About

Dr. Arieana Thompson believes in positively transforming the modern-day workplace through thought-provoking, evidence-based insights.

As a Senior Leadership Consultant at SIGMA Assessment Systems, Arieana partners with organizations on succession planning and talent development. Arieana is a subject matter expert in executive leadership, succession management, ethics and compliance (E&C), wellness cultures, and employee growth. Arieana is experienced in organizational advising and professional speaking.

Arieana is a Certified Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC), helping leaders and individuals to cultivate self-awareness, harness natural strengths, and reduce stress.

As a scientist-practitioner, Arieana researches and publishes well-being, culture, and leadership thought pieces in industry and peer-reviewed academic journals. These publications enable executives to create and sustain values-led, profitable, and creative companies.

To give back to the community, Arieana serves as a Board Member at AlterMed and supports a wellbeing-centered vision. AlterMed is a nonprofit that supports education, research, access, and integration of evidence-based integrative/holistic medicine into conventional healthcare for optimum wellness. Together, we hope to see that “all people are well and thriving through expanded choices of evidence-based integrative medicine.”

Ph.D. – Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Florida International University

B.S. – Psychology, Colorado State University

Core Values

Courage

It takes risks and discomfort to push beyond the known. To create our ideal world, we must be bold in our vision and willing to embrace vulnerability.

Exploration

To learn and grow, exploration is key. Exploring new places, concepts, and futures will expand our understanding and transform the soul.

Flow

Flow is the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream. In other words, when we are aligned with our purpose, we can act with ease and flow to accomplish our goals.

Imagination

Our ability to imagine is the secret to creativity and change. Let’s envision a happier and healthier world and build pathways to bring these ideals to fruition. Well-being

We must be whole in mind, body, and spirit. Taking care of ourselves allows us the energy to care for others and the world.

It takes risks and discomfort to push beyond the known. To create our ideal world, we must be bold in our vision and willing to embrace vulnerability.

To learn and grow, exploration is key. Exploring new places, concepts, and futures will expand our understanding and transform the soul.

Flow is the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream. In other words, when we are aligned with our purpose, we can act with ease and flow to accomplish our goals.

Our ability to imagine is the secret to creativity and change. Let’s envision a happier and healthier world and build pathways to bring these ideals to fruition.

We must be whole in mind, body, and spirit. Taking care of ourselves allows us the energy to care for others and the world.

Publications And Presentations

Miner, E. E. B. & Thompson, A. H. (2023). Cultivating Ethical Culture: Exploring an Empirical Model of Principled Performance [Master Tutorial]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
Thompson, A. H. (2022). Employee Happiness: How Cultivating an Ethical Culture Mitigates Risk, Propels Business Growth, and Supports Employee Retention. Presentation at Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) Regional Conference. Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Armenteros, N., Manapragada Tedone, A., Bruk-Lee, V., Heron, L. M., & Thompson, A. (2021, April). Speak up! Traumatic events, burnout, and safety voice in nurses. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Thompson, A., & Bruk-Lee, V. (2020). Employee Happiness: Why We Should Care. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 1-19.
Manapragada, A., Bruk-Lee, V., Thompson, A. H., & Heron, L. M. (2019). When safety climate is not enough: Examining the moderating effects of psychosocial hazards on nurse safety performance. Journal of advanced nursing, 75(6), 1207-1218.
Thompson, A., & Bruk-Lee, V. (2019). Naturally! Examining Nature’s Role in Workplace Strain Reduction. Occupational Health Science, 3(1), 23-43.
Harari, M. B., Thompson, A. H., & Viswesvaran, C. (2018). Extraversion and job satisfaction: The role of trait bandwidth and the moderating effect of status goal attainment. Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 14-16.
Manapragada, A., Bruk-Lee, V., Thompson, A. H., & Heron, L. (2018, April). Augmenting Safety Climate Theory: Mediators and Moderators. Symposium at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL.
Harari, M. B., Thompson, A. H., & Viswesvan, C. (2018, April). Extraversion facets, status, and job satisfaction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Thompson, A. H., & Bruk-Lee, V. (2018, Feb) The Role of Access to Nature at Work in Reducing the Effects of Psychosocial Hazards. Presented at the Sunshine ERC Research Poster Symposium and Interdisciplinary Research Training Conference, Tampa, FL.
Fisher, G. G., Mattingly, V. P., Elatova, A., & Thompson, A. (April 2016). Examining incivility related to pregnancy and lactation among working mothers. In I. Cho & K. N. Miner (Co-chairs), Diversity and Difference in the University: Findings from the Trenches. Symposium at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. April 14-16, 2016. Anaheim, CA.