Dear colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to participate in the PDW "Health and Well-Being in Entrepreneurship: Building Theory and Designing Interventions" at the 2026 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
The session will bring together scholars interested in entrepreneurial health, mental health, well-being, ill-being, resilience, interventions, ecosystems, identity, digital tools/AI, and related topics across entrepreneurship and management research.
This year's PDW will feature interactive roundtable discussions, networking opportunities, and conversations designed to foster collaboration, mentorship, and future research partnerships.
Session Time: Friday, July 31, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
To help us plan roundtable sizes, we ask interested participants to complete the brief survey below by June 19, 2025:
https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qsxjGLCNmDmW22
We would greatly appreciate you sharing this invitation with colleagues, collaborators, and doctoral students who may be interested. If you have any questions on participating, please contact Ashley Chavez (ashley.chavez@pitt.edu).
We look forward to an engaging and collaborative session in Philadelphia!
All the best,
Your organizers (Ashley Chavez, Beth Embry, Jeff Gish, Lisa Jones Christensen, Tim Michaelis, Arielle Newman, Maija Renko, Johan Wiklund, Marcus Wolfe)
Ashley Chavez, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Business