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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Thursday, July 15
A new report based on the Canadian Index of Well-Being includes data on the work-life balance issues of Canadians. read more...
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...
Thursday, June 24
The NY Times published a very interesting article on paternity leave in Sweden. read more...
A Multi-level Investigation of the Work-Family Interface : Antecedents and Outcomes of Work-family Conflict (Korabik, Lero, McElwain, and an international research team). (Project 3535) read more...
This project, undertaken in partnership with Quality Care Wellington, was initiated to begin the development and implementation of a framework to support high quality child care services across Wellington County. read more...