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Rebecca MacGowan Data-verified
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Visiting Assistant Professor
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8 h-index
23 pubs
461 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Rebecca MacGowan's research investigates the psychological and emotional experiences of individuals within organizational and life transitions, with a particular focus on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work examines how factors such as job search anxiety, conspiracy beliefs, and work-life balance influence job search efforts and overall well-being, especially among new labor market entrants. MacGowan also explores the role of personal narratives and emotional states, such as postpartum depression, in shaping individuals' experiences of work and family life.
She has published on understanding emotion profile transitions during organizational crises and the complexities of coping at work during socio-environmental jolts. Her research agenda includes a call for organizations to proactively support employee well-being. MacGowan collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Christopher C. Rosen and Maira E. Ezerins. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 21 total publications and 442 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 23
- Citations: 461
Selected Publications
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Shaping Change: Exploring the What and How of Workplace Intervention Research (2025)
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Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation (2023)
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Sensemaking through the storm: How postpartum depression shapes personal work–family narratives. (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Allison S. Gabriel
11 shared publications
- Getting worse or getting better? Understanding the antecedents and consequences of emotion profile transitions during COVID-19-induced organizational crisis.
- The influence of COVID-induced job search anxiety and conspiracy beliefs on job search effort: A within-person investigation.
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Sensemaking through the storm: How postpartum depression shapes personal work–family narratives.
- Does psychological detachment benefit job seekers? A two study weekly investigation.
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Mahira Ganster
University of Arizona (US)
7 shared publications
- Getting worse or getting better? Understanding the antecedents and consequences of emotion profile transitions during COVID-19-induced organizational crisis.
- The influence of COVID-induced job search anxiety and conspiracy beliefs on job search effort: A within-person investigation.
- The emotional complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic and organizational life
- Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation
- How COVID-Induced Job Search Anxiety Affects New Labor Market Entrants' Job Search and Well-Being.
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Jerel E. Slaughter
7 shared publications
- Getting worse or getting better? Understanding the antecedents and consequences of emotion profile transitions during COVID-19-induced organizational crisis.
- The influence of COVID-induced job search anxiety and conspiracy beliefs on job search effort: A within-person investigation.
- The emotional complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic and organizational life
- Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation
- How COVID-Induced Job Search Anxiety Affects New Labor Market Entrants' Job Search and Well-Being.
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Nitya Chawla
University of Minnesota (US)
4 shared publications
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Does psychological detachment benefit job seekers? A two study weekly investigation.
- Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation
- Job Seeking Correlates Measure
Serge P. da Motta Veiga
3 shared publications
- Does psychological detachment benefit job seekers? A two study weekly investigation.
- Understanding Job Search Processes for a Better Job Search Experience
- Job Seeking Correlates Measure
Elizabeth E. Stillwell
London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
2 shared publications
- Sensemaking through the storm: How postpartum depression shapes personal work–family narratives.
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
Nitya Chawla
Mitchell Institute (US)
2 shared publications
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
- Understanding Job Search Processes for a Better Job Search Experience
Katina Sawyer
University of Arizona (US)
2 shared publications
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
Jamie Ladge
2 shared publications
- Sensemaking through the storm: How postpartum depression shapes personal work–family narratives.
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
Laura M. Little
University of Georgia (US)
2 shared publications
- Sensemaking through the storm: How postpartum depression shapes personal work–family narratives.
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
Kristie Rogers
Marquette University (US)
2 shared publications
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
Maira E. Ezerins
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation
Christopher C. Rosen
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being
- Understanding Coping at Work During Socio-Environmental Jolts: A Person-Centered Investigation
Hoda Vaziri
Bryan College (US)
1 shared publication
- Getting worse or getting better? Understanding the antecedents and consequences of emotion profile transitions during COVID-19-induced organizational crisis.
Alexis Nicole Smith
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (US)
1 shared publication
- Untold Stories of Women at Work
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