Dr. Elise Jones is an Assistant Professor of Management in the School of Leadership and Management at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. She holds a PhD in Management and Organization from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, a master’s degree in Psychology from Connecticut College, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University. Dr. Jones’s research interests center on how people experience and navigate their identities, including the intersection of multiple intrapersonal identities. Her work also addresses dynamics surrounding meaningful work and the retention of military members. Dr. Jones is an active member of the Academy of Management, the Work and Family Researchers Network, the Positive Organizational Scholarship community, and the Transitions Research Group. Her work has been published in Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Research in Organizational Change and Development.

Dr. Jones teaches courses in organizational behavior and leadership, human resource management, and organizational change. Dr. Jones was named civilian employee of the quarter at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2023. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Jones held various human resources, business strategy, and product management positions at multiple technology firms, including Microsoft. 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

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.