Lisa M. Penney

Lisa M. Penney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida in 2003 and joined the UH faculty in August 2004. Prior to her academic career, she worked for five years at Personnel Decisions Research Institutes (PDRI), where she contributed to the development of training, selection, and performance management systems for diverse clients.

Her research centers on critical issues in organizational behavior, including employee deviance, counterproductive work behavior, job stress, emotional labor, personality, ethical behavior, work-life balance, employee engagement, and organizational justice. She emphasizes understanding how individual and environmental factors interact to influence workplace behavior.

The trends in her recent publications reflect a consistent focus on counterproductive work behaviors (CWB), emotional regulation, leadership impacts, and personality influences in the workplace. Her work spans multiple industries and integrates theoretical frameworks such as Conservation of Resources Theory. She frequently collaborates with students, indicating a strong commitment to mentorship and training the next generation of I/O psychologists.

Lisa M. Penney has received recognition through publications in top-tier journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, and Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Her work has also been featured in Academy of Management Perspectives, highlighting its practical relevance.

She actively mentors graduate and undergraduate students, serving as advisor to several Master’s and doctoral students. Her teaching includes courses in I/O Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Leadership, Motivation, and Emotions in the Workplace. She articulates a strong teaching philosophy centered on challenging students, fostering critical thinking, and building supportive mentorship relationships. She has not received any explicitly mentioned grants in the provided text.

Her research team includes current advisees and collaborative UH graduate and undergraduate research assistants, reflecting an active and engaged lab environment focused on workplace behavior and psychological well-being.