David Wagner

David T. Wagner is an Associate Professor of Management and Head of the Department of Management at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business. He holds the Doug McKay Research Scholar title and is affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Business Practices, Oregon MBA, and Undergraduate Programs. With a PhD from Michigan State University (2009), Wagner previously served as an Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University, where he earned multiple teaching and research awards.

His research focuses on the interplay between work and personal life, emotional labor, workplace mood dynamics, and sleep's impact on professional outcomes. Notable studies explore moral decision-making, creativity, and spillover effects of marital activities into workplace performance. He has published in top journals like Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Applied Psychology, with media coverage in Harvard Business Review and Wall Street Journal.

Wagner serves on editorial boards for Academy of Management Journal and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. His teaching spans diverse student populations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Research trends emphasize human sustainability frameworks, sleep's role in entrepreneurial cognition, and boundary conditions for prosocial behavior benefits. Awards highlight his contributions to advancing methodological rigor in archival research and workplace well-being theories.

As a department head, Wagner leads strategic initiatives while maintaining active research collaborations. His work bridges organizational behavior and social psychology, addressing modern challenges like work-life integration and sustainable employee practices.