Gary Namie is a social psychologist and anti-

workplace bullying Workplace bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment from others in the workplace that causes either physical or emotional harm. It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, and physical abuse, as well as humiliation. ...

activist. He is the co-founder and director of th
Workplace Bullying Institute
and is widely regarded as North America’s foremost authority on the topic of workplace bullying.

Education

Namie has an AB from

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries t ...

in Washington, Pennsylvania, and an MA in Research Psychology from

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different ...

and a PhD in social psychology from the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the U ...

in 1982. In 1982, Namie won both the Teaching of Psychology award from the

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and the Best on Campus Teaching Award from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Career

Namie taught psychology and management at US colleges for two decades. He was also served as a corporate manager for two regional hospital systems. In 1997, after s wife

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(who has a doctorate in clinical psychology herself) was subject to harassment by her employer, the Namies launched the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), a national campaign against workplace bullying. Namie created th
Respectful Conduct Clinic
a program designed to rehabilitate perpetrators of abusive bullying in the workplace, and he created and delivered the first U.S. college course on workplace bullying at Western Washington University. In 2003, Namie began lobbying for th
Healthy Workplace Bill
authored by Employment Law professo
David C. Yamada
of Suffolk University, which has been introduced in 31 states. Namie continues to serve as the National Director for the bill. In 2005, Namie was the expert witness in the nation's first "bullying trial" in Indiana with the verdict upheld by the state Supreme Court. A jury award of $325,000 was sustained. The precedent-setting statement from the Supreme Court opinion: ''The phrase ‘workplace bullying,’ like other general terms used to characterize a person’s behavior, is an entirely appropriate consideration…workplace bullying could be considered a form of intentional infliction of emotional distress.'' Starting in 2007, the Workplace Bullying Institute has commissioned Zogby Analytics to conduct the representative surveys of all adult Americans on the topic of workplace bullying
The latest survey
reports that 30% of American workers have experienced workplace bullying. In 2008, Namie create
Workplace Bullying University®
a comprehensive training for professionals. In 2014, Namie was retained by celebrity and sports attorney Wm. David Cornwell to serve as expert witness in a bullying scandal involving Jonathan Martin and the Miami Dolphins. In 2015, Namie and Yamada founded th
U.S. Academy of Workplace Bullying, Mobbing and Abuse
to “focus on the unique challenges posed by American employee relations, mental health, and legal systems.” In 2021, Namie create
SafeHarbor
the first online community dedicated to people affected by workplace bullying and those devoted to helping them.

Publications

* Namie, Gary; Namie, Ruth (1999). ''BullyProof Yourself at Work!: Personal Strategies to Stop the Hurt''. Work Doctor. ISBN 0-9668629-5-3. *Namie, Gary; Namie, Ruth (2009). ''The Bully at Work: What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity on the Job''. Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 1-4022-2426-5. *Namie, G., & Namie, R. (2009) “U.S. Workplace bullying: Some basic considerations & consultation interventions.” Journal of Consulting Psychology, 61 (3), 202-219. *Namie, G., & Lutgen-Sandvik, P. (2010) “Active and passive accomplices: The communal character of workplace bullying.” International Journal of Communication, 4, 343-373. *Namie, Gary; Namie; Ruth (2011). ''The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels and Snakes from Killing Your Organization''. ISBN 978-0-470-94220-8. *Namie, G., Namie, R. & Lutgen-Sandvik, P. (2011) “Challenging workplace bullying in the USA: A communication and activist perspective.” In ''Workplace Bullying: Development in Theory, Research and Practice (2nd edition)''. London: Taylor & Francis. *''Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States'' volumes Maureen Duffy and David C. Yamada (editors). ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2018. ISBN 978-1440850233

References

External links

Workplace Bullying Institute2021 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying SurveyHealthy Workplace BillWorkplace Bullying UniversitySafeHarborRespectful Conduct Clinic
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