Julie Slowiak, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Julie M. Slowiak, Ph.D. is a Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Executive Director of the Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness Special Interest Group, and Founder of InJewel LLC, a values-focused coaching and consulting company. Dr. Slowiak earned a BA. in Psychology and Organizational Communication from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Her M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis are from Western Michigan University, where she specialized in organizational behavior management. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. Dr. Slowiak’s research, teaching, and applied work focus on examining factors within physical and social work environments that influence employee health, performance, and well-being. Her research is best described as an interdisciplinary exploration at the intersection of behavior analysis, industrial/organizational psychology, and occupational health psychology. Most recently, her work has focused on examining factors associated with job burnout, including professional self-care and job crafting, particularly within healthcare and human service professions. A newer interest of Dr. Slowiak's focuses on exploring organizational factors that influence well-being and sustained employment of those with invisible and episodic chronic health conditions. Dr. Slowiak has presented at local, regional, and national conferences. Her empirical work has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, Quality Management in Health Care, and The Psychological Record. She served as the Lead Guest Editor for a recent special issue on Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness in the journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice and recently authored a chapter titled Sickness, Health, and Love: Managing Life and Work Demands in the text, Women in Behavior Science: Observations on Life Inside and Outside the Academy.