Karen Korabik leads the research agenda Gender and Organizations at the Centre for Families Work and Wellbeing. Dr. Korabik is Professor in the Department of Psychology, and a core faculty member in the Industrial/Organizational and Applied Social Psychology Programs. Karen has recently retired from her faculty role at the University.
Karen works with the Master's in Leadership Program, was a founding member of the University of Guelph's Women's Studies Program and is a consultant to the Guelph Centre for Occupational Research.
Karen teaches graduate level courses in program evaluation, research methods, and gender dynamics in organizations. Her research includes work in public and private sector organizational settings in Canada and abroad, with many book chapters and scientific articles on topics such as leadership and conflict management; stress, coping, and social support; job change; work-family balance; gender issues; acculturation; and program evaluation.
Dr. Korabik is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She has served as the coordinator and secretary/treasurer of the Canadian Psychological Association's Section on Program Evaluation, has been a member of the Board of Directors and the Conference Planning Committee of the Canadian Evaluation Society (Toronto Chapter). Karen's publications can be found on her personal website.
Personal website:
www.uoguelph.ca/~kkorabik
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Wednesday, August 18
A new survey provides some insights about how Canadians think about work life balance and workplace flexibility read more...
Thursday, July 15
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Tuesday, July 13
A new survey by Hewitt Associates show that many Canadians work more than full=time hours and how employers are helping them cope. read more...
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A study of the ways in which patient classification systems in rural long-term care homes in Ontario and Manitoba affect the working conditions of employees and impact the sustainability of rural long-term care facilities and the communities they serve.… read more...