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Industrial-Organizational Division
| Office: | 219 Psychology Building |
| Phone: | (217) 244-8320 |
| Fax: | (217) 244-5876 |
| Email: | lfitzger@uiuc.edu |
My research interests focus on sexual violence and victimization, particularly the antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in higher education and the workplace. Our research group is currently involved in a five-year project funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health to collect data in a variety of organizations and conduct in-depth clinical interviews of victims. This work examines the effects of harassment, coping characteristics of those who are harassed, and the influence of environmental factors on both the incidence and outcomes of this phenomenon. The ultimate goal of this research is to provide theoretical and empirical insights to guide institutional and social policy change in work and educational institutions.
Representative Publications:
- Fitzgerald, L.F., Drasgow, F., Hulin, C.L., Gelfand, J.J., & Magley, V.J. (1997). Antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in organizations: A test of an integrated model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82 (4), 578-589
- Fitzgerald, L.F., Swan, S., & Magley, V.J. (1997). But was it really sexual harassment? Legal, behavioral, and psychological definitions of the workplace victimization of women. In W.O'Donohue (Ed), Sexual harassment theory, research, and treatment. Allyn and Bacon
- Fitzgerald, L.F., & Swan, S. (1995). Why didn't she just report him? The psychological and legal inclinations of women's responses to sexual harassment. Journal of Social Issues, 51, 1, 117-138.
- Fitzgerald, L.F. (1993). Sexual harassment: Violence against women in the workplace. American Psychologist, 48 (10).