Assistant Professor of Management; Work Family, Inclusion, and Employee Identity Researcher; Runner and Pasta lover; Pleasure to have in classhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3mqaru7m75k2zOur work asks, does context shape the utility of emotional ambivalence? Check out our research surveying 279 pregnant employees, finding that ambivalence led to work and health related consequences - countering recent work finding the opposite. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.7010009 Jul 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaru7m75k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3mjmyvchits2iThis semester has been very kind to me, and I’m honored to have received the Presidents award for teaching excellence for untenured faculty at my home institution. Even more meaningful to have Burt here for the awards ceremony. Onward and upward ☺️16 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmyvchits2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lusguajevs2yI feel a smidge of AOM FOMO, but I’m going to use this would-be conference time to finish up my teaching prep early. Hope all in Denmark have safe travels!25 Jul 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusguajevs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3ltv2x5ob5k2mAir travel recently has been nightmarish. Every flight is delayed for some odd reason, and I’m running out of new music to keep me sane.13 Jul 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltv2x5ob5k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3llppdbno2k2nI packed my entire bag for SIOP before checking the weather and becoming painfully aware that it is still winter/early spring in places that are not Texas.01 Apr 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3llppdbno2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lkjsl33uak2sI took the entirety of spring break off this year (my mom is turning 60 so my entire immediate family, plus my spouse who is still long distance, went to Sedona). Did I miss stuff? Yes. Am I behind and owe things to people? Yes. Did the sky fall? No. Do I feel like a brand new person? 100%16 Mar 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjsl33uak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3ljukv6kxvs2iI left my laptop at home to travel for spring break, and the separation anxiety is real but the desert dissociation is necessary 🧘🏻‍♂️08 Mar 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljukv6kxvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lipabxbn6c2fDoes anyone else feel in stasis between knowing that there is a ton of really important work that needs to be done, while at the same time being fundamentally exhausted by all of that work? Asking for a friend (who may be me as I order another double Americano)21 Feb 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipabxbn6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lhsazo2uu22sFly eagles fly 🦅🦅🦅10 Feb 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsazo2uu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lgg5ardd422iDuring my long runs this year, I’ve started listening to audiobooks. My first book of the year was “Maternal Optimism” by @jladge.bsky.social and Danna Greenberg (a book I’ve been so ready to read for a long time; and very much enjoyed)!23 Jan 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg5ardd422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lep5ms6kas2yMe ripping the calendar to see that the semester starts in 12 days is, quite literally, the most nightmarish way to start 202501 Jan 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lep5ms6kas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lehw3wy7w222Finalized the syllabus today for my first doctoral seminar (OB!). I’ve been so pumped for this class the past few months - we’re going to read so many articles 🤩29 Dec 2024 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehw3wy7w222https://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3le4zrigpis2dI’m at the point of my self-imposed off time where I’m having stress dreams about my inbox and manuscripts. Merry merry!!!25 Dec 2024 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4zrigpis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3ldsyqc47x22pAh, the time honored tradition of turning on my out of office responder while also still reading every single email 😌21 Dec 2024 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsyqc47x22phttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3ldm35lfprs2gHappy SIOP decision day! Good luck to all - I wish I could see all my coauthored submissions in my own portal, but that just means more (hopefully good news) emails from academic friends on the horizon!18 Dec 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldm35lfprs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3ld4h57mx5c2uFinal grades are submitted, research is researching, and my spouse is moving to Dallas with me in 6 months after 5 years of long distance. Things are good. Thats all!12 Dec 2024 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4h57mx5c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lcwilsdjrc2vOne of my 10%s today was reading some really cool articles about sensemaking at work and then signaling as a sensemaking mechanism. Yay theory!!10 Dec 2024 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwilsdjrc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lcwijpur4s2vDoes working on 10% of 10 things equate to a 100% productivity work day? Asking for me (and my inability to focus on one thing for more than an hour all day today)10 Dec 2024 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwijpur4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lcgncmwr4c2aNot sure why I thought collecting multi wave data in December was a good idea. I almost responded to a participant email with the rubric for the papers I’m grading 🤪03 Dec 2024 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgncmwr4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lc6v3wt5is2lOne of the first papers that really inspired me was Belle Ragins’ Disclosure Disconnects paper. I remember how much this paper made me think, and how it teed up some of my very first “first authored” projects [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6v3wt5is2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lbrtfh56522fLike this! This is so cool! Ok I may be procrastinating a little. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrtfh56522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lbrtdsp6t22fThis migration from other platforms to Bluesky is pretty cool because not only can I keep connecting with cool researcher and sharing awesome work, but I also can get a timeline refresh and look at cool pictures of space and stars25 Nov 2024 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrtdsp6t22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davearenajr.bsky.social/post/3lbminwbudk2uMy semester is over in it’s in-person capacity so it’s time to reflect and retool and move forward. What’s great about this year is that a lot of my “wins” were student “wins”. An undergrad presenting a research poster, one of my doc students getting a journal revision.23 Nov 2024 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7tkcesxxyzmxrz7q4azco3y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbminwbudk2u