Meg Bond is Professor in the Psychology Department an, Director of the Center for Women & Work at UMass Lowell.

Meg Alison Bond, Ph.D.

Emerit Distinguished University Professor, Director of the Center for Women & Work, Founding Director ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity

Pronouns
she/her
College
College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Email
Meg_Bond@uml.edu
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Expertise

Community psychology, gender and racial harassment & discrimination, workplace and community diversity dynamics

Research Interests

Workplace diversity dynamics, organizational transformation, stages of development in values-based organizations.

Education

  • Ph.D.: Clinical/Community Psychology, (1983), University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon
    Dissertation/Thesis Title:Social Support and Advocacy: Comparative Case Studies of Four Women's Organizations
  • MA: Clinical Psychology, (1976), University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon
    Dissertation/Thesis Title:The Effects of Interdependence on Interpersonal Relationships
  • BA: Psychology, (1974), Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Biosketch

Meg A. Bond, Ph.D., is Emerit Distinguished university professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML). During her tenure at UML, she served as the founding director of the Center for Women and Work and the inaugural director of the Office for Faculty Equity. She has also been a Resident Scholar at the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center.

Bond's scholarship has focused on how organizations and communities can create inclusive environments that foster participation, equity, and empowerment among diverse groups. Her research and publications have addressed topics including sexual harassment, workplace diversity, collaboration across differences, and organizational transformation to support women and other underrepresented groups. Her book, Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity through Organizational Change (University Press of New England, 2007), chronicles a long-term organizational change initiative focused on gender and race/ethnicity. More recently, her work has examined diversity-related workplace dynamics in community health centers and institutional transformation to advance equity for women in STEM fields. She served as director and co-principal investigator of the NSF-funded Women Academics Valued and Engaged in STEM (WAVES) initiative and has taught courses in community psychology, workplace diversity, and interpersonal dynamics.

A leader in community psychology and applied social science, Bond served as president of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, and received two of the organization's highest career honors: the Special Contributions Award and the Ethnic Minority Mentoring Award. She has also served as chair of the American Psychological Association Committee on Women, a member of the APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, and a member of the executive committee of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). In recognition of her expertise on workplace equity and harassment prevention, she was appointed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Select Task Force on Workplace Harassment.

Bond is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, SCRA, SPSSI, and the Society for the Psychology of Women. She co-edited the two-volume Handbook of Community Psychology and has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Community Psychology and Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. She continues to contribute to national efforts to advance equity and prevent harassment in higher education through her involvement with the National Academies Action Collaborative on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.

Throughout her career, Bond has combined scholarship, mentoring, and institutional leadership to advance more equitable and inclusive workplaces, universities, and communities.

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Distinguished University Professor (2018-2021) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Outstanding Mentoring Award (2018) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2014) - Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Ethnic Minority Mentoring Award (2009) - Society for Community Research and Action
  • Special Contributions Award (2001) - Society for Community Research and Action
  • Award for Contributions to Diversity and Excellence (1996) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Fellow (2004) - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
  • Fellow (2004) - Society for the Psychology of Women
  • Fellow (1994) - American Psychological Association
  • Fellow (1994) - Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)

Selected Publications

  • Bond, M. A., & Haynes-Baratz, M. C. (2022). Getting a (Collective) GRIP: Mobilizing bystanders to address microaggressions and promote respect in the workplace. American Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Bond, M. A. (2020). Scholarship for social change: Reflections of an accidental academic. American Journal of Community Psychology, 65, 1–11.
  • Bond, M.A. (2019). Diversity in community: Rethinking psychological perspectives on bridging differences. Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Bond, M.A., Haynes, M.C. (2018). Community-Based Organizations: Enhancing Collaboration and Dissemination of Research. American Psychological Association Press.
  • Bond, M.A., Serrano-García, I., Keys, C.B. (2017). Community Psychology for the 21st Century. (pp. 3 - 20). American Psychological Association.
  • Bond, M. A., & Wasco, S. (2017). Gender as context. In M. Bond, I. Serrano-García, & C. Keys (Eds.), Handbook of Community Psychology (pp. 369–386). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Bond, M.A., Serrano-Garcia, I., Keys, C. (2017). Handbook of Community Psychology Volume 1: Theoretical Foundations, Core Concepts, and Emerging Challenges. (1:). American Psychological Association Press.
  • Bond, M.A., Serrano-Garcia, I., Keys, C. (2017). Handbook of Community Psychology Volume 2: Methods of Community Psychology in Research and Applications (2:). American Psychological Association Press.
  • Bond, M.A., Allen, C. (2016). Beyond Difference: Gender as a Quality of Social Settings. Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender, 231.
  • Bond, M.A. (2016). Leading the Way on Diversity: Community Psychology’s Evolution from Invisible to Individual to Contextual. American Journal of Community Psychology,  58 (3-4) 259 - 268.
  • Haynes, M.C., Bond, M.A., Toof, R.T., Holmberg, M.D., T. & Shroll, . (2015). Supporting a Diverse Healthcare Workforce through Innovative Partnerships. (pp. 263). Rutgers University Press.
  • Bond, M.A. (2014). Prevention of the Sexual Harassment of Women. Springer Publishing.
  • Bond, M.A. (2014). Sexual Harassment (pp. 1807-1817). Springer US.
  • Bond, M., Haynes, M. (2014). Workplace Diversity: A Social-ecological Framework and Policy Implications. Social Issues and Policy Review,  8 (1) 167-201.
  • Bond, M., Haynes, M., Toof , R., Holmberg, M., Quinteros, J. (2013). Healthy Diversity: Challenges of Staffing for Diversity in Community Health Centers. Journal of Community Practice,  21 (1-2) 62-86.
  • Choi, B., Kurowski, A., Bond, M.A., Baker, D., Clays, E., De Bacquer, D., Punnett, L. (2012). Occupation-differential Construct Validity of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) Psychological Job Demands Scale with Physical Job Demands Items: A Mixed Methods Research. Ergonomics,  55 (4) 425-39.
  • Wasco, S., & Bond, M. A. (2010). The treatment of gender in community psychology research. In J. Chrisler & D. McCreary (Eds.), Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology (pp. 613–641). New York: Springer.
  • Dinh, K.T., Bond, M.A. (2008). Introduction to Special Section: The Other Side of Acculturation: Changes Among Host Individuals and Communities in Their Adaptation to Immigrant Populations. American Journal of Community Psychology,  42 (3-4) 283-285.
  • Dinh, K.T., Bond, M.A. (2008). Introduction to Special Section: The Other Side of Acculturation: Changes Among Host Individuals and Communities in Their Adaptation to Immigrant Populations. American Journal of Community Psychology,  42 (3-4) 283-285.
  • Bond, M. A. (2007). Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity through Organizational Change. University Press of New England.
  • Baron, S., Bond, M.A., Cazeca, D., Daniel, S., Kalaja, A., Markkanen, P., Punnett, L., Tsurikova, L. (2007). Expanding our Understanding of the Psychosocial Work Environment : A Compendium of Measures of Discrimination, Harassment and Work-family Issues . Cincinnati, OH] : Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2007
  • Bond, M.A., Harrell, S.P. (2006). Diversity Challenges in Community Research and Action: The Story of a Special Issue of AJCP. American Journal of Community Psychology,  37 (3-4) 157-165.
  • Harrell, S.P., Bond, M.A. (2006). Listening to Diversity Stories: Principles for Practice in Community Research and Action. American Journal of Community Psychology,  37 (3-4) 365-376.
  • Bond, M.A., Punnett, L., Pyle, J.L., Cazeca, D., Cooperman, M. (2004). Gendered Work Conditions, Health, and Work Outcomes. Journal of occupational health psychology,  9 (1) 28-45.
  • Messing, K., Punnett, L., Bond, M.A., Alexanderson, K., Pyle, J., Zahm, S., Wegman, D., Stock, S.R., De Grosbois, S. (2003). Be the Fairest of Them All: Challenges and Recommendations for the Treatment of Gender in Occupational Health Research. American Journal of Industrial Medicine,  43 (6) 618-629.
  • Bond, M.A., Mulvey, A. (2000). A History of Women and Feminist Perspectives in Community Psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology,  28 (5) 599 - 630.
  • Hill, J., Bond, M.A., Mulvey, A., Terenzio, M. (2000). Methodological Issues and Challenges for a Feminist Community Psychology: An Introduction to a Special Issue. American Journal of Community Psychology, 28(6).
  • Mulvey, A., Terenzio, M., Hill, J., Bond, M.A., Huygens, I., Hamerton, H.R., Cahill, S. (2000). Stories of Relative Privilege: Power and Social Change in Feminist Community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology,  28 (6) 883 - 911.
  • Bond, M.A., Keys, C.B. (2000). Strengthening Parent-community Member Relations on Agency Boards: Comparative Case Study. Mental retardation,  38 (5) 422-435.
  • Bond, M.A., Hill, J., Mulvey, A., Terenzio, M. (2000). Weaving Feminism and Community Psychology: An Introduction to a Special Issue. American Journal of Community Psychology,   28 (5).
  • Bond, M.A., Swift, C.F., Serrano-Garcia, I. (2000). Women’s Empowerment: A Review of Community Psychology’s First 25 Years. (pp. 857 - 895). Kluwer Academic Publishers
  • Bond, M.A. (1999). Gender, Race, and Class in Organizational Contexts. American Journal of Community Psychology,  27 (3).
  • Bond, M.A., Pyle, J.L. (1998). Diversity Dilemmas at Work. Journal of Management Inquiry,  7 (3).
  • Bond, M.A., Pyle, J.L. (1998). The Ecology of Diversity in Organizational Settings: Lessons from a Case Study. Human Relations,  51 (5) 589-623.
  • Bond, M.A. (1997). The Multitextured Lives of Women of Color. American Journal of Community Psychology,  25 (5).
  • Mandell, C., Mulvey, A., Bond, M.A. (1996). The Role of Gender and Organizational Context in the Experience of Adversity: Sexual Harassment as a Case Example. (pp. 253 - 272). University of Massachusetts Press
  • Bond, M.A. (1995). Prevention and the Ecology of Sexual Harassment: Creating Empowering Climates. Prevention in human services,  12 (2) 147-172.
  • Serrano-García, I., Bond, M.A. (1994). Empowering the Silent Ranks: Introduction. American Journal of Community Psychology,  22 (4) 433-445.
  • Bond, M.A., Keys, C.B. (1993). Empowerment, Diversity, and Collaboration: Promoting Synergy on Community Boards. American Journal of Community Psychology,  21 (1) 37-57.
  • Bond, M.A., Weissberg, R.P., Wandersman, A., Robinson, W.L., Swift, C.F. (1990). Criteria of Excellence IV. Collaboration and Action. (pp. 183 - 198). American Psychological Association

Selected Presentations

  • Reframing Organizational Diversity: From Representational to Contextual - Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Community Psychology (SIPCO), 2023. - Aosta, Italy
  • Bystander Interventions: Translating Science to Action - American Psychological Association Summit on Marginalizing Hate and Promoting Equity, 2021 - online
  • Symposium on Approaches to Evaluation - National Academies Summit on Preventing Harassment in Higher Education, 2019, Seattle, WA.
  • Scholarship for Social Change: Reflections of an Accidental Academic - Distinguished University Professor Lecture, 2019 - UMass Lowell. Lowell, MA
  • UMass Lowell Graduate Commencement Ceremony - 2019 - Lowell, MA
  • Academic Centers Advancing Working Women in Boston - Boston Women’s Workforce Council Quarterly Meeting, October 2018 - Boston, MA
  • Workplace sexual harassment: Let's talk about prevention, active bystanders, respect, and civility - UMass System-wide Faculty Showcase, October 2018 - Boston, MA
  • Bystander training at UMass Lowell: A social-ecological approach - Convention of the Academy of Management, August 2018 - Chicago, IL
  • Navigating workplace culture: Combating micro-aggressions - UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conference: The Power and Potential of Women, June 2018 - Lowell, MA
  • Getting A (collective) GRIP! Activating bystanders to address microaggressions & subtle biases - EMPOWER SUMMIT: EMpowering PrOfessional Women for Leadership Roles, May 2018 - Worcester, MA
  • Making Research Matter: Sharing insights on public engagement - UMass Amherst Public Engagement Project Symposium, February 2018 - Amherst, MA
  • Gender, Race, and Class in Organizational Contexts. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, 1998 - San Francisco, CA.

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2023–present) - University representative to the Action Collaborative on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Higher Education and member of the working group on institutional infrastructures for harassment prevention.
  • National Science Foundation ADVANCE Collaborative Research Grant (2023–2025), Grant - Senior Personnel, Creating Inclusive Scientific Societies through Policies and Practices.
  • Making Waves (Women Academics Valued and Engaged in STEM): Disrupting Microaggressions to Propagate Institutional Transformation (2016 - 2022), Grant - NSF ($3.46 million)
  • Haynes, M.C. (Co-Principal), Bond, M.A. (Co-Principal), Ruths, M. (Co-Principal), Sobkowicz Kline, M.J. (Co-Principal), Chen, J. (Co-Principal), Maloney, J. (Principal)
  • Workplace Climate Assessment (2018), Contract - Massachusetts State Senate Bond, M.A. (Principal), Haynes, M.C. (Co-Principal)
  • Massachusetts State Senate Workplace Climate Assessment (2018–2019) - Principal Investigator; led a comprehensive assessment of workplace climate and organizational culture within the Massachusetts State Senate ($95,000).
  • National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (2016-2023), Grant
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Select Task Force on Workplace Harassment (2015–2016) - Appointed member of a national advisory task force charged with developing recommendations and best practices for preventing workplace harassment in the United States.
  • National Science Foundation ADVANCE PAID (2012–2016), Grant - Co-Principal Investigator, Creation and Development of the Quantitative Subtle Gender Bias Index to Better Understand Micro-Inequities within Academic Settings ($750,000)
  • Collaborative Research: Institutional Networks and Continuous Learning to UnDo E (2012), Grant -
    Bond, M.A. (Co-Principal)
  • Handbook of Community Psychology (2012), -
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  • "Healthy Diversity in Massachusetts: Supporting our Diverse Healthcare Workforce through Innovative Partnerships." (2011), Grant - UMass Presidents' Creative Economy Fund
  • Healthy Diversity Project (2010), Grant - University Research Seed Grant
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  • Healthy Diversity: Organizational Staffing Policies and Practices to Promote Culturally Relevant Health Care in Community Health Centers (2010), Grant - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
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  • Support research and scholarship among UML faculty (2010), Grant - University Research Grant
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  • Healthy Diversity: Organizational Policies & Practices to Promote Culturally Rele (2009), -
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  • Development and pilot of IDEA Communities (Interdisciplinary Exchange and Advancement) (2009), Grant - Office of the Vice Provost for Research
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  • Intergenerational Exchange on Women and Science Research (2006), Grant - National Science Foundation (NSF)
    Brunette, M. (Co-Principal), Rayman, P.M. (Co-Principal), Brunette, M. (Co-Principal), Bond, M.A. (Co-Principal)
  • National Science Foundation Working W.I.S.E. (2006–2008),Grant - Co-Principal Investigator, Working W.I.S.E.: Intergenerational Voices Advancing Research and Policy for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ($240,000).
  • Project Working W.I.S.E. (2006), Grant - National Science Foundation
  • "Women-Owned Businesses in Lowell: Understanding the Local in Broader Context" (1998), Grant - CITA (Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment)
  • Center for Women & Work for research in collaboration with the Center for Public Health in the New England Workplace (1998), Grant - Committee of Federated Centers and Institutes (CFCI)
  • CWW's Annual Spring Forum Gathering at the Well on issues related to women and work (1999), Grant -
  • Mentoring Emerging Women Scholars (2005), Grant -
  • WAGE Project (2005), Contract - WAGE Project, Inc (Women Acting to Get Even)
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  • develop a compendium of diversity-related measures (2002), Contract - National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (2002–2003) Contract - Principal Investigator; developed a national compendium of measures related to discrimination, harassment, diversity, and work-family issues.
  • Intensive case study, consultation, and training on issues of workplace diversity (1995), Grant - Eastman Gelatine Corporation
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  • Survey of women-owned businesses (Lowell) (2001), Grant -
  • Work-Life Integration Network of Merrimack Valley (2001), Grant -
  • "Women-Owned Businesses in Lowell: Understanding the Local in Broader Context" (2001), Grant - CITA (Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment
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  • "Principles for Valuing Diversity in the Community." (2000), Grant - Joseph P. Healey Endowment
  • Evaluation of a body image/eating disorders prevention program with Girls Inc. of Lowell (2000), Grant - Council on Diversity and Pluralism
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  • Forums for Building Connections among Women Business Owners, Community Constituencies, and the Center for Women and Work (2000), Grant -
  • Consultant (2000), Contract - Engelhard Corporation
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  • Project to extend outreach into the Lowell community through CWW Web Page and Radio Programs (1999), Grant -
  • UML staff related to issues of work climate, stress, and health/work outcomes (1999), Grant - Council on Diversity and Pluralism
  • Develop a resource library and online resource connections to help faculty in the integration of gender and diversity issues into their courses (1999), Grant - General Education Support Grant
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  • Interdisciplinary research bridging economics and psychology regarding the factors impeding or facilitating diversity in the workplace (1993), Grant - Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment Grants (CITA)
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  • Women's Centers in New England (1998), Grant - Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment (CITA)
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  • University in the City Scholar (1997), - Community Outreach Partnership Center sponsored by the Center for Family, Work and Community, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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  • Take ALL Our Daughters to College Day (1995), Grant -
  • Eastman Gelatine / Eastman Kodak Workplace Chemistry Project (1995–2003) - Principal Investigator; directed a long-term organizational change initiative focused on diversity, equity, and workplace inclusion, resulting in the book Workplace Chemistry.
  • Dynamics of Interpersonal Learning: Peaceful Problem Solving for a Multicultural World. (1994), Grant - Task Force on Teaching and Learning Excellence
  • From the Classroom to the Community: Women's Lives in a Changing World (1994), Grant - Teaching and Learning Fund
  • Multicultural Peer Leadership Conference (1993), Grant -
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  • Sexual Harassment in Academic Settings (1990), Grant - Chancellor's Office
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  • Board development and coalition building for Illinois agencies serving persons with low incidence developmental disabilities (1986), Grant - Illinois Governor's Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
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Research Currently in Progress

Bond's current work focuses on organizational cultures that promote equity, inclusion, and belonging. Her recent research has examined workplace microaggressions, bystander interventions, organizational climate, subtle gender bias in academic settings, and strategies for institutional transformation in higher education. She remains actively engaged in national efforts to prevent harassment and advance equity through collaborations with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and through ongoing scholarship on diversity-embracing organizations and inclusive research cultures.

Her broader scholarly contributions have centered on understanding how organizational and community contexts can foster empowerment, participation, and social change across differences of gender, race, ethnicity, and other dimensions of diversity.