Katherine Richardson

Katherine (Kate) M. Richardson recently completed a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Baruch College, CUNY. She holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Fordham University, and has worked for Time, Inc., HBO and KPMG Peat Marwick. For the 2008-09 academic year she was awarded a Writing Fellowship at Baruch’s Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute. She is currently interviewing for faculty positions and continues to work on research.

Kate’s research focuses on the use of mobile communications technology (MCT) in the workplace. She is interested in how MCT may be blurring the distinction between work and non-work time, why some individuals are more inclined to use these technologies, and what the overall impact is to well-being. Other research topics of interest include technology-mediated interruptions, multi-tasking, cyber-loafing, career transitions, stress management and work-life balance.