Profile
Dr. Jenna McChesney joined the Meredith faculty in 2022 after earning her M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology. She teaches many of the courses in the I-O Psychology Master of Arts graduate program, as well as Introduction to I-O Psychology (PSY 335) for undergraduates. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes real-world application of course content and personalized mentorship.
Her research sits at the intersection of occupational health and personnel psychology and aims to identify barriers to decent work and develop evidence-based strategies that expand access to work environments that support collective mental health and well-being. Her primary areas of inquiry include (1) workplace mental health, (2) career development, and (3) employment after incarceration. She also examines how emerging technologies, such as social media and generative AI, shape each of these areas. She actively involves students in all stages of the research process, providing opportunities for hands-on experience and professional development. Her scholarship includes refereed journal articles, book chapters, and reports, and has been featured in Fast Company, MSNBC.com, and U.S. News & World Report.
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from North Carolina State University
M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Minnesota State University, Mankato
B.S. in Psychology from Radford University
Awards
2025 SIOP S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award
2024 92国产午夜精品福利 EHHS Scholarly Activity Award
2023 Journal of Business and Psychology Editor Commendation Award
Publications
McChesney, J. E., Sachau, D., & Bohlke, T. (2025). Unlocking workforce development grants to strengthen academic-business partnerships. Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology 82(2).
Rade, C. & McChesney, J. E. (2024). Perceptions and Stereotypes of Job Applicants with Various Criminal Histories. In Griffith, J. & Young, N. (Eds.), Employing our Returning Citizens: An Employer-Centric View.
McChesney, J. E. & Foster, L. (2023). Is it #okaytosay I have anxiety and depression?
Evaluations of job applicants who disclose mental health problems on LinkedIn. Journal of Business and Psychology. 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 聽聽
Glosenberg, A., Behrend, T., Tracey, T., Blustein, D. L., McChesney, J. E., & Foster, L. (2022). Evidence for 鈥減ushed out鈥� and 鈥渙pt out鈥� factors in women鈥檚 career inclusion across the world of work in the United States. Journal of Career Assessment. 30(3).
McChesney, J. E., Campbell, C., Wang, J., & Foster, L. (2022). What is in a name? Effects of game-framing on perceptions of employers. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 30(1), 182-192.聽
McChesney, J. E., Behrend, T., & Glosenberg, A. (2022). Stereotypical descriptions of
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