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Wilmar Schaufeli (1953) is professor emeritus of work and organizational psychology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and distinguished research professor at Leuven University (Belgium).
His current teaching and research is on Occupational Health Psychology.
He published over four hundred scientific articles, chapters and books, most of which may be downloaded from this site.
Moreover this site informs you about ongoing research projects and offers the possibility to download self-report instruments to assess employee well-being (i.e., work engagement, job boredom, and workaholism).
Education
Educated as a Dutch Psychologist.
- 2002 Licensed Occupational Health Psychologist (‘Psycholoog van Arbeid en Gezondheid’)
- 1999 State licensed (# 19049726925) Health Care Psychologist (‘Gezondheidszorgpsycholoog’)
- 1988 Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Groningen University, The Netherlands. Title: “Unemployment and Psychological Health: An Investigation among Dutch Professionals”
- 1986 Clinical Psychology Licensure
- 1978 Master degree in Psychology, Groningen University, The Netherlands
Career
Scholar and scientist-practitioner.
- 2014-2018
Distinguished Research Professor at Leuven University, Belgium. - 2013-present
Co-founder and senior partner Triple i, Utrecht, The Netherlands. - 1994-2019
Full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands - 2004-2019
Visiting Professor at the School of Business and Economics of Loughborough University, Leicestershire (UK) - 2003-present
Visiting Professor at Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain) - 2012-2013
Scientific Research Director at ArboNed, Utrecht, The Netherlands - 2007-2011
Senior consultant at Schouten & Nelissen. Zaltbommel, The Netherlands - 2000-2005
Scientific Director of the National Research Institute ”Psychology and Health” - 1988-1994
Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands - 1985-1988
Fellow of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, University of Groningen, The Netherlands - 1978-1988
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Professional affiliations
National and international affiliations.
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Dutch Association of Organizational Psychological Researchers (WAOP)
▪ 1997-2001: Chairman - Dutch Psychological Association (NIP)
▪ 1993-present: Board member of the Division “Occupational Health Psychology” - European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
▪ 1999-2005: Executive committee member and treasurer - International Committee of Occupational Health (ICOH)
- European Network of Organizational Psychologists (ENOP)
▪ 1995-2019: Member - International Association of Stress Management (ISMA)
- Academy of Management (AOM)
- European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP)
Editorial responsibilities
Editorships and memberships of editorial boards of scientific journals.
(Co-)Editorships
- 1985-1989
Pychologie en Maatschappij [Psychology and Society] - 1989-1999
Netherlands Journal of Psychology - 1992-2000
Gedrag & Organisatie [Behavior & Organization] - 1994-2000
Work & Stress - 1998-2011
Organizational Psychology and Health Care (Book series editor)
Journal Editorial Boards
- 1999-2009
Netherlands Journal of Psychology - 1998-2019
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology - 2000-present
Work & Stress - 2000-present
Gedrag & Organisatie [Behavior & Organization] - 2000-present
The International Review of Management Studies - 2004-2019
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - 2005-2019
International Journal of Stress Management - 2005-2015
Journal of Management - 2006-2015
Applied Psychology: An International Review - 2007-2012
Journal of Managerial Psychology - 2007-2015
Career Development International - 2009-2019
Revista de Psicologia Social - 2015-present
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Awards & distinctions
International recognition.
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- 2005 – Work Wellness Award from North West University, South Africa, which “recognizes the scientific contributions of Professor W.B. Schaufeli to the development of the field of Work Wellness in South Africa”.
- 2010 – Fellowship of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, “in recognition of his outstanding career contribution to occupational health psychology”.
- 2012 – Ranked #22 as most influential scholar in the field of management
- 2013 – 2020 Highly Cited Researcher in the Clarivate Analytics. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
- 2014 – Jorna Rantanen Award for “his outstanding contribution to worker’s health and well-being“. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
- 2019 – European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Distinguished Research Contribution Award “for exceptional scientific contributions to the science of Work and Organizational Psychology over the course of his career”.
- 2019 – Dutch Royal Distinction of Officer in the Order of the Oranje-Nassau (“Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau”).
- 2020 – Most cited researcher in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology (1919-2019)
- 2022 – Ranked as best scientist in psychology in Belgium and # 22 worldwide.