WELD Impact Lab · In practice
Well-doing.
Learning, wellbeing, and connection.
Wellbeing is something we study—and something we make time for. Through workshops, workplace conversations, student research, and community involvement, we bring questions about working and living well into shared spaces.
Selected activities involving Dr. Phoenix Van Wagoner, student collaborators, and WELD lab members. The record includes Phoenix’s individual teaching and service alongside lab activities.
01 / Student learning and wellbeing
Making space for students.
Students
Mental health in campus life.
Workshops with the Bridge Program, Management Department, and student organizations addressed mental health and wellbeing. More recent sessions included Stress and Wellbeing with ASI, the Dean’s Office, and the Center for Leadership.
Students
Space to walk and connect.
Arboretum walks brought wellbeing into informal campus gatherings, including a WELD lab event and Meet the Professor events with Titans and Professors and Business Honors.
02 / Workplace conversations
Wellbeing belongs in the conversation.
Workplaces
Mental health in leadership.
Workshops and talks addressed mental health with company audiences, CEOs, and mid-level executives through the Center for Leadership, Mountain View Services, and other organizational settings.
Workplaces
Conversations about changing work.
Leadership Lesson television appearances explored Technology in the Workplace and AI in the Workplace through the Center for Leadership.
03 / Research and community
Learning through participation.
Research
Students taking research further.
Activities included a CSUF undergraduate presentation at the European Academy of Management conference, summer research on mental time travel, and student participation in the John E. Martin Mental Health Challenge.
Community
Contributing beyond the classroom.
Phoenix participated in Anaheim Union High School District senior capstone panels across three years and served as a judge for the 2026 Experian Case Competition with the Center for Social Impact.
On the calendar
Upcoming conversations.
Mental Health and Wellness
Arboretum walk · Women in Business Student Association
Executive Mental Health
Invited speaker · Center for Social Impact
Scheduled activities as of September 18, 2026. Listing an event here does not indicate public registration or open attendance.
Selected record · 2022–2026
Over the years.
Explore workshops, presentations, student research activities, and campus gatherings by year. Organizations listed below reflect the collaborators, programs, or venues recorded for each activity.
2026
- July 17Stress and WellbeingStudent workshop · Center for Leadership
- May 14Executive Mental HealthKeynote · Mountain View Services and the Dean’s Office
- April 30Stress and WellbeingStudent workshop · ASI and the Dean’s Office
- April 29Personal ValuesWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- April 24Experian Case CompetitionCase competition judge · Center for Social Impact and Experian
- March 9AI in the WorkplaceLeadership Lesson television appearance · Center for Leadership
2025
- December 5Technology in the WorkplaceLeadership Lesson television appearance · Center for Leadership
- September 17Mental Health and WellnessStudent workshop · Center for Leadership
- August 7Mental Health in EsportsSUReA symposium
- May 27Mental Health and Wellness for CEOsWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- May 11Undergraduate Honors Thesis Poster SessionPoster session · Business Honors
- March 14Mental Health Arboretum WalkMeet the Professor event · Business Honors
- February 24Leadership Academy for Mid-Level ExecutivesWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- February 21Mental Time TravelResearch project and presentation with two CSUF undergraduates · SCAR semifinals
2024
- November 21Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Excellence in HR Club
- November 15Personal ValuesWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- October 30Arboretum WalkMeet the Professor event · Titans and Professors
- September 19Mental Health and Wellness for CEOsWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- August 15Bridge Program Mental Health WorkshopWorkshop · Jenny Zhang and the Bridge Program
- June–AugustMental Health and Mental Time TravelSystematic review research project and presentation with two CSUF undergraduates · SUReA–UROC
- June 15Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Max Planck Institute
- April 25Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Society for Excellence in Human Resources
- April 21Mental Health at WorkLeadership conference keynote · Latino Business Student Association
- March 27Mental Health Arboretum WalkMeet the Professor event · Titans and Professors
- March 22Mental Health Arboretum WalkMeet the Professor event · Titans and Professors
- March 18Mental Health in Asian CommunitiesWorkshop · CSUF DEI Programs and Chinese Student Club
- March 8International Women’s DayPresentation and abbreviated workshop · Women’s Leadership Program
- February 28Mental Health Arboretum WalkWELD lab event
- February 23Barbie Movie EventWELD lab members invited to the TSU movie event · CSUF
2023
- November 8–10John E. Martin Mental Health ChallengeConference participation with two CSUF students · Google’s Sunnyvale campus
- October 18Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Center for Leadership
- October 4Mental Health and WellnessStudent workshop · CSUF Management Department
- September 27Executive Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Mountain View Services and Center for Leadership
- September 18Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Hosa Technologies and Center for Leadership
- June 15–17European Academy of Management ConferencePresentation by a CSUF undergraduate · Max Planck Institute listed as collaborator
- April 17SCAR Day — College AwardCSUF research symposium · UROC
- March 1Mental Health and WellnessStudent workshop · CSUF Management Department
2022
- November 10John E. Martin Mental Health Care ChallengeConference participation with two CSUF students · Google’s Sunnyvale campus
- October 12Mental Health and WellnessWorkshop · Center for Leadership
Also part of this work: senior capstone panel participation with Anaheim Union High School District across three years, and a Mental Health and Wellness Leadership Lesson through the Center for Leadership.
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