Your Journey Through This Project
This project is designed to take you on a journey—from experiencing the stories to understanding the dynamics to discovering your role in creating change.
Experience the Stories
Explore artwork and narratives from 4 participants who experienced workplace bullying.
View Gallery →Understand the Dynamics
Learn how organizational culture, response, and bystander behavior shape harm.
Explore Model →Discover Your Role
Find out what you can do as a leader, coworker, friend, or target.
Take Action →Dig Deeper
Explore the full research findings, theoretical framework, and key insights.
Read Findings →About This Project
This project is grounded in the stories of people who have experienced workplace bullying. Through in-depth conversations with 14 participants, I listened as they described what happened to them, how it affected them, and how their organizations responded—or failed to respond.
The research examines how organizations shape meaning (sensegiving), how trust and identity collapse (sensebreaking), and how targets are often disbelieved (epistemic injustice). Through art and narrative, we make visible what is often invisible.
This work is about responsibility. No one should lose their livelihood, dignity, or sense of self for speaking up.
Acknowledgments
This project would not have been possible without the courage and honesty of the individuals who shared their stories and artwork. To every participant: Thank you for trusting me with your experiences and for allowing your voices and Art to shape this work. Your strength and insight gave meaning and purpose to every part of this journey.
I am deeply grateful to Dr. Mariglynn Edlins, Director of the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program at the University of Baltimore, whose mentorship, compassion, and guidance have shaped both my research and my growth as a scholar.
I also extend heartfelt thanks to Dr. Gary Namie, Founder and CEO of the Workplace Bullying Institute, whose groundbreaking work and personal encouragement helped inspire me.
Special thanks to my family for their patience, encouragement, and belief in this mission, and to the supportive community surrounding the Workplace Bullying Institute for continuing to make space for healing and change.
Finally, to all who continue to speak out against workplace abuse and work toward more compassionate organizations, this project is for you.