Core Contributors:
Faculty:
Dr. Susan J. Ashford
is the Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan. Sue has made research contributions in the area of individual proactivity, leadership and leadership development, job insecurity, and self-regulation. Sue has been studying the gig economy since 2002, well before we used this label to describe it. In 2017, she won the prestigious Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Management from the Academy of Management professional association.
. Her research has been published in a variety of outlets, including the: Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Applied Psychology. She was elected a fellow of the Academy of Management professional association in 2002.
Dr. Brianna Barker Caza
is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan. Professor Caza’s research program seeks to understand when and how people do well in seemingly difficult work situations involving unexpected events, ethical dilemmas, daily tensions, and challenging interpersonal situations. She has a particular interest in identity and interpersonal dynamics relating to the gig economy, multiple jobholding, and high stakes professional work. Her research has been published in top tier organizational outlets such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Ethics, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Business Ethics Quarterly. She is also a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, writing about issues relating to the gig economy, authenticity, identity, and resilience. Brianna was recently recognized as one of the 2019 Radar thinkers by Thinkers50. She is currently working on several large-scale research projects devoted to investigating the individual capabilities and interpersonal processes that enable women in science, medical professionals, and independent professionals to thrive at work.
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Dr. Erin M. Reid
is an Associate Professor at McMaster University. She received her Ph.D from Harvard University. Dr Reid studies the links between gender inequality, identity and how we design our work. One line of research examines these issues in relation to time-greedy work, a widespread workplace phenomenon. A new line of research explores these issues for workers in the gig economy. She has been recognized as one of the world’s top 40 business school professors under the age of 40, listed as a Radar Thinker by Thinkers50, and named a Change Agent by Canadian Business. Erin’s research has been published in leading academic journals and management outlets such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Her work is funded by SSHRC and has been profiled in media such as the New York Times, Globe and Mail, The Atlantic and Fast Company. She serves on the editorial boards of Organization Science, Human Relations, Journal of Business Psychology, and is an incoming member of Academy of Management Journal’s editorial board. Erin teaches in DeGroote’s undergraduate, MBA and PhD programs.
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Graduate students:
Mehri E. Baloochi
Mehri is a Ph.D. student at Asper School of Business. Her research interests are the new world of work, gig workers, resilience, and virtual identity. She has got her MBA from the University of Tehran and has worked as an HR practitioner in several leading companies in Iran such as Solico group (kalleh), AsiaTech, Crouse company and Saman Electronic Payment.
Brittany Lambert
is a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership at the University of Colorado, Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Brittany studies new frontiers in workplace emotions, including: 1) emotional disorders, such as anxiety and depression, in the workplace and how organizations can come alongside their employees navigating such disorders and 2) challenges in the gig economy—understanding the emotional experience of independent workers. She has presented her work at major meetings globally, published book chapters and consulted with organizations in conjunction with her research. Brittany was previously a strategy consultant and manager for the Chief Strategy Officer at Deloitte.
Steve Granger
is a PhD candidate in Organizational Behaviour at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Steve’s research primarily focuses on occupational health psychology. In particular, he is interested in studying mental health & safety (e.g., the experience and consequences of workplace injury), leadership & followership (e.g., social support and interpersonal knowledge as resources), and proactivity & resilience (e.g., predicting the anticipation and adaptation to adversity). When he is not working on research or teaching, he can typically be found reading a book, riding my bike, or spending time with my dog.
Elizabeth Trinh
is a Ph.D. student researcher in the Management and Organizations program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. She holds a B.S.H degree in Science, Technology, and Society; a B.A. degree in International Relations from Stanford University; and a M.A. degree in Sociology from Stanford University. Her research interests include leadership, hierarchy, conversations in the workplace, and the future of work.