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Devin Rapp (drapp@sdsu.edu) and is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. His research focuses on mental health at work, burnout, stigma, work-nonwork boundaries, and identification. He primarily utilizes qualitative methods that allow immersion into contexts and occupations, such as farmers, entrepreneurs, neurodivergent workers, workers with mental illness, and healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Current institution
Education
August 2019 - May 2024
University of Utah
Field of study
- Management
August 2006 - September 2012
Brigham Young University
Field of study
- Health Sciences
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Publications (13)
Whereas most research focuses on the negative effects of stigma, this symposium will present research from four empirical projects that showcase both the negative and positive elements of stigmatized work and workers. The studies range both in terms of method (qualitative and quantitative) and sample (Covid-19 healthcare workers, impoverished newsp...
Burnout represents a significant problem for many modern-day workers, but perhaps none more acutely than those in healthcare. Imbued with the chronic stressors that often accompany high-risk, interpersonal work, the healthcare industry is rife with stories of burnout, and the addition of a pandemic has intensified the challenges of an already deman...
Work That Both Fuels and Drains: Bouncing Between Burnout and Engagement in Highly Identified Work.
This was fun because it was part of the Positive Identities and Identity Work Track led by Kristie Rogers and Brianna Caza and we had the following rules that required creativity:
1. You only have seven minutes (please plan accordingly)
2. Present...
The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an unprecedented era of public admiration for healthcare workers. Indeed, the title “healthcare heroes” became a ubiquitous moniker for healthcare providers of all stripes during the pandemic, a sentiment reflected in countless advertisements and banners. Paradoxically, these same“healthcare hero...
Rapp, Devin. (2022). Burnout and boundaries: Ethical considerations for essential workers during crises. In E. Egel & C. Patton (Eds.), The COVID-19 pandemic collection: Ethical challenges and considerations (pp. 227-243). Ethics International Press.
The global scale and unpredictable nature of the current COVID-19 pandemic have put a significant burden on health care and public health leaders, for whom preparedness plans and evidence-based guidelines have proven insufficient to guide actions. This article presents a review of empirical articles on the topics of “crisis leadership” and “pandemi...
Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented stress on health care systems worldwide. The global scale of the outbreak and its unpredictable nature has put a significant leadership burden on health care leaders and decision-makers. Predefined emergency preparedness plans are no longer working. Evidence-based guidelines and crisis communi...
