Research

My research examines nonmarket strategy — specifically, how organizations' employees are impacted by sociopolitical workplace policies. Much of my work draws on a novel, hand-collected dataset built around the Florida public education system and the 2022 passage of the Parental Rights in Education Act.

Like It or Leave: How variations in discretion influence public policy impact on employee turnover · Job Market Paper

With Lauren Lanahan & Andrew Nelson · Revise & Resubmit at Organization Science

This paper examines how variations in discretion shape the way a value-laden workplace policy impacts employee turnover. Using individual-level personnel data from the Florida public education system following the Parental Rights in Education Act, we observe when a mandated state policy forces a contested issue into the workplace.

Political Bias in Pay

With Natasha Overmeyer, Amit Das & Lauren Lanahan · In preparation for Organization Science, Fall 2026

This project investigates how employee political alignment or misalignment with their superiors impacts compensation outcomes.

The Reluctant Activist: Employee activism in the face of controversial policy adoption

With Andrew Nelson & Forrest Briscoe · Qualitative data construction & coding

Drawing on qualitative evidence from public school board meetings, this study examines how employees respond to a controversial workplace policy, and how these responses may vary based on regional politics and culture.

If she can do it, I can too: How women in leadership influence female networking tendencies in STEM industries

With Jaron Lee, Jennifer Andrus, Michelle Chamberlin & Michael Howard · Working paper

This paper explores how the presence of women in leadership shapes female networking tendencies within STEM industries, connecting representation to the informal ties that drive career outcomes.

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Selected Presentations

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