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Dr. Madison LaBella
Assistant Professor of Management
Bio
Dr. Madison LaBella is an Assistant Professor of Management in the School of Management at Marist University. She earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior from Drexel University. Dr. LaBella's primary research interests include loneliness and belongingness, social connection, and psychological needs in the workplace. She is the founder and leader of the International Loneliness and Belongingness Research Group, a group of more than 50 scholars and practitioners who meet monthly to discuss research and practice to address the loneliness epidemic and related issues within organizations.
In addition to research, Dr. LaBella is passionate about assisting and empowering students in their academic, professional, and personal journeys to grow as current and future leaders. Before joining Marist, Dr. LaBella led leadership programs and courses in Organizational Behavior and Research with Industry at Drexel University, managed the Criminal Justice Research Center at Penn State Abington, and spent several years working for nonprofits in and around Philadelphia.
Education
PhD, Organizational Behavior, Drexel University, 2025
BS, Community, Environment and Development, Schreyer Honors College, Pennsylvania State University, 2016
BS, Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Schreyer Honors College, Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Certificate from the Presidential Leadership Academy, Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Loneliness and belongingness, social connection, and psychological needs in the workplace
Selected Publications
*Note: Maiden name is Miller
LaBella, M. & van Knippenberg, D. (2024). Workplace loneliness: Relationships with abstract entities as substitutes for peer relationships. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 54(10), 628-643. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13062
*Miller, M., Alter, T., & Gurklis, A. (2019). Growing community. Penn State Press.
*Miller, M. and Bridger, J. (2018). Developing and using narratives in community-based research. In T. M. Howard, T. R. Alter, P. Z. Frumento, L. J. Thompson (Eds.). Community pest management in practice: a narrative approach (pp. 21-36). Springer.
Selected Presentations
Wang, Z. & LaBella, M. (July 2025). Loneliness at work: How it happens and how it affects stress, resilience, behavior, and wellbeing. Symposium Co-Organizer for 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Silard, T., LaBella, M., Wright, S., Wilkins, S., & Reina, C. S. (July 2025). Building from belongingness: signals, structures, and mechanisms forming loneliness in organizations. Symposium Presentation at 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Resick, C. J., Ziegert, J. C., LaBella, M., D’Innocenzo, L., & Kiker, J. D. (July 2025). Team power dynamics and the expression of shared leadership. INGRoup Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
LaBella, M. (May 2025). Emotional self-disclosure and work loneliness: Can disclosing emotions help to combat the work loneliness epidemic? Positive Organizational Scholars Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
LaBella, M. S., Kim, Y., Choi, J. Y., Kim, Y-G, Resick, C. J. (April 2025). A Socioanalytic Perspective on the Effects of Leader Bottom-Line Mentality. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
LaBella, M. & Mawritz, M. B. (August 2024). Workplace Loneliness: When it Happens, Who Experiences It, and How to Prevent It. Symposium Co-Organizer for 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
LaBella, M., Ye, H. & D’Innocenzo, L. (August 2024). Lonely Teams: Extending the Regulatory Loop Theory to the Team Level. Symposium presentation at 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
LaBella, M. (May 2024). Emotional Self-Disclosure to Combat Loneliness in Work Teams. Positive Work Relationships Conference, Cleveland, OH, United States.
LaBella, M. & van Knippenberg, D. (October 2023). Workplace Loneliness: Relationships with Abstract Entities as Substitutes for Peer Relationships. Southern Management Association 2023 Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States.
LaBella, M., Ye, H., Won, Y., Zhang, Y., Whang, Y., & Suri, R. (October 2023). Student Engagement and Innovation through Research-Based eSports Tournaments. Southern Management Association 2023 Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States.
Awards and Honors
Teck-Kah Lim Graduate Student Excellence Award, 2024
Dr. Tom Hindelang Outstanding Ph.D. Student Instructor Award, 2024
Academy of Management OB Division Best Reviewer Award, 2024
Clark Outstanding Behavioral Research Award, 2023
Drexel Solutions Institute Graduate Research Fellow, 2022-2023
Dragon Fellowship, Drexel University, 2020-2025
Blue Graduate College Doctoral Fellow, 2020-2025
