I am a Professor of Human Resources and Management at McMaster University’s Degroote School of Business. 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 inequality, careers, and the design of contemporary knowledge work. One line of my research focuses on the reasons for the persistence of gender inequality in time-greedy professions and organizations. Another series of projects explores how professionals working in the gig economy build careers. 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 was listed as a Radar Thinker by Thinkers50. I am a founding member of the cross-university Gig Work Life Lab. 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 teach in DeGroote’s undergraduate, MBA, EMBA and PhD programs. The overarching aim of my teaching is to help my students develop the skills they need to envision and pursue satisfying careers. I also regularly speak about my research to a variety of academic and executive audiences.

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