Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek (ekossek@purdue.edu) is the Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management in the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University. She was previously a Distinguished Professor in the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Yale University. Recognized as one of the seminal work-family researchers in the management, organizational behavior, and Industrial-Organizational psychology fields, she was the first elected President of the Work-Family Research Network.
She is a Fellow of the Academy of Management, the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the American Psychological Association. Her research has won multiple awards for scholarly, teaching, and practical impact, as well as for mentoring students and working with organizations on evidence-based solutions. She has published in the top management and psychological journals (e.g., AMJ, JAP, AOM Annals, JOM) as well as in the popular business press (HBR, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times). She has received funding from NIH, NSF, Alfred P. Sloan, Russell Sage, and Gerber Foundations.
Her research interests, which often include field experiments and management training interventions, include leader and organizational support of work–family–life relationships and flexibility, technology, remote work and work–life boundaries, and gender and diversity inclusion. She has partnered with corporations, government, and nonprofits on organizational and human resource policy innovation. Prior to becoming a professor, she worked for major business corporations on strategic human resource issues in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Websites: https://www.ellenkossek.com/
https://business.purdue.edu/directory/bio.php?username=ekossek
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