Tahira M. Probst

Tahira M. Probst is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Washington State University. She serves as Associate Director of the NSF NRT-LEAD program focusing on robotics and autonomous systems training. Her research spans 25 years in industrial/organizational psychology with emphasis on economic precarity, job insecurity, and workplace safety.

• Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1998)
• Co-investigator in international collaborations with University of Rome and University of Santiago, Chile

Her research interests include:

• Technology-induced job insecurity and automation anxiety
• Cross-cultural responses to economic stressors
• Safety climate and accident underreporting
• Stereotype threat in pregnancy and marginalized professions
• Psychosocial risks in precarious employment

Recent publications highlight multilevel analysis of job insecurity across:

• National corruption indices
• Organizational learning climates
• Industry-specific safety cultures
• Algorithmic management systems

She founded the Coalition for Healthy and Equitable Workplaces (CHEW) Lab, where undergraduate and graduate students contribute to all stages of research from design to co-authorship. Lab alumni hold positions at University of Illinois, CUNY Baruch, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2015 Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence

Her work has been featured in 17+ international media outlets including Reuters, Science Daily, and Fortune magazine. Current research explores NSF-funded intersections between AI adoption and worker well-being.