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Academic Background

B.A., economics, St. Olaf College
Ph.D., human resources and industrial relations, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties

• Leadership development
• Employee engagement and retention
• Gender and diversity in business
• Person-organization fit
• Work-family and work/life interfaces

Current Research

• Causes of employee turnover and job satisfaction 
• Leadership as perceived by different stakeholders
• Work/family balance
• Psychological types in organizations

Major Works

• "Are All the Parts There Everywhere? Facet Job Satisfaction in the United States and the Philippines," with J. A. Gonzalez and A.E.C. Griffin, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Vol. 25 (4), 2008.
• “Making the Impact of Gender on Business Leadership Visible:  A Tool for Use in Organizations and Education,”  Leadership Review, Vol. 7, pp. 93-110, 2007.
• "Research productivity, gender, family, and tenure in organization science careers," with J. H. Marler, and P. M. Wright, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Vol. 53, pp. 727-738, 2005.
• “The Work-Oriented Midcareer Development Model: An Extension of Super's Maintenance Stage,” with S.J. Power, The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 31, pp. 157-197, 2003.
• “Family in Organizational Research: A Review and Comparison of Definitions and Measures,” Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 19, pp. 817-836, 1999.
• “Family-Friendly Backlash - Fact or Fiction? The Case of Organizations' On-Site Child Care Centers,” with J.A. Gonzalez, N.E. Clarke and L.L. O’Dell, Personnel Psychology, Vol. 51, pp. 685-706, 1998.
• “The Moderating Effect of Tenure in Person- Environment Fit: A Field Study in Educational Organizations,” with C. Ostroff, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 70, pp. 173-188, 1997.

Significant Scholarly Honors

• Research award for overall body of work-family and work-life research, Minnesota Career Development Network, 2001
• Nominee, Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, Rosabeth Moss Kanter 1999