Megan Herdt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Herdt received their Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2025. Their research revolves around work as a social determinant of health from an intersectional perspective. Dr. Herdt studies systemic factors that shape access to workplace dignity, decent work, and precarious work. They also investigate impacts of work conditions on vocational, mental, and physical wellbeing. Dr. Herdt studies these questions broadly amongst workers and also specifically in relation to LGBTQ+ communities. Learn more about their research and their Work and Liberation Lab on their personal website.

Dr. Herdt teaches classes including Practicum, Social Justice Consultation and Evaluation, Social Justice Psychology, and Vocational, Career, and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology.