denoted with **.

Roster of 52 Founding Academy Fellows

Beverly J. Aho, M.B.A., J.D.
Attorney, Private Law Practice
Eden Prarie, MN
Carol Arao, M.A.
Co-Coordinator, California Healthy Workplace Advocates
Advice Columnist-Kalola, WBI
Aptos, CA
David W. Ballard, Psy.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Executive Director for Organizational Excellence
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
Peggy Ann Berry, Ph.D., R.N., SPHR, COHN-S **
Owner, Thrive At Life: Working Solutions
Dayton, OH
Jane Bethel
Past President, SEIU/NAGE Local R4-200, Norfolk, VA
State Coordinator, Virginia Healthy Workplace Advocates
Sharon Brennan, Ph.D.
Past President, Division of Organizational, Consulting & Work Psychology, NY State Psychological Association
Psychoanalyst, NY, NY
Jessi Eden Brown, M.S., LMHC, LPC, NCC **
Professional Coach, WBI
Psychotherapist, Seattle, WA
Carrie Clark, M.A.
Co-Founder, California & Illinois Healthy Workplace Advocates
Orangevale, CA
Ellen Pinkos Cobb, J.D. **
Author, International Sexual Harassment Laws for the Multinational Employer (2020) Routledge
Workplace Bullying and Harassment: New Developments in International Law (2017) Routledge
Boston, MA
Lana Cooke
State Coordinator, West Virginia Healthy Workplace Advocates
Morgantown, PA
Barbara Coloroso
Author, Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander (2016, Avon)
Expert in Youth Bullying, Littleton, CO
Pamela Countouris
Bullying Prevention Trainer and Consultant
TCB Training & Consulting, Pittsburgh, PA
Teresa A. Daniel, J.D., Ph.D. **
Dean & Professor, Human Resource Leadership Program
Sullivan University, Louisville, KY
Author, Organizational Toxin Handlers (2020, Palgrave)
Stop Bullying At Work, 2nd ed. (SHRM, 2016)
Michelle K. Duffy, Ph.D.
Professor, Work & Organizations,
Center for Human Resources & Labor Studies
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Maureen Duffy, Ph.D. **
Co-Editor, Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States (Praeger Press, 2018)
Author, Overcoming Mobbing (Oxford U Press, 2014)
Mobbing: Causes, Consequences & Cures (Oxford U Press, 2012)
Psychotherapist & Consultant, Miami Shores, FL
Lisa Farwell, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Santa Monica College
WBI Blog Senior Contributor
Santa Monica, CA
Carol Fehner **
Co-Coordinator,California Healthy Workplace Advocates
Union Bullying Consultant, AFGE National Officer (Ret.)
Oceanside, CA
Bernice L. Fields, J.D.
Arbitrator & Attorney
Minneapolis, MN
Jackie Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, Middle Tennessee State University
Author, How to Transform Workplace Bullies Into Allies (2020, IAP)
Mufreesboro, TN
Denise Halverson, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University
State Coordinator, Utah Healthy Workplace Advocates
Orem, UT
Leslie Hammer, Ph.D.
Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Co-Director, Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Portland, OR
Katherine A. Hermes, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of History, Central Connecticut State University
Hartford, CT
Victoria Johnson, Ph.D.
Author & State Coordinator, Pennsylvania Healthy Workplace Advocates
Philadelphia, PA
Melody M. Kawamoto, M.D., M.S. **
Public Health & Occupational Medicine Physician
NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH
Loraleigh Keashly, Ph.D. **
Professor and Academic Director, MA Dispute Resolution program
Associate Dean, Curriculum & Student Affairs, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Wynne Kearney, Jr., M.D.
Surgeon & Activist
Mankato, MN
Kevin Kennemer, M.A.
President, The People Group
Tulsa, OK
Paul Landsbergis, M.P.H., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik, Ph.D. **
(Ret.) Professor of Communication, North Dakota State University
Author, Adult Bullying: A Nasty Piece of Work (2013)
Mesa, AZ
Lewis Maltby, J.D.
Founder & Director, National Workrights Institute, Princeton, NJ
Author, Can They Do That? Retaking Our Fundamental Rights in the Workplace (Portfolio, 2009)
Andrew Mitchell
Activist, Blogger – Stop Workplace Bullies Now
Dixon, IL
Ruth F. Namie, Ph.D. **
Founder, Workplace Bullying Institute, WBI
Author, The Bully-Free Workplace (Wiley, 2011)
The Bully At Work (Sourcebooks, 2009, 2nd ed.)
Clarkston, WA
Joel H. Neuman, Ph.D. **
(Ret.) Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior
State University of New York at New Paltz
Christina Purpora, R.N., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Professions
University of San Francisco
Judith A. Richman, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Heidi R. Riggio, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
California State University, Los Angeles
Kathleen M. Rospenda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mike Schlicht, M.S.
Founder & Co-Director, New York Healthy Workplace Advocates
Buffalo, NY
Peter Schnall, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Professor (Emeritus) of Medicine, UC, Irvine
Director, Center for Social Epidemiology, Santa Monica, CA
Co-Director, Healthy Work Campaign
Michelle E. Smith, M.A.Ed.
Co-Founder, California Healthy Workplace Advocates
Placerville, CA
Gregory Sorozan, M.Ed., L.C.S.W. **
(Ret.) President SEIU/NAGE Local 282
State Coordinator, Massachusetts Healthy Workplace Advocates
Quincy, MA
Matt Spencer, Ed.D.
Consultant, Workplace Bullying in Schools Project
Author, Exploiting Children: School Board Members Who Cross the Line (R&L Education, 2013)
Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D. **
Clinical Professor, Florida Atlantic University & Medical College of Wisconsin
Author, Overcoming Mobbing (Oxford U Press, 2014)
Mobbing: Causes, Consequences & Cures (Oxford U Press, 2012)
Lamont E. Stallworth, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Loyola University of Chicago
Founder & Chairman, Center for Employment Dispute Resolution
Kerri L. Stone, J.D.
Professor of Law, Florida International University
Miami, FL
USN LCDR Leedjia A. Svec, Ph.D.
Director of Military Programs, NASA Ames Research Center
Creator, Stylish STEM, girl power advocacy blog
Mountain View, CA
Bennett J. Tepper, Ph.D.
Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Management & Human Resources
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Darren Treadway, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Esque Walker, M.S., Ph.D.
Arbitrator/Texas Credentialed Distinguished Mediator
State Coordinator, Texas Healthy Workplace Advocates
Corsicana, TX
Tom Witt, M.L.S.
Co-Director, New York Healthy Workplace Advocates
Baldwin, NY