Emily Corwin

Emily Corwin

  • Assistant Professor Management, Management
  • PhD (Management) in Business Administration (OB/HR), University of Arkansas
  • MS (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Missouri State University

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behavior; Human Resources; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Research Interests

Social class, with a focus on individuals from working-class backgrounds and those who have experienced social mobility

Emotions in the workplace

Interpersonal interactions (including the performance feedback process)

Other individual differences (e.g., gender, religion, disability status, and personality)

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Articles

  • McCord, M., Sawhney, G., Corwin, E. (2025). Straight up, now tell me: Is abusive supervision equivalent across gender and age?. International Journal of Conflict Management
  • Rubenstein, A., Kammeyer-Mueller, J., Simon, L. S., Corwin, E. S., Morrison, H., Whiting, S. (2025). On the efficacy of psychological separation to address common method variance: Experimental evidence and a guiding research design framework.. Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Simon, L. S., Corwin, E. S., Tilton, J. D., Soignet, D. B. (2022). Believe to achieve? Understanding how social class background impacts the effects of achievement striving on propensity to negotiate. Journal of Managerial Psychology, (37) 8 779-794. (Link)
  • Gabriel, A. S., Arena, D. F., Calderwood, C., Campbell, J. T., Chawla, N., Corwin, E., Ezerins, M. E., Jones, K. P., Klotz, A. C., Larson, J. D., Leigh, A., MacGowan, R. L., Moran, C. M., Nag, D., Rogers, K. M., Rosen, C. C., Sawyer, K. B., Shockley, K. M., Simon, L. S., , K. P. (2022). Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, (40) 205-272. (Link)
  • Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Gajendran, R. S., Ozgen, S., Corwin, E. S. (2022). Pain or gain? Understanding how trait empathy impacts leader effectiveness following the provision of negative feedback.. Journal of Applied Psychology, (107) 2 279–297. (Link)
  • Gajendran, R., Corwin, E. S., Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Ozgen, S. (2022). Giving Negative Feedback Can Make Empathetic Leaders Less Effective. Harvard Business Review (Online) (Link)
  • Corwin, E. S., Loncarich, H., Ridge, J. W. (2021). What’s It Like Inside the Hive? Managerial Discretion Drives TMT Gender Diversity of Women-Led Firms. Journal of Management, (48) 4 1003-1034. (Link)

    • Book Chapters

  • Corwin, E. S. (2023). Social class differences in interpersonal interactions Encyclopedia of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Spirituality. Springer, Cham
  • Corwin, E. S., Simon, L., Rosen, C. (2019). One Size Does Not Fit All: A Review of How Personal Influences Affect Workplace Feedback Processes. Feedback in the Workplace: Bringing Research and Practice Together. Springer

    • Presentations

  • Sargent, A., Corwin, E., Yadav, M., Daniel, V. (2025). “How Intersectionality shapes experiences of career sponsorship” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Corwin, E., Rosen, C., Lee, H., Simon, L., Johnson, R. (2023). “Employee Reactions to Negative Feedback: Unpacking the Consequences of Feedback on Employee Outcomes” Presented at the Academy of Management Boston, MA
  • Corwin, E., Tilton, J., Kingsley, M., Simon, L. (2023). “On a Mission: Understanding How Religion-Driven Experiences Spillover to Impact Cross-Class Knowledge Sharing and Helping Behavior at Work.” Presented at the University of Washington Foster School of Business Fostering Inclusion: A Workshop to Advance Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seattle, WA
  • Corwin, E., Simon, L. (2022). “Upward cross-class interactions at work. Presented in Frontiers of Hierarchy Research: Socioeconomic Status (SES), Inequality, and Work (Symposium)” Presented at the Academy of Management Seattle, WA

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for MG 116 DEI Curriculum Committee 1/1/22 - Present
  • for MG 116 Teaching Team 1/1/22 - Present

    • Service: Professional

  • Editorial Review Board Member for Journal of Management 2025-06-04 - Present

    • Service: Ph.D. Advising

  • Supervisor 2024/01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for First Generation Student Support Committee 1/1/23 - Present