Yaqing He
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Email: yaqingh@ou.edu
Area: Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Research Interests: vulnerable workers, work-family interface, employee well-being.
Dr. He is looking to admit graduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
My primary research broadly focuses on diversity, inclusion, and equity, with a specific focus on the workplace experiences of the vulnerable workforce. Within this sphere of research, my research program unravels the multifaceted ways in which intimate partner aggression (IPA) permeates targets’ work-related behaviors, often manifested through a spectrum of discrete negative emotions and the depletion of psychological resources. In addition to my research on vulnerable workers’ experiences, I have also delved into the realm of work-family interface and employee well-being. One stream of research examines how leader workaholism influences subordinates’ work behaviors and work-family outcomes.
Restubog, S. L. D., Schilpzand, P., He, Y., Lyons, B., & Deen, C. (in press). Vulnerable workers as participants in management research: Challenges and recommendations. Journal of Management.
Lagios, C., Restubog, S. L. D., Garcia, P. R. J. M., He, Y., & Caesens, G. (2023). A trickle-out model of organizational dehumanization and displaced aggression. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 141, 103826..
Collins, M. D., Dasborough, M. T., Gregg, H. R., Xu, C., Deen, C. M., He, Y., & Restubog, S. L. D. (2023). Traversing the storm: An interdisciplinary review of crisis leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 34(1), 101661. [the fourth, fifth, and sixth authors contributed equally].
Gregg, H., Restubog, S. L. D., Dasborough, M. T., Deen, C. M, Xu, C., & He, Y. (2022) When Disaster Strikes! An Interdisciplinary Review of the Consequences of Disasters for Organizations. Journal of Management, 01492063221076808. [the fourth, fifth and sixth authors contributed equally].
Deen, C. M., He, Y., Gregg, H., Restubog, S. L. D., & O'Leary‐Kelly, A. (2022). Intimate partner aggression and work: An interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43(2), 236-259. [The first and second authors contributed equally and are therefore co-first authors].
Deen, C. M., Restubog, S. L., Chen, Y., Garcia, P. R. J. M., He, Y., & Cayayan, P. L. T. (2021). To engage or to quit: Work consequences of intimate partner aggression and the buffering role of career adaptability. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 131, 103641.
Restubog, S. L. D., Deen, C. M., Decoste, A., & He, Y. (2021). From vocational scholars to social justice advocates: Challenges and opportunities for vocational psychology research on the vulnerable workforce. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 126, 103561.
