Meet the Authors
Editor: Scott Behson
Scott Behson, Ph.D., is a professor of management and Silberman Global Faculty Fellow at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a leading expert in work-life, wellness, and flexible workplaces. He's the author of three books, most recently, The Whole-Person Workplace: Building Better Workplaces Through Work-Life, Wellness and Employee Support—based on research, best practices, and interviews with dozens of business leaders right as they were navigating Covid changes to the workplace. His other books are The Working Dad's Survival Guide and We Hate Team Projects!
Scott is a speaker and consultant who has worked with leading companies on workplace flexibility and building supportive work cultures. He was a featured speaker at the UN’s International Day of the Family and the White House’s Summit for Working Families. In addition to his many academic publications, his work appears at HBR, Time, Fast Company, Success, Workspan, WSJ, and more. He has appeared on NBC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, and Bloomberg Radio, as well as many leading HR and business podcasts.
Scott’s favorite and most important roles are husband and father. He lives with his wife, son, and cats in Nyack, NY.
Contributors
Amy Beacom EdD, founder of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership in 2014 and the RETAIN Coaching Institute in 2022 and author of The Parental Leave Playbook
Julia Beck, founder of the It’s Working Project
Kelly Chandler, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of Human Development and Family Sciences in the College of Health at Oregon State University
Heather Cluley Bar-Or, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Villanova University and Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Human Resource Development at Villanova University
Brian Page, founder of Modern Husbands, National Educator of the Year by the Milken Foundation and Ohio Department of Education, a CNN Money Hero, and a former Working Group Member of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
Eden Pontz, Executive Producer and Director of Digital Content at the Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and award-winning journalist, media professional, and mother
Andrew C. Pool, PhD, MSc, research scientist at the Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Susan Russo, Adjunct Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior & Leadership and Ethical Decision Making at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Silberman College of Business
Jennifer Sabatini Fraone, Executive Director, Boston College Center for Work & Family
Karen Clark Salinas, MSW, founder of Rebalance Wellbeing after 30+ years at Johns Hopkins University, working on work, life, and community engagement, teacher professional development, and school, family, and community partnerships
Alyssa F. Westring, PhD, Vincent de Paul Professor and Chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University and co-author of Parents Who Lead with Stewart Friedman