

Tracy F. H. Chang
- Associate Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER)
Expertise
- Organizational Behavior, Work and Organizations, Leadership and Teams
- Mindfulness in Higher Education, Work, and Organizations
- Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. Tracy F. H. Chang is an Associate Professor of Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Iowa and M.B.A. from New York University. She is also a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher trained at the Center for Mindfulness at University of Massachusetts Medical School.
She teaches Organizational Behavior, Senior Seminar on Reinventing the Self and Work, and Social Entrepreneurship undergraduate courses. Her research interests include mindfulness in higher education, work, and organizations. She is available for consulting services and teaching executive education courses in mindfulness-based stress management, communication, team dynamics, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
Read a Q&A with Dr. Chang as published by Authority Magazine: How Dr. Tracy Chang, a Professor at Rutgers University is helping her students live their best lives
Current Research:
- Tools for Wellbeing COVID-19 National Study of Undergraduate Students - a study of the effectiveness of simple yoga tools for the wellbeing of undergraduate students during COVID-19. Undergraduate students in the U.S. are invited to participate
- Thrive Global article: Yoga Helps College Students De-Stress. We Need Your Help to Study It.
Upcoming Online Presentation:
Impacts of Inner Engineering Practices on Mental Health of Professional & Students
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 4-5pm ET
Sadhguru Center's Speaker Series
Via Zoom
Dr. Chang will present three study findings on the effects of Inner Engineering practices on wellbeing and mental health of professionals and students. This includes Upa Yoga and Inner Engineering online (IEO).
Registration is required.
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Sadhguru Center Speaker Series are monthly virtual lectures and discussions highlighting the research and explorations of our multidisciplinary community of distinguished scientists, global experts, and thought leaders.
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Chang, Tracy F. H., Barbara Ley, Triya T. Ramburn, Sangheeta Srinivasan, Sepideh Hariri, Pradeep Purandare, and Balachundhar Subramaniam. 2022a. "Online Isha Upa Yoga for Student Mental Health and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Randomized Controlled Trial.- A Randomized Controlled Trial." Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing, 1-21.
- Inner Engineering Practices and Advanced 4-day Isha Yoga Retreat Are Associated with Cannabimimetic Effects with Increased Endocannabinoids and Short-Term and Sustained Improvement in Mental Health: A Prospective Observational Study of Meditators
- "Building Mindfulness into Management Curriculum" Presented at the 2016 Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference
- The State of NJ Labor, Tracy F.H. Chang and Jeffrey H. Keef
- Local Union Leaders' Conception and Ideology of Stewards' Roles, Tracy F.H. Chang
- Globalizing Union Organizing for the 21stCentury, Edwin L. Brown and Tracy F.H. Chang