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I am Professor of Sustainability and Organization at the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto.

My research: I am fascinated by how people and organizations drive or resist big changes in our world. My research looks at the cultural and emotional forces behind change: the values and stories that inspire movements, the attachments that keep long-standing institutions in place, and the ways authenticity, power, and trust shape what people accept as legitimate. More and more, I bring these interests to the study of crises. As pandemics, climate disruption, and the erosion of democratic institutions overlap, these same forces shape whose expertise counts, how trust is lost and rebuilt, and why so many of us carry on as usual even when the warning signs are clear. Across all of this, I want to understand how meaningful change happens, and why it so often doesn’t.

My research appears or is forthcoming in Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Organization Studies, and I have written for broader audiences in Harvard Business Review and Scientific American.

My professional involvement: I am a Senior Editor at Organization Studies. I am also currently serving on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, and Research in the Sociology of Organizations. 

My awards and distinctions: I am a recipient of Schulich Research Excellence Fellowship. My awards and distinctions include Best Article of the Year from Academy of Management Review (2023, with Trish Ruebottom, Sean Buchanan and Madeline Toubiana), Emerald Citation of Excellence Award, and Best Paper from International Small Business Journal. My 2022 and 2012 Academy of Management Review articles were  finalists for the Academy of Management’s OMT Division’s Best Published Paper Award. I have received Best Reviewer Awards from Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management Studies.

Education:

  • Ph.D. – Columbia University (2006)
  • MA – Columbia University (2003)
  • BA – Connecticut College (2000)