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.