R. H. Leach
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: The National Gallery (1994); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (1983); Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1987); Arizona Department of Health Services (2023); Zoological Society of London (1987); Berkshire Medical Center (1987); Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (1987); Sogang University (2023); George Mason University (2019); University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (2020–2022); Aston University (1975); Norwich University (1983); Duke University (1957); Aarhus University (1983–1987); Norwich Research Park (1983); Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (1972–1981); University Hospital of Wales (1970); Aarhus University Hospital (1987); Directorate of Fisheries (1983); Public Health England (2000); United States Public Health Service (1981); University of Oxford (1956–1957); Birmingham Children's Hospital (1966–1970); Earlham Institute (1984); Health Sciences and Nutrition (1959); Queen Elizabeth Hospital (1979); Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (1987); National Public Health Laboratory (1970–2000); Purdue University Fort Wayne (2023); HonorHealth (2017–2021); The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (2014–2018); National Animal Disease Center (1983); Public Health Laboratory (1979); Arizona State University (2023); Wellcome Trust (1962–1967); Newbury College (1970–1977); University of Wales (1970)
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OverviewAI-generated summary
R. H. Leach's research program focuses on understanding and improving mental health and substance use interventions, particularly within criminal justice populations and healthcare settings. Their work includes evaluating digital tools designed to detect stress and craving in individuals undergoing substance use disorder recovery, with a recent observational trial assessing the accuracy and engagement of such a tool. Leach has also investigated the role of organizational justice in mitigating burnout among customer support workers, examining their experiences with customer injustice and emotional labor.
Further research interests extend to the societal implications of artificial intelligence and human-machine communication, as evidenced by publications analyzing ableism and the portrayal of race, gender, and sexuality in video games. Leach also explores how individuals conceptualize vulnerability and collective action in response to structural barriers, particularly within healthcare organizations. Their publication record includes a scoping review on digital health interventions for mental health and substance use in the criminal justice system and an examination of narrative versus factual approaches in vaccine advocacy.
With an h-index of 23 and over 1,800 citations across 75 publications, Leach is recognized as a highly cited researcher. They lead a research group and maintain an active lab website, collaborating with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Marco Dehnert and Kaitlin M. Gallagher.
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- h-index: 23
- Publications: 75
- Citations: 1,808
Selected Publications
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‘I’d feel like management understands (no pun intended) how we feel’: evaluating a hypothetical policy promoting sitting in standing-biased jobs (2025)
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Employee and Supervisor Perceptions of a Policy Promoting Standing in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study (2024)
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Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy (2024)
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Why employees speak up: unveiling motives for constructive voice (2024)
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Refreshing the positive: bridging positive organizational communication and critical scholarship with Buddhist philosophies (2024)
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Collective Compassion: Responding to Structural Barriers to Compassion With Agentic Action in Healthcare Organizations (2023)
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The Role of Community Engagement and Entrepreneurship in the Sustainability Performance of Social Ventures in South Korea (2023)
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Health Occupations and Role Performance (2022)
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Top Collaborators
- Collective Compassion: Responding to Structural Barriers to Compassion With Agentic Action in Healthcare Organizations
- Health Occupations and Role Performance
- Collective Compassion: Responding to Structural Barriers to Compassion With Agentic Action in Healthcare Organizations
- Refreshing the positive: bridging positive organizational communication and critical scholarship with Buddhist philosophies
- Employee and Supervisor Perceptions of a Policy Promoting Standing in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study
- ‘I’d feel like management understands (no pun intended) how we feel’: evaluating a hypothetical policy promoting sitting in standing-biased jobs
- The Role of Community Engagement and Entrepreneurship in the Sustainability Performance of Social Ventures in South Korea
- The Role of Community Engagement and Entrepreneurship in the Sustainability Performance of Social Ventures in South Korea
- The Role of Community Engagement and Entrepreneurship in the Sustainability Performance of Social Ventures in South Korea
- Collective Compassion: Responding to Structural Barriers to Compassion With Agentic Action in Healthcare Organizations
- Refreshing the positive: bridging positive organizational communication and critical scholarship with Buddhist philosophies
- Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy
- Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy
- Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy
- Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy
- Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy
- Employee and Supervisor Perceptions of a Policy Promoting Standing in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study
- ‘I’d feel like management understands (no pun intended) how we feel’: evaluating a hypothetical policy promoting sitting in standing-biased jobs
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