About Me

Jamie Ladge, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson, Management and Organization Department

Carroll School of Management
Boston College

I am a Professor in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and currently serve as the Chairperson of the Management and Organizations Department. In 2019, I co-authored Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths through Work and Motherhood with Danna Greenberg.

My primary area of research include: 1) the intersection of work and family identities, 2) managing workplace inequities and 3) understand the career development challenges and opportunities for women and underrepresented workers in organizations. My work has been published in several top management journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology and Organization Science. I’ve also co-authored several papers in the Harvard Business Review as well as in other business press outlets.

I am a frequent speaker, both nationally and internationally, on the topics of career advancement of women, building inclusive and family friendly workplaces. My research has received a significant amount of media attention in major outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, Fortune, and Fast Company. Additionally, my work has received several accolades including nominations and awards from the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology and Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellent in Work-Family Research.

I’m a member of the Academy of Management, APA, SIOP, and Work-Family Researchers Network. I also served as a Division Leader for the Careers Division of the Academy of Management, Associate Editor for the Journal of Organizational Behavior and am a current editorial board member for several journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management and Journal of Management Studies. I received an M.S. and Ph.D. from Boston College, Carroll School of Management and a B.S. from Babson College.