I am currently an Assistant Professor of Management at Rutgers University in the School of Business in Camden, NJ. I received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Resource Studies from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), with minor areas of focus in Organizational Behavior and Statistics. I also earned a Master's degree in Human Resources and Labor Relations (MHRLR) from Michigan State University.  Before that, I received my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Kalamazoo College, with minor areas of focus in Spanish and Women's Studies.

My research explores themes associated with demographic and technological changes in the modern work context, including virtual work (e.g., telecommuting, virtual leadership), diversity (e.g., gender, disability), and the work-family interface (e.g., boundary management, dual career couples).

My work has been published in academic outlets such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management, among others. It has also been featured in various media outlets, including NPR’s Planet Money, BBC News, BBC World Service, and The New York Times.

Recent journal articles:

Dwertmann, D. J. G., Boehm, S. A., McAlpine, K., Kulkarni, M. (in press). 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. (in press). 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). Faculty unions as a fourth actor: Two paths to supporting women professors in academia. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.11

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, 10, 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-120920-050115 [open access]

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Recent chapters:

Dwertmann, D. J. G., McAlpine, K. (2023). A disability contingency framework for the workplace. In J. E. Beatty, S. Hennekam, & M. Kulkarni (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Disability and Management. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743647-013

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