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Dr. Kristie McAlpine

Assistant Professor

Human Resources/Organizational Behavior

Office: BSB 259

Phone: (856) 225-2354

Email: kristie.mcalpine@rutgers.edu

Web: kristiemcalpine.com

Ph.D., Cornell University

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Dr. 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. from the ILR School at Cornell University. Kristie’s research explores three interconnected themes associated with technological and demographic changes in modern work, including virtual work, the work-family interface, and demographic differences within work units. Her research has been published in academic outlets, such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and MIT Sloan Management Review, among others. Her work has also been featured in several prominent national and international media outlets, including NPR’s Planet Money, BBC News, BBC World Service, and The New York Times. Kristie currently serves as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Research Interests: Virtual work (e.g., flexible work arrangements, virtual leadership), the work-family interface (e.g., boundary management, dual career couples), demographic differences (e.g., gender, disability), and human resource management

Recent Awards & Honors:

  • 2026 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity, Rutgers University–Camden
  • 2026 Faculty Excellence in Research Award, Rutgers School of Business–Camden
  • 2024 New Jersey “Bright Ideas” Award, as one of the top 10 manuscripts published by all business faculty in the State of New Jersey for “Leading Virtually”
  • 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Rutgers University–Camden
  • 2023 Teaching Innovation Award, Rutgers School of Business–Camden

 Selected Publications (for full list, see CV):

  • Dwertmann, D. J. G., Boehm, S. A., McAlpine, K., Kulkarni, M. (2026, May). How job design for disability improves work for everyone. MIT Sloan Management Review. https://doi.org/10.63383/XHpK5734
  • Dwertmann, D. J. G., Boehm, S. A., McAlpine, K., Kulkarni, M. (2025). Organizational burden or catalyst for ideas? Disability as a driver of cognitive flexibility and creativity. Administrative Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/00018392251326110 [open access]
  • McAlpine, K., Bell, B., Léon, E. (2025). It matters how you got there and who else is doing it: Examining the effects of two social-contextual characteristics of working from home. Human Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22262 [open access]
  • McAlpine, K., Piszczek, M. (2023). Along for the ride through liminal space: A role transition and recovery perspective on the work-to-home commute. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866221131394
  • Bell, B., McAlpine, K., N. S. Hill. (2023). Leading virtually. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-120920-050115
  • 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
  • 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

Courses Taught: Talent Management (Undergraduate; online and in-person); Leading Innovation and Creativity (MBA; online).

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After notified of a match, students are responsible for providing personal information to the matched executive (e.g., current resume and cover letter with information on career ambitions). The information on this application is for internal use only, for us to match you as well as possible with and executive from among our alumni database.

BLDP Application

The Spring 2023 Application is now open! 

Priority will be given to applications received by November 18. Applications are accepted until all seats are filled. Space is limited, so apply early!

The seminar application process is our gateway for entry into the program. Upon acceptance into BLDP, students will be emailed their acceptance letter plus a special permission number allowing registration for the BLDP seminar.

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Seminar applications are solicited each semester and require the following:

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Rutgers-Camden students are invited to apply to apply for enrollment in the BLDP seminar. All applicants are expected to meet both of the following selection criteria:  (1) have sophomore standing or above and (2) have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above. First-semester transfer students will be evaluated based on their GPA earned at Rutgers. Students who fail to meet these admission criteria may still be allowed to apply for (and possibly enroll in) the BLDP seminar, but they will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The director balances evaluations to make final decisions on people accepted for the seminar (up to a maximum of 15-20 each semester).

Students who are admitted to the BDLP are required to adopt the BLDP Code of Conduct. A signed contract is required from each student.

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