
Dr. Kristie McAlpine
Assistant Professor
Office: BSB 259
Phone: (856) 225-2354
Ph.D., Cornell University
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. in Human Resource Studies from Cornell University. Kristie’s research explores three themes associated with the changing nature of work (e.g., due to technological advances, changing demography): (1) virtual work arrangements, (2) diversity, and (3) the work-family interface. Her research has been published in outlets such as Industrial and Labor Relations Review and has been featured in The New York Times.
Research Interests: Virtual work (e.g., telecommuting), diversity (e.g., gender, disability), the work-family interface (e.g., managing work and non-work boundaries, dual career couples), and human resource management.
Selected Awards & Honors:
- 2018 Best Dissertation Paper Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division, Academy of Management
- 2018 Early Career Fellow, Work and Family Researchers Network
- 2015 Benjamin Miller Fellowship Winner, ILR School, Cornell University
- 2014 Junior Scholar Award, Work and Family Researchers Network
- 2014 Benjamin Miller Fellowship Finalist, ILR School, Cornell University
- 2014 Service Award, GDO Division, Academy of Management
- 2014 Best Reviewer Award, GDO Division, Academy of Management
- 2013 Best Reviewer Award, GDO Division, Academy of Management
Courses Taught: Talent Management (Undergraduate; online and n-person); Leading Innovation and Creativity (MBA; online).
Representative Publications:
- 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 - Bell, B., McAlpine, K., N. S. Hill. (2019). Leading from a distance: Advancements in virtual leadership research. In R. N. Landers (Ed.), Cambridge Handbook of Technology and
Employee Behavior. New York, NY: Cambridge. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108649636.016 - McAlpine, K. (2018). Flexible work and the effect of informal communication on idea generation and innovation. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Briarcliff Manor, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.205
- 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
- McAlpine, K. (2015). The ripple effect of schedule control: A social network approach. Community, Work, & Family, 18(4), 377-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2015.1080662