My main area of research focuses on understanding the intersection of employees’ work and family lives. Specifically, I have conducted research aimed at understanding organizational initiatives to help employees managing competing life demands (i.e., flexible work arrangements); research that explores the relationship between work-family conflict and health outcomes, including eating behaviors and physiological indicators of health; research that addresses the theoretical foundations of work-family interactions; and research targeted at understanding how dual-earner couples balance work and family roles.
My secondary area of interest is in career development, with a specific focus on workplace and academic mentoring, people’s idiosyncratic definitions of career success, and the consequences of career compromise.
Under the broad umbrella of work-family issues, she is particularly interested in a) how organizational initiatives, such as flexible scheduling and remote work, help employees manage competing demands, b) how experiences of work-family conflict affect physiological health outcomes, and c) the gender dynamics within dual-earner couples who are attempting to juggle family and two careers.
Subject Area(s):
- Work-Family Management
- Careers & Mentoring
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Gender & Dual-earner Couples
The iWill lab at the University of Georgia, directed by Dr. Kristen M. Shockley, focuses broadly on understanding how people can better integrate work into their lives in a meaningful way.
