"Gary is a social psychologist and widely regarded as North America’s foremost authority on Workplace Bullying. In 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2017 Dr. Namie wrote, and Zogby Analytics conducted, the most frequently cited, largest-ever, scientific U.S. survey of Workplace Bullying. Along with his wife, Ruth, they wrote the popular books, The Bully-Free Workplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Bully At Work 2nd ed. (Sourcebooks, 2009).
Dr. Gary Namie has 21 years university teaching experience in management and psychology, including the University of Southern California. He was a corporate manager for two regional hospital systems. He won national and college campus teaching awards. He now directs the only U.S. research and education organization with a focus on bullying at work, the Workplace Bullying Institute. The media regard Dr. Namie, after 1,200+ interviews, as the go-to expert on workplace bullying cases. He leads advocates to enact the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill in US states. He serves as expert witness in bullying-related legal cases while he has done so for many years, including today. Work Doctor®, the consulting firm, created the Workplace Bullying specialization."
"WBI is the first and only U.S. organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying that combines help for individuals, research, books, public education, training for professionals-unions-employers, legislative advocacy, and consulting solutions for organizations on workplace abuse. Established 1997."
Suffolk University Law Professor
"Perception of organizational justice impacts productivity and individual well-being. Careers, livelyhoods, and paychecks are at stake, not to mention personal health and dignity."
David Yamada, J.D
Professor Yamada is the premier legal expert on workplace bullying in the United States, and the author of the Healthy Workplace Bill. against workplace abuse. He is also the founder of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk Law School, Boston.
David Yamada is a tenured Professor of Law and Director of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk University Law School, where he is a globally recognized authority on workplace bullying and psychological abuse. He wrote the first comprehensive law review article on workplace bullying (Georgetown Law Journal, 2000), and his model legislation -- known as the Healthy Workplace Bill -- has become the template for enacted and proposed workplace anti-bullying laws and ordinances in the U.S.
Professor Yamada also is a leading expert on the legal implications of unpaid internships and on the field of therapeutic jurisprudence. His Minding the Workplace blog, which examines topics such as workplace bullying, dignity at work, and employment law and policy, has attracted some 1.3 million page views since its 2008 founding. He frequently has been sought out by the media on topics related to his work, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Chronicle of Higher Education, Bloomberg, Associated Press, National Public Radio, MSNBC, and ProPublica.
Professor Yamada’s current pro bono service includes the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (founding board chair), Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (board member), Western Institute for Social Research (board chair), Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund (board chair), Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (board member), and the Workplace Bullying Institute (affiliated scholar).
At Suffolk, Professor Yamada has served as the founding director of both the SPILG summer public service fellowship program and the Rappaport Honors Program in Law and Public Service. His internal service includes serving on the Faculty Senate and the University Faculty Handbook Committee.
In recent years, Professor Yamada has been honored for his work by the International Academy for Law and Mental Health (Bruce Winick Award for Contributions to Therapeutic Jurisprudence), Valparaiso University (Alumni Achievement Award), Americans for Democratic Action (Winn Newman Lifetime Achievement Award), and Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (Lifetime Achievement Award). Professor Yamada earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served on the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics and received the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Medal for extraordinary contributions to the School of Law. He practiced for six years as a public interest lawyer in New York City before entering legal academe.
Co-Founder of the California Healthy Workplace Advocates
Carrie Clark is a native of Decatur, Illinois and a graduate of Eastern Illinois University. She taught English in the US and in China and she taught Business Communications at the University of Michigan.
Carrie Clark is co-founder of the Healthy Workplace Advocates national network which is affiliated with the Workplace Bullying Institute. For seventeen years she has served as a labor advocate against workplace abuse and activist with a goal to educate the workforce about workplace bullying and to pass anti-work abuse legislation in all states and at the federal level.
Co-Founder of the California Healthy Workplace Advocates
In Memoria
Michelle Smith worked as a student recruiter for the "Largest Private University", as per their advertisement. Although she questioned the fact that their management style led to an 84% turnover, as listed on the report, but management denied those facts. She witnessed many employees being verbally abused by management. When she questioned their tactics, her performance reviews began to reflect negative ratings. That prompted her to join other employees in filing a class action lawsuit against the organization to to claim unpaid overtime, which was settled in the labor's favor for the workplace abuse. Six weeks later, Michelle was released from employment.
This ordeal lead Michelle to attend one of Dr. Namie's presentations and it was at this function that she met Carrie Clark. With the request from Dr. Namie, Carrie and Michelle created and co-founded the California Healthy Workplace Advocates (CHWA) in Sacramento. Together they held public monthly meetings since 2004 and used the mission statement to provide awareness of the many workplace bullying cases.
"I have been a steward for SEIU Local 1000 since 2006 and I noticed that my biggest case volume was Workplace Bullying. I have come to specialize in these sorts of cases over the years, for the union. I have advised my members how to do a complaint. I use organizing techniques; flier campaigns to expose bully bosses; and organize discussions with legislators to recruit their cooperation. I have researched workplace bullying and discovered WBI (Workplace Bullying Institute) founded by Dr. Gary and Dr. Ruth Namie. I have joined their mission to try and have the California Healthy Workplace Bill passed.
I guide Targets [recipients of the bullying] to be strategic in what they file and when they file it. I guide them on how to log, document, and write a good complaint. I have had an enormous success rate by using a combination of union organizing and legal complaints. I do not use the grievance process, because they are easily denied.
I am campaigning to get rid of Bullying in the Workplace in California."
Join me in my campaign!
Jeff is an experienced Union Steward who had demonstrated a long history of working in the government relations industry. Skilled in Analytical Skills, Microsoft Word, Oracle Database, Government, and Databases. Strong operations professional graduated from CSU Sacramento. Jeff leads the California Healthy Workplace Advocates and coordinates lobbying efforts at our State Legislative Offices. Jeff has trained Union Stewards in how to make a case against the Perpetrator/Bully/Abuser(s) and also when to use Union Organizing tactics to get rid of a Bully or an Abuser Supervisor. During Jeff's 14 year Career as a Steward, he managed to get rid of 12 Abusive Supervisors and 10 enabling Labor Relations Officers. All related to his workplace bullying cases in an effort to get rid of workplace abuse.
Dr. Nan Cowardin-Lee is the Associate Director of California Healthy Workplace Advocates. She is an expert on abusive conduct in organizations. For the past fifteen years, she has served as a support coach for individuals affected by workplace bullying. She also volunteers with the California Healthy Workplace Advocates to pass the Workplace Bullying Accountability Act in California. Her work has resulted in original models she uses to increase dignity and respect at work.
Nan Cowardin-Lee earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology at Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology. She earned her BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude at San Francisco State University in French and psychology. As an adjunct professor and affiliated program director for the Organizational Psychology program at Alliant International University's California School of Professional Psychology, Dr. Nan Cowardin-Lee taught methods, research design, and organizational theory. In addition to data analysis and survey development, Nan has experience in developing and delivering training, conducting team building, and promoting leadership and self-development across cultural boundaries. She also acts as a dissertation editor and coach. Nan is a lifelong writer and has a background as a business paralegal, financial analyst, and entrepreneur.
Additionally, she has completed a certification course offered by the Workplace Bullying Institute. She is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.
Dr. Nan is the author of 10 Steps to Overcome Workplace Bullying: From Recognition to Resilience. This book covers the entire bullying cycle, from recognition to confrontation and finding resilience for targets of bullying and incivility. She is also the co-author with Jeffrey Recht, a retired union steward, of The Union Steward’s Guide to Dealing with Workplace Bullying: Featuring the Bad Boss Campaign (CA SEIU 1000 Version).
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