Associate Professor, Northeastern University; University of Exeter Business School
Email: j.ladge@northeastern.edu
Website: https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/people/jamie-j-ladge/
Twitter: @jladge
Topics of Expertise: Childcare (Providers and Systems) / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families / Parenthood / Labor & Workforce / Race, Ethnicity, & Culture / Transitions: Couples into Parents / Work & Family
Jamie Ladge has been a Professor in the Management and Organizational Development Group of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business for the past twelve years. She is primarily known for her research exploring the intersection of work and family, stigmatized social identities, and career equality, gender and diversity issues in organizations. Ladge’s core area of research focuses on the psychological and career implications of professionally-employed mothers and fathers. She also researches the diversity challenges and work and family boundaries of those holding stigmatized social identities including pregnant workers and same-sex couples. Her work has been published in several top management and human resources journals including the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Perspectives, Human Resource Management, and Harvard Business Review. She also recently co-authored the book, “Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths through Work and Motherhood” which was published by Oxford University Press.
Dr. Ladge is a frequent speaker, both nationally and internationally, on the topic of gender and diversity in organizations and work-life integration. Her research has also received a significant amount of media attention in major media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, Fortune, CNN Money, Businessweek, and other prominent media outlets. At Northeastern, she teaches courses on Managing Human Capital, Managing People and Organizations, Career Management, and Organizational Behavior.
Dr. Ladge is a current member of the Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, American Psychological Association, Society for Human Resource Professionals, and Work-Family Researchers Network. She recently served as the Division Chair of the Careers Division of the Academy of Management and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Management and the Journal of Organizational Behavior.
