Astrid M RichardsenAstrid M. Richardsen is Professor Emerita at BI Norwegian Business School, where she was Head of Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior from 2007-2015. She was founder and Associate Dean for the MSc program in Leadershi and Organizational Psychology from 2003-2016. Research interests have been mainly in the area of occupational health, focusing on job stress, burnout, work engagement, and work and organizational outcomes, and she has held several research grants to study these issues. Her work encompasses papers in international and national journals, as well as several edited books and book chapters. She has been an advisor to private and public organizations on the antecedents and consequences of occupational stress and how to confront such problems. She now lives in Canada and divides her time between grandchildren, creative pursuits, and academic work. Read More Read Less