Nina Steigerwald, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
After completing her undergraduate studies at HLºÚÁÏÃŲ»´òìÈ, Dr. Steigerwald returned to HLºÚÁÏÃŲ»´òìÈ first as an Adjunct Professor and later as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She teaches in both the Hamilton Holt School and the College of Liberal Arts, offering courses in Statistics and Research Methods, Organizational Development, Psychology of Work, Organizational Psychology, and Senior Research Seminar. Prior to joining HLºÚÁÏÃŲ»´òìÈ, she also taught several psychology courses at the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Steigerwald's research focuses on occupational health psychology, with particular interests in employee health and well-being, work engagement, recovery from work, and organizational interventions that promote healthy and thriving workplaces. She also enjoys collaborating with students and colleagues on research related to individual differences (e.g., hypercompetitiveness and proactive personality), leadership, and the experience of meaningful work.
As an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Steigerwald enjoys bringing her organizational training and development consulting experience into the classroom. She strives to create engaging, applied learning experiences that help students connect psychological theory with real-world organizational challenges.
Education
Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
M.S., University of Central Florida, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.A., HLºÚÁÏÃŲ»´òìÈ, Psychology and Healthcare Management & Leadership
Areas of Specialization:Â Industrial/Organizational Psychology; Occupational Health Psychology; Research on employee well-being interventions (e.g., health behaviors and nature exposure); Organizational training and development; Leadership coaching
Recent Publications
Steigerwald, N., LeNoble, C. A., Horan, K. A., & Su, S. (2026). Feeding two birds with one scone: An examination of the role of three-dimensional energy in the relationship between health behaviors and job performance. International Journal of Stress Management.
Hong, J., Steigerwald, N., Jex, S., & Park, J. (2025). A dual-path model of proactive helping behavior: Examining effective versus ineffective helping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Lee, J., Steigerwald, N., Jex, S. M., Rada-Bayne, A. M., & Holden, C. R. (2023). Perpetrator-targeted reciprocated incivility: The investigation of the incivility spiral and the effects of agreeableness as a moderator. Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
LeNoble, C. A., Horan, K. A., & Steigerwald, N. (2022). Rapid Human Subjects Research in Times of Disruption. Frontiers in Sociology, 129.
Houston, J. M., Luchner, A., Davidson, A. J., Gonzalez, J., Steigerwald, N., & Leftwich, C. (2021). The bright and dark aspects of grit in the pursuit of success. Psychological Reports. 124, 839 –861.