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CBE’s Meg Warren receives prestigious Fulbright Specialist award to Greece

CBE's Meg Warren receives prestigious Fulbright Specialist award to Greece

Warren will collaborate with a local organization and local artists to develop strategies to increase well-being among hospitality workers in Greece's busy tourism sector

March 11, 2026

by Jennifer Nerad

University Communications

Meg Warren

Western Washington University Professor of Management Meg Warren will travel to Greece this spring on a Fulbright Specialist Program award to develop an innovative, arts-based program to reduce bullying and mistreatment in the country's cultural institutions.

Drawing from her expertise in the science of well-being and strengths-based allyship, Warren will work with Human Flourishing Movement - a positive psychology organization - and local artists to craft immersive staff training and customer-facing experiences. The programs will weave elements of Greek history, philosophy, and art into their design, ensuring they resonate deeply with local culture.

The goal is to ease stress and interpersonal tension for hospitality workers, especially during Greece's busy tourism season, while promoting overall well-being.

"With international tourism on the rise, our hope is to develop this first-of-its-kind program in Greece and eventually expand it across Europe over the next few years," Warren said.

As a Fulbright Specialist, Warren is eligible to work on short-term host-designed projects. These may include delivering seminars, lectures, and workshops, consulting on projects, or developing curricula. Host institutions can range from universities and government agencies to medical, cultural, or non-governmental organizations.

This marks Warren's first assignment as a Fulbright Specialist since her three-year appointment to the roster in October 2025.

The Fulbright Specialist program, administered by the U.S. Department of State and World Learning, connects academics and professionals with short-term international projects to advance educational and other initiatives.

Warren, a positive organizational psychologist, specializes in allyship and well-being across cultures. She teaches in the Department of Management at WWU's College of Business and Economics. Her award-winning research uses a strengths-based approach to explore how people from relatively privileged groups can effectively support the well-being of marginalized groups. Warren has authored two booksand published more than 60 journal articles and book chapters, including the Better and Happiercolumn in Psychology Today.

Fulbright opportunities

For more information about Western's participation in the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, visit the WWU Institute for Global Engagement's Fulbright webpage.

Learn more about the Department of Management in the College of Business and Economics.

Jennifer Nerad covers Western's College of Business and Economics and College of the Environment for the Office of University Communications. Have a great story idea? Reach out to her at [email protected].

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