Clara is interested in researching how individuals draw on
personal and social resources to cope with workplace adversity (includes
difficult conditions arising from nature of their occupation or interpersonal
challenges). She also hopes to bring the work experiences of understudied
groups (e.g. demographic minorities, manual laborers, service and creative
professions) to the forefront.
Before pursuing her Ph.D. at MSU, Clara gathered teaching
and research experience in Organizational Behavior at Nanyang Technological
University in Singapore, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business
(with a specialization in Human Resource Consulting) and currently holds an
Overseas Ph.D. Scholarship. She also worked at Johnson & Johnson in the
Foundational HR Leadership Development Program as a fresh graduate, where she
worked with business leaders to identify early talent.
