Sooyeol Kim

Dr. Sooyeol Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organisation at the National University of Singapore's NUS Business School. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a BA from Michigan State University, and an MA from George Mason University. His research focuses on occupational stress, recovery processes, leader-member dynamics, and workplace inclusion. Key areas include microbreaks' impact on well-being, leadership's role in employee recovery, and the effects of workplace safety and political interactions. His work has been published in top journals like Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Education:

• Ph.D., Human Resources Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• MA, Industrial and Organisational Psychology, George Mason University
• BA, Psychology, Michigan State University

Research Interests:

• Occupational stress and recovery mechanisms
• Leadership and follower dynamics
• Workplace safety and health anxiety
• Political behavior in organizational settings
• Employee well-being and microbreak strategies

Publications: Dr. Kim's recent work examines daily experiences of workplace stressors, including customer harassment, safety violations, and political conversations. He emphasizes organizational resources (e.g., health climate, safety training) as critical moderators of negative outcomes. His studies often employ experience sampling methods to capture real-time workplace dynamics, contributing to theories of stress, recovery, and emotional contagion.

Awards: None explicitly listed in the provided texts.

Advising & Grants: While specific grants are not detailed, his research aligns with funding priorities in occupational health and organizational psychology. Advising records are not provided in the text.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Management and Organisation Department's research units at NUS, though specific lab names are not mentioned.