Our Research

Our work is dedicated to pioneering research on diversity management and identity management with a focus on examining these topics as they relate to the workplace experiences of traditionally under-represented employees.

Our lab members have contributed the following journal publications to management scholarship:

  • *Barnes, L. Y., *Lacerenza, C. N.,& Volpone, S. D.(2024). Becoming a right-hand partner: How lower-power employees heedfully challenge organizational leaders. Academy of Management Journal, 67(3), 704–736. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.1390

  • David, E. M.,* Volpone, S. D.,* Avery, D. R., Johnson, L. U., & Crepeau, L. (2024). Am I next? Men and women's divergent justice perceptions following vicarious mistreatment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(7), 1039–1058. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001109

  • Volpone, S. D., Marquardt, D. J., Casper, W. J., & Avery, D. R. (2018). Minimizing cross-cultural maladaptation: How minority status facilitates change in international acculturation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(3), 249-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000273

  • Gabriel, A. S., Volpone, S. D., MacGowan, R. L., Butts, M., & Moran, C. M. (2020). When work and family blend: Examining the daily experiences of breastfeeding mothers at work. Academy of Management Journal, 63(5) 1337–1369. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2017.1241

  • Dang, C., Volpone, S. D., & Umphress, E. E. (2023). The ethics of diversity ideology: Consequences of leader diversity ideology on ethical leadership perception and organizational citizenship behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(2), 307–329. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001010

  • Gabriel, A. S., Volpone, S. D., MacGowan, R. L., Butts, M., & Moran, C. M. (2019). When companies support pumping breastmilk at work, everyone benefits. Harvard Business Review.

  • Arena, D., Volpone, S. D., & Jones, K. P. (2023). (Overcoming) maternity bias in the workplace: A systematic review. Journal of Management 2023 Review Issue. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01492063221086243

  • Lyons, B. J., Volpone, S. D., Wessel, J. L., & Alonso, N. M. (2017). Disclosing a disability: Do strategy type and onset controllability make a difference. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(9), 1375-1383. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000230

  • Lyons, B. J., Volpone, S. D., Wessel, J. L., & Alonso, N. (2017). Should you disclose an invisible disability in a job interview? London School of Economics Business Review.

  • Hernandez, M., Avery, D. R., Volpone, S. D., & Kaiser, C. (2019). Bargaining while Black: The role of race in salary negotiations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(4),581-592. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000363

  • Avery, D. R., McKay, P., & Volpone, S. D. (2016). Blaming the building: How venue quality influences consumer bias against stigmatized leaders. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(8), 1111-1121. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000117