Yisheng Peng

Yisheng Peng

Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Ph.D. Program Director

I-O Psychology PhD Program Director

Core

Contact:

Email: Yisheng Peng

Office Phone: (202) 994-3782

600 21st Street NW, Room 203 Washington DC 20052

Distinctions

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (03.2026 – present）
Applied Psychology (08. 2023 – present)
Occupational Health Science (09.2022 - present)
Psychology and Aging (01.2024 - present)

Expertise

Aging & older worker issues
Stress & stress coping
Workplace mistreatment
Proactive work behavior

Research

Dr. Peng's research focuses on occupational health and aging issues, studying how workplace stressors impact employee health and well-being, the interface between work and non-work experiences, how employees can proactively cope with stressors, and how to to improve workers’ well-being and support their career development across the lifespan (especially at the late-career stage).

His second line of research examines aging and older worker issues, as well as lifespan career development issues.

Classes

ORSC 2544 – Industrial-Organizational Psychology

ORSC 3195 - Organizational and Occupational Health

ORSC 4161 – Organizational Research Methods

ORSC 6245 – Organizational Behavior

Publications

For the most updated list of Dr. Peng's publications, please visit his Google Scholar or ResearchGate.

Education

Ph.D., Bowling Green State University