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We love the work we do at the Healthy Work Lab!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our grant funded research has supported the development and delivery of the Ready to Lead<\/em> training program to over 10 organizations looking to strengthen or launch their disability hiring efforts. We have presented this research at many leading professional conferences and are currently preparing several manuscripts resulting from data collected over the past several years.<\/p>\n

Conference Presentations (2020-2025):<\/h3>\n

*Abrego, E., *Ugalde, D., *Rubiera, T., *Rodriguez, M. A., Bruk-Lee V.<\/strong>, (2025, August 7-9) The Mediating role of organizational commitment in the association between supportive workplace practices and caregiver\u2019s quality of life<\/em> [Poster]. American Psychological Association (APA) Denver, Colorado, United States.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., *Ugalde, D., *Rodriguez, M. A., *Abrego, E., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (2025, May 21-24). Support at work matters: A study of mothers of children with intellectual\/developmental disabilities <\/em>[Poster]. European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress 2025, Prague, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., *Rodriguez, M. A., *Ugalde, D., & Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (2025, April 22\u201323).\u00a0Eradicating the myths, elevating the voices: Inclusive research practices for impactful outcomes<\/em>\u00a0[Poster]. National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (NARRTC) Conference 2025, Old Town Alexandria, VA, United States.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R. (Co-Chair), Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (Co-Chair), Wu, F. , Duronio, J., Gaddie, C. E., Barthes, H., McKenzie Specht, King, J., Rodriguez, M. A. (2025, April 2-5). The research process: Studies done by and with individuals with disabilities<\/em> [Panel Presentation]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., *Rodriguez, M. A., *Ugalde, D., *Abrego, E., Sutherland, K., Attong, N., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (2025, April 2\u20135). Inclusive data collection for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, Attong, N., Sutherland, K., *Rodriguez, M. A., *Ugalde, D. (2025, January 22\u201324). Unveiling insights of people with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities on the Ready-to-Lead training program<\/em> [Poster]. International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities, Clearwater Beach, FL, United States.<\/p>\n

*Ugalde, D., & Bruk-Lee, V. (2024, August 8\u201310). Supportive work practices for mothers with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. American Psychological Association Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., +<\/sup>Heron, L., & Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (2024, July 21-26). Workload impacts empowered nurses\u2019 attitudes and behaviors <\/em>[Poster]. 33rd\u00a0International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

*Wolfart, R., +<\/sup>Heron, L., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, & Park, J. (2024, June 5-7). Empowerment meets stress: How a lack of support impacts empowered nurses’ attitudes and behaviors<\/em> [Poster]. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Granada, Spain.<\/p>\n

+<\/sup>Heron, L., *Wolfart, R., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2024, June 5-7). Identifying the critical training needs of supervisors of neurodiverse employees<\/em> [Poster]. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Granada, Spain.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, Sutherland, K., *Ugalde, D., *Wolfart, R., & +<\/sup>Heron, L. (2024, May 22\u201324). Ready for success: FIU Embrace\u2019s unique model for creating lasting employment supports for students with developmental disabilities<\/em> [Panel presentation]. Southeast Postsecondary Education Alliance Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.<\/p>\n

*Rodriguez, M. A., *Ugalde, D. M., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2024, April 17-20). Working hours and well-being: A study of mothers of children with disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.<\/p>\n

*Soulios, C., Castillo-Perez, J.S., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Stephens, D., & Gonzalez Palomino, M. (2024, April 17-20). Latina emerging adults\u2019 perceptions of work-life balance<\/em> [Poster]. Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., *Ugalde, D., & *Heron, L. (2024, April 17-20). Empowering managers to create inclusive workplaces: The ‘Ready to Lead’ training program. In Gaddie, C. (Chair), Engaging Organizational Stakeholders: Pathways to Disability Employment Inclusion<\/em> [Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.<\/p>\n

*Burnard, M., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2024, April 17-20). Office design and employee voice are related to autistic employees\u2019 attitudes and well-being. In Gaddie, C. (Chair), Engaging Organizational Stakeholders: Pathways to Disability Employment Inclusion <\/em>[Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.<\/p>\n

Forman, J., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Charef, L., Rosiek, G., & Santuzzi, A. (2024, April 17-20). The Accommodation conversation: A guide to disability inclusion at work <\/em>[Panel presentation]. Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.<\/p>\n

*Burnard, M., *Ugalde, D., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2023, November 8\u201311). Organizational and supervisor support: Implications for autistic employees<\/em> [Poster]. APA\u2019s Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Virtual.<\/p>\n

*Herbert, L., *Ugalde, D., *Soulios, C., *Heron L., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2023, November 8-11). Evaluating job coaches’ and service providers’ perspectives on supported employment<\/em> [Poster]. APA\u2019s Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Virtual.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V. <\/strong>(2023, November 8-11). [Discussion]. In Tedone, A. (Chair). Occupational health in the modern world of work investigating social environmental influences on worker health and safety<\/em>. APA\u2019s Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Virtual.<\/p>\n

*Soulios, C., Castillo-Perez, J.S., Stephens, D., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2023, June 15-17). Latina emerging adults\u2019 perceptions of work-life balance<\/em> [Poster]. Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood Conference, San Diego, California, USA. https:\/\/www.ssea.org\/conferences\/conference-archive\/<\/p>\n

*Ugalde, D., Sutherland, K., Bruk-Lee, V.,<\/strong> & *Heron, L. (2023, June 5\u20137). Leading the way to change: An education program and managerial training promoting competitive integrated employment for neurodivergent populations <\/em>[Poster]. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.<\/p>\n

*Ugalde, D., Sutherland, K., Bruk-Lee, V.,<\/strong> & *Heron, L. (2023, October 25\u201326). Education and managerial training initiatives promoting competitive integrated employment for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. The State of the Art Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, United States.<\/p>\n

Baldridge, D., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Bruyere, S., McGonagle, A., Rutiglinao, P., Santuzzi, A. (2023, April). From research to practice: Intervention strategies for workers with disabilities<\/em> [Panel]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Lin, Y., & Rizzuto, T. (2023, April). COI: The science and practice of creating well work environments<\/em> [Community of Interest]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V.,<\/strong> Allen, K., Corby, S., Grelle, D., McFarland, J., Thomas, K. (Discussant), Allen, K. (Co-chair), & Specht, M. (Co-chair). (2023, April). Hot topics in DEI: Research based takeaways for practitione<\/em>rs [Alternative Session Type]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.<\/p>\n

Heron, L., & Bruk-Lee.<\/strong> (2023, April). Training landscape for supervisors of employees with developmental disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.<\/p>\n

Ugalde, D., Sutherland, K., Bruk-Lee, V., & Heron, L. (2023, March). Leading the way to change: an education program and managerial training promoting competitive integrated employment for neurodivergent populations<\/em> [Oral presentation]. The 38th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.<\/p>\n

Adams, M., Allan, K., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2022, June). Unlocking the potential of the neurodiverse talent pool: The power of inclusive recruitment<\/em> [Panel]. Talent Board CandE. Online conference. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1yYlRhPuGNI<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Bruyere, S., Doyle, N., Keating, R., Nittrouer, C., & Santuzzi, A. (2022, August). From compliance to inclusion: Going beyond accommodations to create inclusion of disability\/ability divergences in organizations<\/em> [Panel]. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA.<\/p>\n

Forman, J., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, Charef, L., Rosiek, G.L., & Santuzzi, A.M. (2022, April). Minding the gap and taking action: Disability inclusion at work<\/em> [Panel]. Annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Seattle, WA.<\/p>\n

*Burnard, M., & Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (2021, November). Traversing the cacophonous office jungle: Investigating the experiences of autistic employees by office type and assessing the effects of organizational practices<\/em> [Poster]. APA\u2019s Work, Stress, & Health Conference (Virtual).<\/p>\n

*Burnard, M., *Ugalde, D., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2021, November). Autistic employees\u2019 experiences in the office environment and suggestions for improvement: A qualitative reflexive thematic analysis<\/em> [Poster]. \u00a0APA\u2019s Work, Stress, & Health Conference (Virtual).<\/p>\n

^Heron, L., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2021, November). Identifying the skill and knowledge gaps of supervisors of employees with developmental disabilities<\/em> [Poster]. APA\u2019s Work, Stress, & Health Conference (Virtual).<\/p>\n

Allen, K., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., *Heron, L., Nittrouer, C., Hansen, R., Rosiek, G., Gutierrez, S. (2021, April). Thinking outside the box: I-Os improving employment for neurodiverse individuals<\/em> [Panel]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

*Armenteros, N., +<\/sup>Tedone, A., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, *Heron, L., & *Thompson, L. (2021, April). Speak up! Traumatic events, burnout, and safety voice in nurses<\/em> [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

*Armenteros, N., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2020, April). A moderated mediation examination of workplace isolation<\/em> [Poster]. \u00a0Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX.<\/p>\n

Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>., Bruyere, S., Doyle, N., Fung, L., Patton, E. (2020, April). Diamond in the rough: Neurodiversity inclusion in practice<\/em> [Panel] Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX.<\/p>\n

Manapragada, A., *Armenteros, N., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, Heron, L. M., & Thompson, A. (2020, April). Examining safety motives as mediators in a model of workplace safety<\/em> [Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX, United States.<\/p>\n

*Thompson, A., & Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2020, April). Employee happiness: Why we should care<\/em> [Poster session]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX, United States.<\/p>\n

Journal publications:<\/h3>\n

*Wolfart, R., *Rodriguez, M., *Ugalde, D., & Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong> (in press). Supervisor competencies that matter: Insights from employees with an intellectual or developmental disability. Division on Autism and Development Disabilities Online Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

*Burnard, M.J., *Ugalde, D., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, Allen, K.S., Heron, L.M., & Gutierrez, S.L. (2025). Exploring the applicant reactions of autistic individuals to digital personnel selection instruments: A reflexive thematic analysis. International Journal of Selection & Assessment<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ijsa.70013<\/a><\/p>\n

*Heron, L.& Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2023). Informing inclusive management practices for employees with developmental disabilities: A training needs analysis. Consulting Psychology Journal, <\/em>75<\/em>(4<\/em>), 322\u2013353.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/cpb0000261<\/a><\/p>\n

Liu, C.,\u00a0Li, L.,\u00a0Li, H.,\u00a0Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>.,\u00a0Ma, J., &\u00a0Liu, Y.\u00a0(2023).\u00a0Supervisor\u2013employee task conflict and supervisor ostracism: The moderating effect of interpersonal harmony values.\u00a0Applied Psychology,72<\/em>, 971-997.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/apps.12416<\/a><\/p>\n

*Tedone, A.M.\u00a0& Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>.\u00a0(2022). Speaking up at work: personality\u2019s influence on employee voice behavior.\u00a0International <\/em>Journal of Organizational Analysis<\/em>, 30<\/em>, 289-304.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/IJOA-09-2020-2417<\/a><\/p>\n

*Burnard, M., Bruk-Lee, V.<\/strong>, *Snihur, A., & *Allen, J. (2021). Is all conflict the same? The role of perceived intensity in understanding its effects. Stress & Health, 37<\/em>, 596-601. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smi.3022<\/a><\/p>\n

*Schantz, A.D.,\u00a0Coxe, S., &\u00a0Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>.\u00a0(2021). From where does my support come? Unpacking the contribution of support for police.\u00a0Policing: An International Journal<\/em>, Vol. 44 No. 2, pp. 343-360.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/PIJPSM-07-2020-0130<\/a><\/p>\n

*Thompson, A., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2021). Employee happiness: Why we should care. Applied Research in Quality Life,16, <\/em>1419-1437. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11482-019-09807-z<\/p>\n

Boyd, B., Stephens, D.P., Eaton, A., Bruk-Lee, V<\/strong>. (2020). Exploring partner scarcity: Highly educated black women and dating compromise.\u00a0Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18, <\/em>702-714. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13178-020-00493-3<\/p>\n

*Heron, L.\u00a0& Bruk-Lee., V<\/strong>. (2020). When Empowered Nurses are Under Stress: Understanding the Impact on Attitudes and Behaviors.\u00a0Stress and Health, 36,\u00a0<\/em>147-159.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smi.2905<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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