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Kristin Tugman

Director of Health and Productivity Development

Kristin Tugman, MS, CRC, LPC currently works for Unum as Director of Health and Productivity Development. Kristin’s work with large corporate customers entails total absence management. The process begins by defining the impact of lost time on the organization and then evolves into the development and implementation of health and productivity, absence management, return to work and stay work policies and programs. Kristin is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kristin has been working in the field of vocational rehabilitation since 1997 when she graduated from Georgia State University with a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling degree. Kristin has authored several publications pertaining to the psychological aspects of disability. Her work details a specific cognitive behavioral model to assist individuals in overcoming psychological barriers that prevent a return to productivity. Ms. Tugman continues to actively work on the research and development of techniques that assist individuals with psychiatric and other disabilities in maintaining appropriate function in the competitive work force while pursuing a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.