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The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic demands that we treat one another with greater understanding, respect, and compassion; however, the reality shows an increase in workplace incivility triggered by pandemic-induced stress. In this presentation, Human Resource Development researcher, Dr. Jia Wang at Texas A&M University, will share her decade-long research on workplace incivility. She will identify various manifestations of uncivil behavior, major causes, and consequences of incivility at work. Most of all, she will propose some actionable strategies for creating a healthy and civil work environment. As we continue to navigate the ongoing crisis, there has never been a better time to focus on workplace incivility.
Jia Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Texas A&M University
Dr. Jia Wang is a tenured full professor in the Adult Education and Human Resource Development (AEHRD) program, the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-College Station, TX. As a scholar, Dr. Wang has examined critical and contemporary HRD issues in five interacting dimensions: international/national and cross-cultural HRD, workplace incivility, workplace learning, organizational crisis management, and career/family issues. Her research has been widely disseminated through 60 journal articles, two edited issues, one practitioner-based book, and more than 150 international and national conference presentations. Dr. Wang served one of the flagship HRD journals— Human Resource Development Review—as the Editor-in-Chief (2017-2020) and Associate Editor (2014-2017), and currently is a member of the Editorial Board for four international journals. As a university instructor, Dr. Wang teaches HRD master’s and Ph.D. level courses to adult learners from all over the world in both the face-to-face and online formats. Her competence as a researcher, teacher and student mentor is well-recognized and has garnered her a number of prestigious awards from the Academy of Human Resource Development and Texas A&M University, with most recent award of 2020 Presidential Impact Fellow. Beyond her university career, Dr. Wang is passionate about helping organizations and individuals unleash their potential. She is the lead author of one of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) Institute for Distribution Excellence Top 10 Best Sellers and a regular contributor to NAW Blog “Developing Your Workforce”. With over 25 years of accumulated experiences in human resource and organization development in several cultures, Dr. Wang has designed and conducted numerous educational workshops to diverse groups in both the corporate and university settings. Dr. Wang received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Resource and Organizational Development from the University of Georgia and her M.B.A. from Aston University, UK. She can be reached at jiawang@tamu.edu or 979.219.7475.