Kristie McAlpine is an Assistant Professor of Management. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Kalamazoo College, her Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations (MHRLR) from Michigan State University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the ILR School at Cornell University.
Kristie’s research explores themes associated with demographic and technological changes in the modern work context, including virtual work (e.g., telecommuting, virtual leadership), diversity (e.g., gender, disability), and the work-family interface (e.g., boundary management, dual career couples). Her research has been published in academic outlets such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management, among others. Her work has also been featured in various media outlets, including NPR’s Planet Money, BBC News, BBC World Service, and The New York Times.
Representative Publications:
- Dwertmann, D. J. G., Boehm, S. A., McAlpine, K., Kulkarni, M. (in press). Organizational burden or catalyst for ideas? Disability as a driver of cognitive flexibility and creativity. Administrative Science Quarterly.
- McAlpine, K., Bell, B., Léon, E. (in press). It matters how you got there and who else is doing it: Examining the effects of two social-contextual characteristics of working from home. Human Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22262
- McAlpine, K., Piszczek, M. (2023). Along for the ride through liminal space: A role transition and recovery perspective on the work-to-home commute. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866221131394
- Bell, B., McAlpine, K., N. S. Hill. (2023). Leading virtually. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-120920-050115
- Capitano, J., McAlpine, K., Greenhaus, J. (2019). Organizational influences on employee boundary permeability control: A multidimensional perspective. In M. R. Buckley, A. R. Wheeler, & J. R. B. Halbesleben (Eds.) Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management. UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-730120190000037005
- Kossek, E.E., Piszczek, M.M., McAlpine, K., Hammer, L., Burke, L., (2016). Work schedulers as job crafters of employment practice in long-term health care. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 69(4), 961-990. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793916642761