Maternal Optimism

Jamie Ladge is Patrick F. & Helen C. Walsh Professor of Management at Northeastern University. Her primary area of research focuses on the psychological and career implications of professionally employed mothers and fathers. She also researches the diversity challenges and work and family boundaries of those holding intersecting social identities. Her work has been widely published and cited in both scholarly journals and in the popular press. She received an MS and PhD from the Boston College Carroll School of Management, an MBA from Simmons School of Management, and a BS from Babson College. Danna Greenberg is Walther H. Carpenter Professor of Organizational Behavior at Babson College. Her research investigates how individuals navigate the relationship between work, family, and community as their careers and lives evolve. In addition, Professor Greenberg is actively engaged with research on the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her work has been widely published in both scholarly and practitioner outlets. She received a PhD from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and a BA in Psychology from Wellesley College.