Department of Psychology 317 Cramer Hall Portland State University 1721 SW Broadway Portland,OR 97207-0751 phone (503) 725-3980 fax (503) 725-3904

Biography

Dr. Charlotte Fritz is an Assistant Professor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Portland State University. She graduated with her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Braunschweig, Germany, in 2005. She then held a position as Assistant Professor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Bowling Green State University from 2005 to 2009.

In her research she has examined relationships between job stress and unwinding from work on one hand and employee well-being and performance on the other hand. In addition, she has conducted research predictors and outcomes of proactive work behaviors. She is further interested in topics related to occupational health such as interruptions at work, physical indicators of job strain, and work-family conflict.

Courses to Teach

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (in press). Work characteristics, creativity, and proactive behavior: The mediating role of challenge. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
• Sonnentag, S., Kuttler, I., & Fritz, C. (in press). Job stressors, emotional exhaustion, and need for recovery: A multi-source study on the benefits of psychological detachment. Journal of Vocational Behavior.
• Fritz, C. & Sonnentag, S. (2009). Antecedents of day-level proactive behavior: A look at job stressors and positive affect experienced during the workday. Journal of Management, 35, 94-111.
• Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2007). Challenging the status quo: What motivates proactive behavior? Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80, 623-629.
• Sonnentag, S. & Fritz, C. (2007). The Recovery Experience Questionnaire: Development and validation of a measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12, 204-221.
• Fritz, C. & Sonnentag, S. (2006). Recovery, well-being, and performance-related outcomes: The role of workload and vacation experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 936-945.
• Fritz, C. & Sonnentag, S. (2005). Recovery, well-being and job performance: Effects of weekend experiences. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10, 187-199.

Book Chapters

• Spreitzer, G., Lam, C. F., & Fritz, C. (forthcoming). Engagement and human thriving: Complementary perspectives on energy and connections to work. In A. Bakker & M. Leiter (Eds.), Work engagement: Recent developments in theory and research.
• Sonnentag, S. & Fritz, C. (in press). Recovery from stress. In G. Fink (Ed.). Encyclopedia of stress, second edition. Elsevier.
• Sonnentag, S. & Fritz, C. (2006). Endocrinological processes associated with job stress: Catecholamine and cortisol responses to acute and chronic stressors. In P. L. Perrewé, & D. C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being: Employee health, coping, and methodologies, pp. 1-60.