I am a Professor of Human Resources and Management at McMaster University’s Degroote School of Business, and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Work, Careers and Organizations. I hold a PhD in Organizational Behavior and Sociology from Harvard University and Harvard Business School, a MSc in Management from Queen’s University, and a BComm from McMaster University.

I study the connections between inequality, the careers people build, and the evolving design of work and organizations. One line of research focuses on reasons for the persistence of gender inequality in the professions; these studies examine the effects of discrimination as well as time norms. Other recent projects explore issues such as how professionals working in the gig economy build moral careers, and how workers and managers respond to the introduction of a living wage. The goals of my research are two-fold: to help people build satisfying careers, and to help employers build inclusive workplaces.

I have studied people working in a variety of fields, including management consulting, charter schools, journalism and independent science. I use a variety of methods, both qualitative and quantitative. My research is published in top management journals, and I also regularly publish in outlets for non-academic audiences. My work is funded by SSHRC and the Government of Ontario's Early Researcher Awards program, and has won multiple awards, including McMaster’s University Scholar award, Poets & Quant’s Top 40 under 40 award, and a Radar Thinker designation by Thinkers50. In addition to leading McMaster’s Careers and Inequality Lab, I am a founding member of the cross-university Gig Work Life Lab, and McMaster’s MCREW. My work has been profiled in a variety of media outlets, including the New York Times, Globe and Mail, The Atlantic and Fast Company.

I have taught in DeGroote’s undergraduate, MBA, EMBA and PhD programs, and regularly speak about my research to a variety of executive and academic audiences. The overarching aim of my teaching is to help my students develop the skills they need to envision and pursue satisfying careers.

I am an Associate Editor at Administrative Science Quarterly and serve on the editorial boards of Organization Science and Academy of Management Review. I have previously served on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Human Relations and the Journal of Business and Psychology.

I have three busy children, and have deep familiarity with Ontario's hockey arenas, libraries, track centers as well as the unique challenges and joys of public swim lesson registration.