Assistant Professor · Providence College
B.A., University of Georgia · Ph.D., University of Iowa
Thomas Ptashnik, Ph.D.
I study what makes work meaningful — especially for working parents.
I help students build careers they love.
I coach professionals on AI.
Dr. Thomas Ptashnik conducts research on working parents, well-being, human resource management, and longitudinal modeling. His work has been published in leading outlets like Psychological Bulletin and the Journal of Applied Psychology, featured in business magazines such as Fast Company, put into practice at the Veterans Health Administration, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Research
Publications in Psychological Bulletin and the Journal of Applied Psychology, with an active pipeline on the HR solutions to the challenges faced by working parents, the psychometrics of well-being, and the deployment of remote work arrangements.
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Courses in Human Resource Management and Managing & Organizing at Providence College, plus The Noticing Project, an educational initiative for high school and college students.
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1:1 coaching for professionals navigating the shift to AI: from building agent workflows to developing the tools and sites you need to move faster.
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