Biography:
Dr. Tori Crain is an associate professor of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology at Portland State University. She also serves as the associate director of the Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) graduate training program. Dr. Crain graduated with her BA in Psychology from Whitworth University in 2009, and was fortunate to spend time working as a research assistant for the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University. She completed her master's and doctoral degrees in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) at Portland State University in 2015. She also completed work as a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon Health and Science University's Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, a NIOSH Total Worker Health Center of Excellence. Prior to returning home to her alma mater, PSU, Dr. Crain spent five years as an assistant professor in the I-O Psychology Program at Colorado State University. From 2024-2025, Dr. Crain had the unique opportunity to take a professional leave of absence from PSU to lead analytics teams at Comagine Health, a national nonprofit healthcare consulting firm.
Research:
Broadly, Dr. Crain's research examines topics related to occupational stress and health, with a specific emphasis on understanding the interplay among the three domains of life: work, nonwork, and sleep. Dr. Crain also has an interest in conducting randomized field experiments within workplace settings focused on organizational-level factors (e.g., leadership, supervisor support, schedule flexibility) and employee-level factors (e.g., work-family conflict, mindfulness, sleep hygiene) to improve the well-being of organizations, employees, and their families.
Undergraduate Classes Taught:
- PSY 202Z: Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 362: Organizational Psychology
- PSY 478/578: Leadership and Group Effectiveness
Graduate Classes Taught:
- PSY 510/610: Advanced Occupational Health & Safety
- PSY 517/617: Advanced Industrial Psychology
- PSY 550/650: Advanced Occupational Health Psychology