My research focuses on two main topics:

• Employee voice and silence
• Socio-economic and socio-metric status

In my dissertation, I examine the paradox of encouraging managers to think about their employees as resources. While prevalent in organizations, popular press, and the voice literature, I highlight its negative impact on employee voice at work. 

In another project, I focus on how employees who have made upwards social-class transitions speak up at work and what makes them successful in getting heard. In a related project, I highlight the limitations of allyship in the ambit of voice for women in men dominated industries arguing that voice success through allyship may not empower women to speak up in the future. In another related project, I explore the idea of second chances and the its value for those employees who come from lower social class backgrounds.

Overall, my research focuses on ways in which organizations can encourage employee participation at work and ensure that all employees, especially those on the margins, feel valued and motivated to speak up and influence change.

Details about my other projects are available in my CV.