Jennifer Giancola, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, Saint Louis University, 1999 M.S.(R.) in Organizational
Psychology, Saint Louis University, 1997
B.S. in Psychology and a Certificate in Business Administration, Saint Louis University,
1993
Research Interests
Burnout, occupational stress, and physician mentoring
Publications and Media Placements
Giancola, J., Whitman, B., & Wilmott, R. W. (Oct., 2020). Establishing a mentoring
culture within the department: The role of the chair. The Journal of Pediatrics, 225(e3),
4-7.
Giancola, J., Van Groningen, A., Jansen, A. E., Chatterjee, A., Mulloy, L. L., Palmer,
C. & Lawson, M. A. (2020). Mentor vs. mentee perceptions of career mentoring partnerships
and work outcomes: A multi-institutional study of faculty mentoring programs. MedEdPublish.
Doi: 10.15694/mep.2019.000221.2
Giancola, J., Guillot, M., Chatterjee, A., Bleckman, A., & Hoyme, H. E. (June, 2018).
Evaluation of a Formal Pediatric Faculty Mentorship Program. S. D. Medicine, 71(6),
256-262.
K. Giancola, J. M., Heaney, M. S., Metzger, A. J., & Whitman, B. (July, 2016). An
Organizational Development Approach to Implementing Mentoring Partnerships: Best Practices
from Physician Programs. Consulting Psychology Journal: Research & Practice, 68(3),
208-221.
K. Giancola, J. M. (2014). Administering a Prison Higher Education Program: Personal
Transformation and Professional Insight. Saint Louis University Public Law Review,
33(2), 343-352.
Murray, T., Wunderlich, R. J., Palmer, J. L., Kohler Giancola, & J. M., Shaw, J. (May,
2014). An Academic Service Partnership to Promote and Support RN's Return to School.
Journal of Nursing Education, 53(5), 291-294.
Cropf, R, Kohler Giancola, J. M., Loutzenhiser, K. K. (2011). Case Study Textbook
for Nontraditional and In-Service Students in Public Administration. Contract with
Pearson Longman Publishing.
K. Giancola, J. M., Grawitch, M., & Borchert, D. (2009, May). Dealing with the Stress
of College: A Model for Adult Students. Adult Education Quarterly, 59(3), 246-263.
K. Giancola, J. M., Munz, D. C., & Trares, S. (2008). First- vs. Continuing-Generation
Nontraditional Students on College Perceptions: Are Differences Actually Because of
Demographic Variance? Adult Education Quarterly, 58(3), 214-228.
Kohler, J. M., & Cropf, R. (Spring/Summer, 2007). Creating an Accelerated Joint BA-MPA
Degree Program for Adult Learners. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 13(2), 371-389.
Grawitch, M. J., Trares, S., & Kohler, J. M. (2007). Healthy workplace practices and
employee outcomes. International Journal of Stress Management, 14(3), 275-293.
Kohler, J. M., Munz, D. C., & Grawitch, M. (2006). Test of a dynamic stress model
for organizational change: Do males and females require different models? Applied
Psychology: An International Review, 55(2), 168-191.
Kohler, J. M. & Munz, D. C. (Winter, 2006). Combining individual and organizational
stress interventions: An organizational development approach. Consulting Psychology
Journal: Research and Practice, 58(1), 1-12.
Munz, D. C., Kohler, J. M., & Greenberg, C. I. (2001). Effectiveness of a Comprehensive
Stress Management Program: Combining Organizational and Individual Interventions.
International Journal of Stress Management, 8(1), 49-62.
Munz, D. C., & Kohler, J. M. (1997). Do worksite stress management programs attract
the employees who need them and are they effective? International Journal of Stress
Management, 4(1), 1-11.
Honors and Awards
2018, Saint Louis University Provost Office Research Leave Award
2015, Best Faculty Poster Presentation, American College of Physicians Georgia Chapter
2014, YWCA Women in Leadership Award
2014, Saint Louis University Women of the Year Award
2014, 2006, 2003, Saint Louis University Summer Research Grants
2013, Naming of the SPS Student Lounge
2007, Saint Louis University Beaumont Grant
2004, SPS Faculty Service Award
2001, SPS Faculty Mentoring Award
Professional Organizations and Associations
St. Louis Organizational Development Network (2011-Present)
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (1999-Present)
American Psychological Association (1994-Present)
Community Work and Service
Facilitator, Strategic and Operational Planning
Consultant, Implementation of Corporate, Faculty and Physician Mentoring Programs
Trainer, Stress Management and Leadership Development