Wiston A. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Pronouns: he, him

Assistant Professor

College of Sciences
Department of Psychology

San Diego

E-Mail: warodriguez@sdsu.edu
Phone: [619-594-####]
Office Hours: By Appointment
Location: LSS 279
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182
Mail Code: 4611
Fax: [619-594-####]
Links: [lab website]
Accounts: LinkedIn

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Areas of Expertise

Occupational Health Psychology (e.g., Workplace Mistreatment, Illegitimate Tasks, and Work-Nonwork Interface), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusions (e.g., Unique Experiences of LGBTQ+ Employees)

Student Opportunities

Graduate students who are admitted to the M.S. Program in Applied Psychology can request to join the Wellness and Representation (WAR) Lab for their thesis project and other research collaborations. Ideal candidates have a strong academic background in research methods with an interest in industrial-organizational psychology.

Bio

Wiston Rodriguez’s research focuses on topics within occupational health psychology such as workplace mistreatment, illegitimate tasks, and the work-nonwork interface. He is also interested in DE&I research, specifically looking at the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ employees and how those experiences impact work and nonwork outcomes.

His research has received funding from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Personality and Individual Differences, Organizational Psychology Review, and Stress and Health. He also has applied experience working with global and Fortune 500 organizations in the areas of talent management, learning and development, assessment, and applied consulting.

Details

Courses

PSY 421 – Organizational Psychology

Publications

*Rodriguez, W. A., *Hussain, S., *Nadal, K. L., Sissoko, G., Almanzar, D., Ealey, D. & Tejada, E. (2024). Queering child welfare and juvenile justice: Recommendations for affirming LGBTQ+ youth. Family Court Review, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12800
Sissoko, G., Hussain, S., Arevelo, A., Rodriguez, W.A., Soni, S., Tejeda, E., & Nadal, K. L. (in press). Colorist microaggressions and brown Asian Americans: Implications for Behavioral Science. American Behavioral Scientist.
Nadal, K. L. Y., Rodriguez, W. A., Tejada, E., Almanzar, D., Sissoko, G., & Hussain, S. (2024). Did it get better? The realities of queer and trans youth of color in K-12 schools. Journal of School Violence 23(2), 264-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2297047
Rodriguez, W. A., & Zhou, Z. E. (2023). How supervisor incivility begets employee silence: The role of trust in supervisor and perceived organizational support. Occupational Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-023-00159-7
Rodriguez, W. A., Zhou, Z. E., Busse, K. A., & Che, X. X. (2023). Family‐to‐work conflict and instigated incivility: The role of negative affect and family supportive supervisor behaviors. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3282
Wax, A., *Rodriguez, W. A., & *Ascencio, R. (2022). Spilling tea at the water cooler: A meta-analysis of the literature on workplace gossip. Organizational Psychology Review, 12(4), 453-506. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866221112383
Rodriguez, W. A., Cheban, Y., Shah, S., & Watts, L. L. (2020). The general factor of personality and creativity: Diverging effects on intrapersonal and interpersonal idea evaluation. Personality and Individual Differences, 167, 110229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110229

Grants

NIOSH NY/NJ ERC Pilot Project Grant ($11,795) 4/2023 Rodriguez, W. “Antecedents and Outcomes of Selective Incivility Towards LGBTQ+ Employees,” Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).