Faculty in the Psychology Department since 2011, she earned her Ph.D. from Washington State University in Experimental psychology with an emphasis in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include the investigation of workplace issues including, but not limited to work-family conflict, diversity, and organizational climate.
Relevant Publications:
Olson, K. J. & Hopkins, B. (2022). Navigating self-managed conflict resolution: A case study. Economic and Industrial Democracy 43, 1632-1654.
Olson, K. J., & Jiang, L. (2021). The effects of university research and teaching climate strength on faculty self-reported teaching performance. Higher Education Research & Development, 40, 1251-1267.
Olson, K. J. & Huffman, A. H. & Litson, K. (2020). The relationship between mentor support experiences and STEM graduate student career optimism. Career Development International, 26(1), 44-64.
Benson, W. L., Probst, T. M., Jiang, L., Olson, K. J., & Graso, M. (2020) Insecurity in the ivory tower: Direct and indirect effects of budget cuts, pay stagnation, and job insecurity on faculty performance. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 41, 963-708.
Tripp, T., Jiang, L., & Olson, K. J. & Graso, M. (2019). The fair process effect in the classroom: Reducing the influence of grades on student evaluations of teachers. Journal of Marketing Education, 41,173-184.
Huffman, A. H., & Olson, K. J. (2017). Gender differences in perceptions of resources and turnover intentions of work-linked couples in masculine occupations. Stress and Health, 33, 309-321.
Huffman, A. H., Olson, K. J., O’Gara, T., * & King, E. (2014). Gender role beliefs and fathers’ work-family conflict. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 29. 774-793.
Olson, K. J. (2014). Initial development and validation of a measure for work, school, and family conflict. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 46-59.
Olson, K. J., Huffman, A. H., Leiva, P. & Culbertson, S. Y. (2013). Acculturation and individualism as predictors of work-family conflict in a diverse workforce. Human Resource Management, 52, 741-769.
Estrada, A. X., Olson, K. J., Berggren, A., & Harbke, C. H. (2011). Evaluating a brief scale measuring psychological climate for sexual harassment. Military Psychology, 23, 410-432.
Olson, K. J., Leiva, P., Huffman, A. H., & Wolberg Martinez, F. (2025). Men’s experiences of family supportive supervisor behavior through the lens of gender role traditionalism and nation of residence. Journal of Community, Work, and Family, page numbers pending.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:
Olson, K. J., & Hopkins, B. (2025). Sorting Jobs in the Fruit Industry: A Ground-Up Job Segmentation Analysis. Paper presented at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Prague, Czech Republic.
Olson, K. J., & Hopkins, B. (2025). Paradoxical Tensions: Human Resource Manager Responses to Recruitment and Retention Shortfalls. Paper presented at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Prague, Czech Republic.
Olson, K. J., & Hopkins, B. (2024). Labor Control via Dormitory-esque Workplace Housing in England: A Case Study. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Hopkins, B., & Olson, K. J. (2024). Employer Accommodation Provision and Worker Control in the Agricultural Sector. Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of Labor Employment Relations Association. New York, NY.