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Elise Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Department of Management
Elise JonesElise Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Management Department at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dr. Jones received her PhD in Management and Organization from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Her research focuses on how people construct work-related identities in the presence of tensions that emanate from social norms and how interpersonal relationships shape the way people navigate these tensions. Her dissertation used qualitative methods to explore how working mothers who were raised in a faith community in which they were socialized to prioritize full-time caregiving over paid work came to build professional careers, and the role life partners played in this process. Her work has been published in Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Research in Organizational Change and Development. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Jones held various product management, business strategy, and human resources roles in small, medium, and large organizations in the technology industry. She enjoys spending time in nature with her family, making music, experiencing good food, and practicing her faith.

Education

  • Ph.D., Management & Organization, Boston College Carroll School of Management
  • M.S., Management & Organization, Boston College Carroll School of Management
  • M.S., Psychology, Connecticut College
  • B.S., Business Management, Brigham Young University

Courses Taught

  • Human Resource Management
  • Leadership, Organizational Development, and Change
  • Senior Capstone Project

Professional Certifications, Affiliations, and Memberships

  • Academy of Management
  • Work and Family Researchers Network
  • Boston Field Researcher Community
  • Transitions Research Group

Honors and Awards

  • Showcase Symposium, Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) 2022
  • Finalist for Michael Driver Best Symposium Award, Academy of Management Careers 2022
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) 2019
  • Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center Dissertation Grant, 2019
  • Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College 2018
  • Showcase Symposium, Academy of Management Gender, Diversity, and Organizations (GDO) 2017
  • Showcase Symposium, Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) 2017
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management Organizational Behavior (OB) 2017

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Jones, E. B., & Gordon, J. R. 2022. Latent Identities: Cultivating Self-Definitions Independent of a Related Role. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Jones, E. B. & Bartunek, J. M. 2021. Too Close or Optimally Positioned? The Value of Personally Relevant Research. Academy of Management Perspectives, 35(3): 335-346.
  • Jones, E. B. 2020. Counternormative Identities: Products of an Evolving Intrapersonal Identity Network. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference.
  • Clair, J. A., Humberd, B. K., Rouse, E., D., & Jones, E. B. 2019. Loosening Categorical Thinking: Extending the Terrain of Theory and Research on Demographic Identities in Organizations, Academy of Management Review, 44(3), 592-617.
  • Bartunek, J. M., & Jones, E. B. 2017. How organizational transformation has been continuously changing and not changing. In A. B. R. Shani & D. A. Noumair (Eds.), Research in Organizational Change and Development, vol. 25: 143–169. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
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The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

  1. If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
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  3. If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at  Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
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  5. All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.

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