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Ruth Florence Namie
Dr. Ruth Florence Namie is most known for bringing awareness to workplace bullying in the United States along with her husband Gary Namie by creating the Workplace Bullying Institute.

Career
Namie and her husband, Gary Namie, founded the Work Place Bullying Institute in 1997 which strives to prevent and correct abusive conduct at work through various means. She assists in the development and consulting of the programs for Work Place Bullying Institute. In recent years she has stepped back due to her health. Her WBI Workplace Bullying University® courses are the only comprehensive training program for professionals in the world. Overall, her work has impacted over 12,000 people.

Before devoting her work to workplace bullying Namie worked professionally as a Training Director for Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii. After grad school, she worked at a Health Maintenance Organization in California where she specialized in chemical dependency treatment. There she was able to make connections with her clients but she also experienced her own form of workplace bullying from her supervisor. This resulted in PTSD and the career change that led to Work Place Bullying Institute

Publications
Namie is published in many different places.

Books

Bully Proof Yourself At Work

The Bully At Work

The Bully-Free Workplace

Journals

Journal of Consulting Psychology

International Journal of Communication

Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal

Ivey Business Journal

Journal of Employee Assistance.

Other

Namie also has a published dissertation titled: Antecedent familial factors and extent of adult alcoholism

Education
Namie received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Berkeley/Alameda in 1993

Personal Life
Namie and her husband were married in 1983.