Allison Ellis
Associate Professor
Allison Ellis is an organizational psychologist and Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. She is a recognized scholar focused on improving the lives of employees and organizations through expanding our understanding of employee well-being, engagement, and organizational success.
Dr. Ellis’ was recognized as an Ascendant Scholar by the Western Academy of Management in 2022 for her research, which focuses on the ways in which people and organizations build psychological and human capital resources that facilitate well-being and improve organizational functioning. She has conducted research on topics such as new employee onboarding and socialization, work stress, burnout, dual-career couples, leadership, and company wellness policies. Her research has been presented at professional conferences such as the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Management, and Work, Stress & Health conference, published in a variety of scholarly outlets including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and Journal of Vocational Behavior, and featured in Harvard Business Review and Wall Street Journal.
As a professor, Dr. Ellis has been consistently recognized for her impact in the classroom, twice receiving the David Peach Excellence in Teaching Award at Cal Poly. She teaches courses across the human resources management curriculum, challenging students to think differently about the role of work in people’s lives, how it can be thoughtfully designed, and the impact that organizations can have on individuals and society.
Dr. Ellis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine, and earned her Master’s and PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology with focus in Occupational Health Psychology from Portland State University.
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Education
- PhD., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with focus in Occupational Health Psychology, Portland State University
- M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Portland State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
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Recent Awards
- Certificate of Recognition: Top 10 Posters Presented at the SIOP 2024 Conference. Bauer, T. N., Erdogan, B., Ellis, A. M., Truxillo, D. M., Brady, G., & Bodner, T. Newcomer organizational socialization: A meta-analysis. Award presented by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
- David Peach Excellence in Teaching Award 2022.
- Ascendant Scholar Award, 2022. Presented by the Western Academy of Management.
- Faculty Service Award 2022. Presented by the Orfalea College of Business
- Nominee Journal of Management 2020 Scholarly Impact Award. Ellis, A. M., Bauer, T. N., Mansfield, L., Erdogan, B., Truxillo, D. M., & Simon, L. (2015). Navigating uncharted waters: Newcomer socialization through the lens of stress theory. Journal of Management, 41, 203-235. Award presented by the Journal of Management.
- David Peach Excellence in Teaching Award 2019.
- Certificate of Recognition: Top 10 Posters Presented at the SIOP 2016 Conference. Ellis, A. M., Bauer, T. N., Erdogan, B., & Truxillo, D. M., Volatility in Leader-Member Relationship Quality: Implications for Daily Well-being. Award presented by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
- Work, Stress, and Health Conference: Best Intervention Competition Winner, 2015. Ellis, A. M., Casey, T., & Krauss, A. Training to Transfer: Evaluation of a Leader-Focused Mental Health Intervention. Award presented by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP), and the American Psychological Association (APA).
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Recent Publications
- Ellis, A. M., Bauer, T. N. & Crain, T. (2023). Newcomer work-to-nonwork conflict to withdrawal via work-nonwork self-efficacy: The buffering role of family supportive supervisor behavior. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 144, 103895.
- Ellis, A. M., Crain, T., & Stevens, S. (2021). Is it my job? Leaders’ family-supportive role perceptions. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 37, 125-138.
- Demksy, C., Fritz, C., & Ellis, A. M. (2021). Better work for a better weekend: Relationships between job performance, positive affect, and pleasurable weekend experiences. Occupational Health Science, 5, 129-140.
- Chen, Z., & Ellis, A. M. (2021) Crossover of daily job stressors among dual-career couples: A dyadic examination. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42, 668-683.
- Bauer, T. N., Erdogan, B., Caughlin, D. E., Ellis, A. M., & Kurkoski, J. (2020). Socialization from day one and beyond: The role of newcomer resources and adjustment. Journal of Management, 47, 2226-2261.
- Erdogan, B., Karaeminogullari, A., Bauer, T. N., & Ellis, A. M. (2018) Perceived overqualification and peer-to-peer interactions: The role of person-organization fit. Journal of Management, 46, 583-606.
- Ellis, A. M., Bauer, T. N., Erdogan, B., & Truxillo, D. (2018). Daily Perceptions of Relationship Quality with Leaders: Implications for Follower Well-being. Work & Stress. Published Online.
- Ellis, A. M., Casey, T., & Krauss, A. D. (2017). Setting the foundation for well-being: Evaluation of a supervisor-focused mental health training. Occupational Health Science Journal, 1, 1-22.
- Ellis, A. M., Nifadkar, S. S., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. (2017). Newcomer adjustment: Examining the role of managers’ perception of newcomer proactive behavior during organizational socialization. Journal of Applied Psychology.
- Ellis, A. M., Bauer, T. N., Mansfield, L., Erdogan, B., Truxillo, D. M., & Simon, L. (2015). Navigating uncharted waters: Newcomer socialization through the lens of stress theory. Journal of Management, 41, 203-235.
- Demsky, C., Ellis, A. M, & Fritz, C. (2014). Shrugging it off: Psychological detachment as a mediator of the relationship between workplace aggression and work-family conflict. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 19, 195-205.
