

Tracy F. H. Chang
- Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of the Dean
- Associate Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER)
Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.B.A., New York University
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 Workshop:
- Beyond COVID-19: Developing Conscious Leaders for A Conscious Planet
Academy of Management (AOM) - complete program
Friday, August 5, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Feature in Rutgers Today (June 2022)
How to Bust Stress with Online Yoga
- Chang, Tracy F. H., Triya T. Ramburn, Sheetal Pundir, Pradeep Purandare, and Balachundhar Subramaniam. "The Effect of the Inner Engineering Online Program as a Positive Intervention on Subjective Well-Being and Positive Work Outcomes." Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2022 28:3, 278-282.
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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.
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Upadhyay, P., Chang, T. F. H., Hariri, S., Rallabandi, S., Yathavakilla, S., Novack, V., & Subramaniam, B. (2022). "The Effect of Inner Engineering Online (IEO) Program on Reducing Stress for Information Technology Professionals: A Randomized Control Study." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022, 9001828. doi:10.1155/2022/9001828.
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Chang, T. F. H. (2021). "An Emerging Positive Interventionn - Inner Engineering Online (IEO)" Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63(9), e657-e659. doi:0000000000002270
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Chang, T. F. H. (2021). Energy, Joy, Mindfulness, and Engagement at Work - A Pilot Study of an "Inner Engineering" Approach In S. Dhiman (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work (pp. 448-462). New York, NY: Routledge.
- 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