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Dorothy Suskind Ph.D.

About

Dorothy Suskind, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Education and Counseling Department and Director of the Southside Virginia Writing Project at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Dorothy is on the Research Team and Executive Board of the National Workplace Bullying Coalition and serves as their Education Director. In addition, she serves on the Executive Board of the National Council of Teachers of English's Literacies and Language for All. Dorothy earned her B.A. and M.Ed. at Virginia Commonwealth University and her Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. Dorothy researches and writes on a variety of topics, including workplace bullying, creativity, writing, work cultures, and women in the workplace.

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Recent Posts
What If You Gave Yourself the Apology You Deserve?

Forgiveness is sometimes not what you think. There is power in forgiving ourselves for not speaking up, pushing back, and running away when we were under attack.

Forgiveness is sometimes not what you think. There is power in forgiving ourselves for not speaking up, pushing back, and running away when we were under attack.

Workplace Bullying as a Moral Injury Wound

Workplace bullying is a type of moral injury in which an individual's values are violated and their sense of goodness and fair play is obliterated.

Workplace bullying is a type of moral injury in which an individual's values are violated and their sense of goodness and fair play is obliterated.

Why Workplaces Bullies Try to Make Others Invisible

Ghosting is a strategy workplace bullies often use to push the target out of the workplace community and label her as an "untouchable."

Ghosting is a strategy workplace bullies often use to push the target out of the workplace community and label her as an "untouchable."

Workplace Bullying: An Ambiguous Loss

What causes the significant trauma associated with workplace bullying? It's the victims' shattered assumptions about their world, not the bully's abuse.

What causes the significant trauma associated with workplace bullying? It's the victims' shattered assumptions about their world, not the bully's abuse.

The Myth of Closure: Navigating Through Workplace Abuse

Moving past a traumatic workplace bullying experience is not about closure but rather giving shape to an ambiguous loss.

Moving past a traumatic workplace bullying experience is not about closure but rather giving shape to an ambiguous loss.

Is Your Job Making You Sick?

How is your job impacting your mental health and well-being? The Surgeon General's recent report may have the answers.

How is your job impacting your mental health and well-being? The Surgeon General's recent report may have the answers.

Contra-Bullying and Lateral Violence at Work

Contra-bullying and lateral violence are forms of workplace bullying that are seldom discussed. They occur when people bully those below or adjacent to them on the hierarchy.

Contra-bullying and lateral violence are forms of workplace bullying that are seldom discussed. They occur when people bully those below or adjacent to them on the hierarchy.

The Power of an Apology: Seven Steps for Getting It Right

Is saying "I'm sorry" really enough? What are the seven elements of an effective apology, and how can you do it right?

Is saying "I'm sorry" really enough? What are the seven elements of an effective apology, and how can you do it right?

Work Shouldn't Hurt: How to Eliminate Workplace Abuse

Bullying cultures are guided by an unwritten code of conduct and maintain clearly established in-groups and out-groups. How can workplaces eradicate bullying?

Bullying cultures are guided by an unwritten code of conduct and maintain clearly established in-groups and out-groups. How can workplaces eradicate bullying?

How to Deal With Adult Bullies

Are you being bullied at work? Here are some strategies to help you navigate the abuse.

Are you being bullied at work? Here are some strategies to help you navigate the abuse.