Faculty Stress

Contrary to popular opinion, college and university faculty often experience a greater amount of stress than professionals in many other occupations. Faculty Stress takes a comprehensive look at faculty stress, its causes, and its consequences. This unique book explores the wide range of factors associated with work-related stress, the sources and perceptions of stress in differing academic environments, and the importance of gender factors in understanding and dealing with work stress in academia. Respected authorities discuss quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, and provide helpful policy recommendations.

As higher education rapidly changes, the importance of understanding and effectively dealing with the stress that faculty endures increases. Faculty Stress explores in detail how change affects work and personal lives of faculty. This revealing book is crucial for current faculty and administrators who want to understand and effectively deal with stress, as well as future faculty who need to know how to better prepare for the rigors of their college and university academic profession.

Faculty Stress is a valuable resource for faculty, higher education administrators, graduate students who intend to become faculty, librarians, higher education scholars, and scholars who study work and occupations.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.

David Buckholdt is University Professor and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Marquette University. He has served as Academic Vice President and Director of Planning at Marquette. Dr. Buckholdt teaches several classes for doctoral students who intend to become faculty and he advises the Future Faculty Program.

Gale Miller is Professor of Sociology and Research Professor of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University. Miller is a former department chairperson and has been involved with faculty development issues. His research interests involve studying how personal troubles and social problems are socially constructed in institutional contexts.