Curriculum Vitae

Zen's research broadly investigates why and how employees can thrive at and through work, so that they can create a great life. she is particularly interested in how employees are influenced by workplace social dynamics and what individuals and organizations can do to reduce negative and increase positive interpersonal dynamics to maximize thriving. To that end, she is interested in using individual self-management strategies to manage these dynamics. As such, she has extensive quantitative methodological expertise in experimental, longitudinal and experience sampling methods.