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Cynthia A. Thompson
Professor of Management
(646) 312-3644
cathompson01@gmail.com
Education:
BS Florida State University Psychology 1977 PhD University of Tennessee, Knoxville Industrial-Organizational Psychology 1985
Areas of Expertise:
Integration of Work and Life, Particularly the Extent to Which Supportive Work-Family Cultures Affect Employee Attitudes and Organizational Effectiveness
Selected Publications:
Andreassi, J. K., & Thompson, C. A. (2008). Work-family culture: Current research and future directions. In Korabik, K., Lero, D., & Whitehead, D. (Eds.), Handbook of work and family. New York City: Elsevier Press.
Andreassi, J. & Thompson, C. A. (2007) Dispositional and situational sources of control: Relative impact on work-family conflict and work-family facilitation. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 8, 722-740.
Prottas, D. J., Thompson, C. A., Kopelman, R. E., Jahn, E. W. (2007) Work-family programs: Factors affecting employee knowledge. Personnel Review, 36, 163-189
Thompson, C. A., Poelmans, S., Allen, T. A., & Andreassi, J. K. (2007). On the
importance of coping: A model and new directions for research on work and family.
In P. L. Perrewe, & D. C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in Occupational Stress and Well
Being, 6, 73-113.Thompson, C. A., & Prottas, D. J. (2006). Relationships among organizational family support, job autonomy, perceived control, and employee well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11, 100-118.
Prottas, D., J. & Thompson, C. A. (2006) Stress, satisfaction, and the work-family
interface: A comparison of self-employed business owners, independents, and
organizational employees. Journal of Occupational Health PsychologyThompson, C. A., Beauvais, L.L., & Allen, T. A. (2005). Work-life balance: An
industrial-organizational psychology perspective. In M. Pitt-Catsouphes, E. E.,
Kossek, & S. Sweet. (Eds.), Work-family Handbook. Lawrence Erlbaum Pub.
Thompson, C. A., Andreassi, J., & Prottas, D. (2005). Work-family culture: Key to
reducing workforce-workplace mismatch? In Bianchi, S. M., Casper, L. M., &
Berkowitz King, R. (Eds.), Workforce/Workplace Mismatch? Work, Family,
Health and Well-Being (pp.117-132). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Pub.Bond, T. J., Thompson, C. A., Galinsky, E., & Prottas, D. (2003). Highlights of the 2002
National Study of the Changing Workforce. New York: Families and Work Institute.Thompson, C.A., Beauvais, L., & Lyness, K.S. (1999) When work-family benefits are not enough…The influence of work-family culture on benefit utilization, organizational attachment, and work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 392-415.
Academic Activities:
Research Fellow, Center for Aging and Work, Boston College, 2008-2009
Member, Founding Editorial Board, Resources for Teaching Work and Family, Boston College/Sloan Foundation Work and Family Research Network, 2000-present.Journal Reviewer: Journal of Vocational Behavior; Journal of Occupational Health Psychology; Journal of Organizational Behavior; Journal of Managerial Psychology; Journal of Managerial Issues; Community, Work, and Family; Journal of Applied Social Psychology; Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Grant Reviewer: NSF; Sloan Foundation
Professional Activities:
Senior Research Associate, Families and Work Institute, NYC (2002-2003)
Consultant, Center for Work and Family, Boston (1999)
Invited Participant, Planning Committee for an NIH initiative entitled, “Workforce
Member, Academy of Management, American Psychological Association,
Workplace Mismatch: Work, Family, Health, and Well-being” 2002-2003.
Society for Industrial-Organzational Psychology.
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Faculty Honoree, Celebrations of Faculty Scholarship and Creative Achievement, 2006-2008
Zicklin Summer Research Award, 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008
Nominee, President's Distinguished Teaching Award, Baruch College, 2004, 2006
Teaching Excellence Award, School of Business and Public Administration, Baruch College, 1991,
1992, 1993, 2000, 2007.Nominee (twice) for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family
Research (1999 and 2003)