Elena Wong

Elena Wong
  • Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2000 SH-DH
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: Employee & Organizational Wellbeing

Links: CV, Personal Website, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Overview

Dr. Elena M. Wong is a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines employee wellbeing, organizational wellness practices, and the work-family interface. She explores these areas using multi-level perspectives and mixed methods including ethnographic observations, interviews, and surveys. Her most recent work is conducted in partnership with outdoor education organizations, where employees live and work in remote wilderness settings.

Dr. Wong’s multicultural background has laid the groundwork for her research and commitment to diversity in academia. Actively involved with The PhD Project, she works to recruit and retain underrepresented scholars in business school faculty. Her life experiences and dedication to diversity shape her teaching and service, exemplified by her efforts to broaden perspectives and bridge multi-cultural identities.

Dr. Wong’s work has been published in Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior and Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives in Science and Practice. Prior to joining academia, she worked as a consultant in the healthcare industry. Elena received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Ph.D. in Management and Organizations from the University of Arizona.

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