Branford Price Millar Award for Faculty Excellence Leslie Hammer, Ph.D. LESLIE HAMMER, PH.D., professor of Psychology, has served Portland State University for 22 years. The nomination portfolio for the Millar Award is a testament to her distinguished contributions to the University and the community. Professor Hammer’s achievements as a scholar are marked by their breadth and their relevance to organizational policy, to the health of employees in our own community, and to the work and family life of individuals across the globe. As the associate director of the Oregon Health Workforce Center, an active contributing member of the Psychology Department, associate editor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and director of the Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety, and Health, Professor Hammer’s impact is tremendous. In addition, she recently received a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study veteran reintegration into the civilian workforce in Oregon Professor Hammer is a researcher and scholar dedicated to asking key questions, generating meaningful data within applied settings, and designing and implementing interventions that can make a difference in people’s work and family lives. She approaches her research with compassion for the employees she hopes to affect and practicality about the involvement from organizations that will be required if her work is to be successful. Her disciplinary peers acknowledge the scope of her influence as a scholar and her exceptional ability to translate research outcomes into important actions. As a scholar-practitioner, she embodies Branford Price Millar’s value for connecting the University to the community. In all stages and aspects of her work, she engenders respect for her accomplishments and admiration for the spirit with which she undertakes her work. Both the volume and quality of her scholarly productivity define her as an exceptional scholar and member of the PSU community. The Millar Award is given annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, instruction, University service, and public service, and whose performance in the area of scholarship and research is judged to be exceptional—values recognized by the late Branford P. Millar, a distinguished president of the University. 13
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTc4NTAz