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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 retention
• Gender and diversity in business
• Person-organization fit
• Work-family and work-life interfaces

Current Research

• Causes of employee turnover and career change
• Leadership as perceived by different stakeholders
• Work-family balance
• Psychological types in organizations

Major Works

• “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.
• “Job Satisfaction and the Parent Worker: The Role of Flexibility and Rewards,” Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 44, pp. 317-336, 1994.

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