Radford University experts available: work stressing out your dog; promoting employee well-being

Radford, VA (06/13/2025) — Radford University professors are available to speak about the following:

Your job could be stressing out your dog
Pet dogs, which most Americans view as family members, says Radford University assistant professor of Psychology Tanya Mitropoulos, may be feeling the stress you bring home from work. "Given prior support for dogs' abilities to perceive and absorb a human's emotions via emotional contagion," Mitropoulos said, "we expected that pet dogs of owners with higher job stress would themselves be more stressed." Based on a study Mitropoulos conducted, "employed dog owners might benefit from avoiding work-related rumination when at home to protect the well-being of man's best friend."

Tanya Mitropoulos
Assistant Professor of Psychology
tmitropoulos@radford.edu
(540) 831-5361

Promoting employee well-being
Rapid changes in the way we work have brought topics of employee stress, work-life balance and burnout to the forefront for both individual employees and organizations. We can draw on research to understand why protecting and promoting employee well-being can be a wise financial choice for organizations, in addition to a humanistic one. Scientific evidence can also provide practical guidance to workers, leaders, and human resource professionals on how to attend to well-being without sacrificing productivity. Molly Sloan, Ph.D. and her research covers topics including recovery from stress, impacts of after-hours work and the challenges of being a working student.

Molly Sloan
Assistant Professor of Management
mmsloan@radford.edu
(540) 831-5139

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Radford University experts available: work stressing out your dog; promoting employee well-being

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