Dorothy Suskind Ph.D.

About

Dorothy Suskind, Ph.D., is a writer, researcher, and Assistant Professor in the Education and Counseling Department at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Dorothy is on the Research Team and Executive Board of the National Workplace Bullying Coalition and serves as their Education Director. Dorothy earned her B.A. and M.Ed. at Virginia Commonwealth University and her Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. Dorothy researches and writes on a variety of topics, including workplace bullying, creativity, work cultures, and women in the workplace.

Books by Dorothy Suskind Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Blowing the Whistle on Harmful Behaviors at Work

Whistleblowers are often gaslighted into believing an ethical violation is being addressed, but instead, they find themselves suffering retaliation and institutional betrayal.

Vigilantes at Work

Workplace vigilantes operate from a place of moral certainty, spending their days policing colleagues instead of engaging in meaningful work. Here are four suggestions to remedy it.

Workplace Abuse: The Role of Belonging in the Bullying Cycle

Belonging is an inherent human desire, but how we seek belonging can lead to bullying behaviors and a toxic work culture.

Workplace Bullying: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Heal

Workplace bullying is the degradation of one's humanity, resulting in a moral injury and institutional betrayal. Yet post-traumatic growth is possible following workplace abuse.

Workplace Bullying as a Form of Institutional Betrayal

Workplace bullying is a form of institutional betrayal in which the organization an employee depends on fails to protect her from harm, amplifying the original damage.

Why Micromanaging Is Driving the Most Creative Employees Out

In a quest for perfection, micromanagers stymie employees' trust and autonomy, unwittingly driving their most creative contributors out the door.

What If You Gave Yourself the Apology You Deserve?

Forgiveness is sometimes not what you think. There is power in forgiving ourselves for not speaking up, pushing back, and running away when we were under attack.

Workplace Bullying as a Moral Injury Wound

Workplace bullying is a type of moral injury in which an individual's values are violated and their sense of goodness and fair play is obliterated.

Why Workplaces Bullies Try to Make Others Invisible

Ghosting is a strategy workplace bullies often use to push the target out of the workplace community and label her as an "untouchable."

Workplace Bullying: An Ambiguous Loss

What causes the significant trauma associated with workplace bullying? It's the victims' shattered assumptions about their world, not the bully's abuse.