Kaylee Somerville

Biography

Kaylee's research focuses broadly on leadership behaviour at work. Specifically, she is interested in contextual factors shaping leadership behaviour (for instance, leaders who manage fixed-term contract workers) and developing large-scale, low-cost leadership interventions. Her supervisor is Dr. Julian Barling.

Educational Background

• Masters of Science in Management, Smith School of Business, Queen's University
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Published Papers

• Somerville, K. & Barling, J. (2023) The psychology of organizational leadership. In Peeters, M. C. W., de Jonge, J., & Taris, T. W. (Eds.), An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology. (2nd ed.) (pp. 347-367) Wiley-Blackwell.

Conferences & Presentations

• Somerville, K., & Pupco, S. (2024). The end is in sight: The impact of contract end-type on leader perceptions of contract workers. [Paper presentation]. 2024 Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.

Awards & Honours

• New PhD Research Award (2024)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2022, 2023)
• Elizabeth Neave Fellowship (2022)
• Best Overall Paper, Best New Scholar Paper - USASBE Conference (2022)