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Molly Sloan

Asst Prof

Management, Dept of

Address:

Kyle Hall 372
Box 6954

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Biography

At Radford University, I am mainly involved in teaching and research activities that address how people think, feel and behave at work. In my courses, students learn about how to understand the behaviors they see in their co-workers, leaders, subordinates, and themselves. We cover both scientific and practical material that prepares students to hire and train employees well, motivate high performance, and sustain a healthy and happy workplace. The bottom line: there is a strong fiscal argument for caring for your employees’ well-being and there is a lot of high-quality research out there to help you do so appropriately.  

After finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia, I earned my Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. My current research interests center on the complicated ways that time interacts with work and well-being. I enjoy exploring how specific scheduling dynamics (e.g., night shift work, gig work, working students) interact with the cycle of work and rest that has long been studied in mostly Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm office workers.  

In my personal time, I enjoy day hikes, bike riding, skiing, and cooking. Find me on campus and we can talk about the best hikes in the area, the pro’s and con’s of east coast skiing, or the ability to bring people into the kitchen with just butter and garlic in a hot pan.  

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 

M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 

B.S. in Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 

Recent Research and Engagement

Sloan, M. M. (Speaker), Busick, C., Mitropoulos, T.,  Dosumu, F., & Calderwood, C. (2025), “A matter of timing? A systematic review of work scheduling dynamics in work recovery research and applications. Challenges, strategies, & successes,” [Panel Workshop, “Thinking Big, Thinking Small: Pushing Occupational Health Psychology into the Micro and Macro”] Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology Annual Meeting. Denver, CO.  

Sloan, M. M. (Presenter), Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2025) Symposium, " Double duty: Demand congruence and recovery indicators among working students," Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Meeting, . 

Collier, Z. A. (Author, Presenter), Sloan, M. M. (Author), Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, "The Option to Trust: Modeling Contingent Hiring Decisions as Real Options," Appalachian Research in Business Symposium, Marshall University. (April 2024). 

Hurley, K. (Co-Chair), Elliot, S. (Co-Chair), Sloan, M. M. (Presenter), Marshall, A. (Presenter), Gladfelter, J. (Presenter), Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology Annual Meeting, "From Campus to Career: A Woman's Guide to Early Career I-O Success," Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology. (April 2024).

Courses Taught

MGNT 223, Introduction to Human Resource Management  
MGNT 322, Organizational Behavior 
MGNT 421, Leadership and Organizational Development 
MGNT 621, Human Capital Management: Creating and Leading a High Performance Workforce  

Publications - Journals

Sloan, M. M., Busick, C., Mitropoulos, T., Dosumu, F., & Calderwood, C. (2025). A matter of timing? A systematic review of work scheduling dynamics in work recovery research and applications. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 46(2), 242-262. 
 
Kidwell, K., French, K. A., Sloan, M., King, D., & Calderwood, C. (2025). Uncovering energetic mechanisms that link work stressors to sleep. Work & Stress, 1-24. 
 
Calderwood, C., Meyer, R. D., & Minnen, M. E. (2023). Situational strength as a lens to understand the strain implications of extra-normative work. Journal of Business and Psychology, 38(3), 637-655. 

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