Peer Reviewed Journal Publications (*student)
2024
Lawson, K. M., Lee, S., Smith, C., & Thiem, K. (2024). Retaining U.S. STEM women faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic: The important role of family-supportive supervisor behaviors to lower work-to-life conflict. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 39(1), 52-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-10-2022-0326
*Brown, K., Lawson, K. M., & Banks, D. (2024). The differential role of same-gender and gender-neutral normative perceptions in emerging adult risk behavior. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(4), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2287214
2023
Lawson, K. M., Barrineau, M. J., *Woodling, C. M., *Ruggles, S., & Largent, D. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on U.S. computer science faculty’s turnover intentions: The role of gender. Sex Roles, 88, 383-396. doi:10.1007/s11199-023-01361-1
Lawson, K. M., *Miller, M. J., *Brown, K., & *Woodling, C. M. (2023). Daily environments during emerging adulthood and gender atypical occupational choices: The role of sexist experiences. Journal of Career Assessment, 31(2), 359-376. doi:10.1177/1069072722118638
Smit, B., & Lawson, K. M. (2023). Growth mindsets increase flexible work arrangement attractiveness: A policy-capturing study. Manuscript accepted for publication at Personnel Review, 52(1), 342-362. doi:10.1108/PR-10-2020-0793
2021
Lee, S., & Lawson, K. M. (2021). Beyond single sleep measures: A composite measure of sleep health and its associations with psychological and physical well-being in adulthood. Social Science & Medicine, 274. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113800.
Lawson, K. M., Lee, S., & *Maric, D. (2021). Not just work-to-family conflict, but how you react to it matters for physical and mental health. Work and Stress. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2021.1888821
Media coverage on Healthy Work podcast (click here)
Lawson, K. M. (2021). Women’s daily positive experiences and engagement in U.S. male-dominated academic majors. Journal of College Student Development, 62(1), 112-117. doi:10.1353/csd.2021.0008
Lawson, K. M. (2021). Women’s daily performance, enjoyment, and comfort in male-dominated majors: The role of social interactions in classes. Research in Higher Education, 62(4), 478-497. doi:10.1007/s11162-020-09609-5
2020
Lawson, K. M. (2020). An examination of daily experiences of sexism and reactivity among women in U.S. male-dominated academic majors using experience sampling methodology. Sex Roles, 83, 552-565. doi:10.1007/s11199-020-01135-z
2019
Lee, S., Lawson, K. M., & Damaske, S. (2019). Crossover of resources and well-being within employee-partner dyads: Through increased schedule control. Community, Work, & Family, 22(4), 391-411. doi: 10.1080/1366883.2019.1616531
Lawson, K. M., *Sun, X., McHale, S. M. (2019). Family-friendly for her, longer hours for him: Actor-partner model linking work-family environments to work-family interference. Manuscript accepted for publication at Journal of Family Psychology, 33(4), 444-452. doi: 10.1037/fam0000506
Kossek, E. E., Thompson, R. J., Lawson, K. M., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Hurtado, D., Perrigino, M. B., Almeida, D.M., et al. (2019). Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 36-54. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000104
2018
Lawson, K. M., *Kooiman, L. Y., & *Kuchta, O. (2018). Professors’ behaviors and attributes that promote U.S. women’s success in male-dominated academic majors: Results from a mixed-methods study. Sex Roles, 78, 542-560. doi: 10.1007/s11199-017-0809-0
Lawson, K. M., & Lee, S. (2018). Better previous night sleep is associated with less next day work-to-family conflict mediated by higher work performance among female nursing home workers. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 4, 485-491. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.07.005
Lawson, K. M., Lee, B., Crouter, A. C., & McHale, S. M. (2018). Development and correlates of gendered occupational aspirations and attainment from middle childhood to young adulthood. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107, 209-221. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.05.002
2017
Almeida, D. M., Lee, S., Walter, K. N., & Lawson, K. M., Kelly, E. L., & Buxton, O. M. (2017). The effect of a workplace intervention on employees’ cortisol awakening response. Community, Work & Family, 21(2), 151-167. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2018.1428172
Kossek, E. E., Thompson, R. J., Lawson, K. M., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Hurtado, D., Perrigino, M. B., Almeida, D.M., et al. (2017). Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000104
Lawson, K. M. (2017). Mechanisms underlying parent and child occupational consistency: A critical review. Community, Work & Family, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2017.1284761
2016
Lippold, M. A., Davis, K. D., Lawson, K. M., & McHale, S. M. (2016). Day-to-day consistency in positive parent-child interactions and youth well-being. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(12), 3584-3592. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0502-x
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., McHale, S. M., Almeida, D. M., Kelly, E. L, & King. R. B. (2016). Effects of workplace intervention on affective well-being in employees' children. Developmental Psychology, 52(5), 772-777. doi: 10.1037/dev00000098.
Media coverage in Cambridge and Princeton Universities Child and Family Blog (click here)
Almeida, D. M., Davis, K. D., Lee, S., Lawson, K. M., Walter, K., & Moen, P. (2016). Supervisor support buffers daily psychological and physiological reactivity to work-family conflict. Journal of Marriage and Family. doi: 10.111/jomf.12252
2015
Lawson, K. M., Crouter, A. C., & McHale, S. M. (2015). Links between family gender socialization experiences in childhood and gendered occupational attainment in young adulthood. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 90, 26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.07.003
Lee, B., Lawson, K. M., McHale, S. M. (2015). Longitudinal associations between gender-typed skills and interests and their links to occupational outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.02.011
McHale, S. M., Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., Casper, L., Kelly, E. L., & Buxton, O. M. (2015). Effects of a workplace intervention on sleep in employees' children. Manuscript Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(6), 672-677. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.02.014.
Media coverage in Centre Daily Times (click here)
Media coverage in Science Daily (click here)
Media coverage in Medical Press (click here)
Media coverage in Penn State News (click here)
Davis, K. D., Lawson, K. M., Almeida, D. M., Kelly, E. L., King, R. B., Hammer, L. B., et al. (2015). Effects of a workplace intervention on parent-child time: Evidence from the Work, Family, Health Study. Pediatrics, 135(5), 875-882. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2057
Media coverage in Centre Daily Times (click here)
Media coverage in Penn State News (click here)
Media coverage in Reuters Health (click here)
Media coverage in Association for Psychological Science Minds for Business (click here)
Lee, B., Lawson, K. M., Chang, P., Neuendorf, C., Almeida, D. M., & Dmitrieva, N. (2015). Leisure-time physical activity moderates the longitudinal associations between work-family spillover and physical health. Journal of Leisure Research, 47(4), 444-466.
2014
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., McHale, S. M., Hammer, L. B., & Buxton, O. M. (2014). Daily positive spillover and crossover from mothers’ work to youth health. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(6), 897-907. doi: 10.1037/fam0000028
Media coverage in WPS Digital Broadcast - Public Media for Central Pennsylvania (click here)
Lawson, K. M., & Lips, H. M. (2014). The role of self-perceived agency and job attainability in women’s impressions of successful women in masculine occupations. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12236
2013
Barth, K. S., Maria, M. M., Lawson, K., Shaftman, S., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E. (2013). Pain and motives for use among non-treatment seeking individuals with prescription opioid dependence. American Journal on Addictions, 22(5), 486-491. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12038.x
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., Crouter, A. C., & O’Neill, J. W. (2013). Understanding work-family spillover in hotel managers. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 33, 273-281. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.09.003
Lawson, K. M., Back, S. E., Hartwell, K. J., Maria, M. M., & Brady, K.T. (2013). A comparison of trauma profiles among individuals with prescription opioid, nicotine, or cocaine dependence. American Journal on Addictions, 22, 127-131. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.00319.x
Prior to 2013
Back, S. E., Lawson, K., Singleton, L., & Brady, K. T. (2011). Characteristics and correlates of men and women with prescription opioid dependence. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, 36(8), 829-834. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.03.013
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2009). Work values, gender, and expectations about work commitment and pay: Laying the groundwork for the “motherhood penalty?” Sex Roles, 61(9), 667-676. doi: 10.1007/s11199-009-9670-0
Book Chapters/Magazines
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. M. (2019). Women across cultures. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychology, 2nd edition. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Brady, K. T., & Lawson, K. M. (2012). Substance use disorders in women throughout the lifespan. In N. Rowe (Ed.), Clinical updates in women’s health care. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Greenfield, S. F., Back, S. E., Lawson, K., & Brady, K. T. (2011). Women and addiction. In P. Ruiz, & E. Strain (Eds.), Substance abuse: A comprehensive textbook (5th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2010). Women across cultures. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychology. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Greenfield, S. F., Back, S. E., Lawson, K., & Brady, K. T. (2010). Substance abuse in women. Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Women’s Mental Health, 33(2), 339-355.
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2009). The gender pay gap: Worse for mothers. Graduate Women New Zealand, 40-42.
2024
Lawson, K. M., Lee, S., Smith, C., & Thiem, K. (2024). Retaining U.S. STEM women faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic: The important role of family-supportive supervisor behaviors to lower work-to-life conflict. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 39(1), 52-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-10-2022-0326
*Brown, K., Lawson, K. M., & Banks, D. (2024). The differential role of same-gender and gender-neutral normative perceptions in emerging adult risk behavior. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(4), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2287214
2023
Lawson, K. M., Barrineau, M. J., *Woodling, C. M., *Ruggles, S., & Largent, D. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on U.S. computer science faculty’s turnover intentions: The role of gender. Sex Roles, 88, 383-396. doi:10.1007/s11199-023-01361-1
Lawson, K. M., *Miller, M. J., *Brown, K., & *Woodling, C. M. (2023). Daily environments during emerging adulthood and gender atypical occupational choices: The role of sexist experiences. Journal of Career Assessment, 31(2), 359-376. doi:10.1177/1069072722118638
Smit, B., & Lawson, K. M. (2023). Growth mindsets increase flexible work arrangement attractiveness: A policy-capturing study. Manuscript accepted for publication at Personnel Review, 52(1), 342-362. doi:10.1108/PR-10-2020-0793
2021
Lee, S., & Lawson, K. M. (2021). Beyond single sleep measures: A composite measure of sleep health and its associations with psychological and physical well-being in adulthood. Social Science & Medicine, 274. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113800.
Lawson, K. M., Lee, S., & *Maric, D. (2021). Not just work-to-family conflict, but how you react to it matters for physical and mental health. Work and Stress. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2021.1888821
Media coverage on Healthy Work podcast (click here)
Lawson, K. M. (2021). Women’s daily positive experiences and engagement in U.S. male-dominated academic majors. Journal of College Student Development, 62(1), 112-117. doi:10.1353/csd.2021.0008
Lawson, K. M. (2021). Women’s daily performance, enjoyment, and comfort in male-dominated majors: The role of social interactions in classes. Research in Higher Education, 62(4), 478-497. doi:10.1007/s11162-020-09609-5
2020
Lawson, K. M. (2020). An examination of daily experiences of sexism and reactivity among women in U.S. male-dominated academic majors using experience sampling methodology. Sex Roles, 83, 552-565. doi:10.1007/s11199-020-01135-z
2019
Lee, S., Lawson, K. M., & Damaske, S. (2019). Crossover of resources and well-being within employee-partner dyads: Through increased schedule control. Community, Work, & Family, 22(4), 391-411. doi: 10.1080/1366883.2019.1616531
Lawson, K. M., *Sun, X., McHale, S. M. (2019). Family-friendly for her, longer hours for him: Actor-partner model linking work-family environments to work-family interference. Manuscript accepted for publication at Journal of Family Psychology, 33(4), 444-452. doi: 10.1037/fam0000506
Kossek, E. E., Thompson, R. J., Lawson, K. M., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Hurtado, D., Perrigino, M. B., Almeida, D.M., et al. (2019). Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 36-54. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000104
2018
Lawson, K. M., *Kooiman, L. Y., & *Kuchta, O. (2018). Professors’ behaviors and attributes that promote U.S. women’s success in male-dominated academic majors: Results from a mixed-methods study. Sex Roles, 78, 542-560. doi: 10.1007/s11199-017-0809-0
Lawson, K. M., & Lee, S. (2018). Better previous night sleep is associated with less next day work-to-family conflict mediated by higher work performance among female nursing home workers. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 4, 485-491. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.07.005
Lawson, K. M., Lee, B., Crouter, A. C., & McHale, S. M. (2018). Development and correlates of gendered occupational aspirations and attainment from middle childhood to young adulthood. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107, 209-221. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.05.002
2017
Almeida, D. M., Lee, S., Walter, K. N., & Lawson, K. M., Kelly, E. L., & Buxton, O. M. (2017). The effect of a workplace intervention on employees’ cortisol awakening response. Community, Work & Family, 21(2), 151-167. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2018.1428172
Kossek, E. E., Thompson, R. J., Lawson, K. M., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Hurtado, D., Perrigino, M. B., Almeida, D.M., et al. (2017). Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000104
Lawson, K. M. (2017). Mechanisms underlying parent and child occupational consistency: A critical review. Community, Work & Family, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/13668803.2017.1284761
2016
Lippold, M. A., Davis, K. D., Lawson, K. M., & McHale, S. M. (2016). Day-to-day consistency in positive parent-child interactions and youth well-being. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(12), 3584-3592. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0502-x
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., McHale, S. M., Almeida, D. M., Kelly, E. L, & King. R. B. (2016). Effects of workplace intervention on affective well-being in employees' children. Developmental Psychology, 52(5), 772-777. doi: 10.1037/dev00000098.
Media coverage in Cambridge and Princeton Universities Child and Family Blog (click here)
Almeida, D. M., Davis, K. D., Lee, S., Lawson, K. M., Walter, K., & Moen, P. (2016). Supervisor support buffers daily psychological and physiological reactivity to work-family conflict. Journal of Marriage and Family. doi: 10.111/jomf.12252
2015
Lawson, K. M., Crouter, A. C., & McHale, S. M. (2015). Links between family gender socialization experiences in childhood and gendered occupational attainment in young adulthood. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 90, 26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.07.003
Lee, B., Lawson, K. M., McHale, S. M. (2015). Longitudinal associations between gender-typed skills and interests and their links to occupational outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2015.02.011
McHale, S. M., Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., Casper, L., Kelly, E. L., & Buxton, O. M. (2015). Effects of a workplace intervention on sleep in employees' children. Manuscript Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(6), 672-677. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.02.014.
Media coverage in Centre Daily Times (click here)
Media coverage in Science Daily (click here)
Media coverage in Medical Press (click here)
Media coverage in Penn State News (click here)
Davis, K. D., Lawson, K. M., Almeida, D. M., Kelly, E. L., King, R. B., Hammer, L. B., et al. (2015). Effects of a workplace intervention on parent-child time: Evidence from the Work, Family, Health Study. Pediatrics, 135(5), 875-882. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2057
Media coverage in Centre Daily Times (click here)
Media coverage in Penn State News (click here)
Media coverage in Reuters Health (click here)
Media coverage in Association for Psychological Science Minds for Business (click here)
Lee, B., Lawson, K. M., Chang, P., Neuendorf, C., Almeida, D. M., & Dmitrieva, N. (2015). Leisure-time physical activity moderates the longitudinal associations between work-family spillover and physical health. Journal of Leisure Research, 47(4), 444-466.
2014
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., McHale, S. M., Hammer, L. B., & Buxton, O. M. (2014). Daily positive spillover and crossover from mothers’ work to youth health. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(6), 897-907. doi: 10.1037/fam0000028
Media coverage in WPS Digital Broadcast - Public Media for Central Pennsylvania (click here)
Lawson, K. M., & Lips, H. M. (2014). The role of self-perceived agency and job attainability in women’s impressions of successful women in masculine occupations. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12236
2013
Barth, K. S., Maria, M. M., Lawson, K., Shaftman, S., Brady, K. T., & Back, S. E. (2013). Pain and motives for use among non-treatment seeking individuals with prescription opioid dependence. American Journal on Addictions, 22(5), 486-491. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12038.x
Lawson, K. M., Davis, K. D., Crouter, A. C., & O’Neill, J. W. (2013). Understanding work-family spillover in hotel managers. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 33, 273-281. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.09.003
Lawson, K. M., Back, S. E., Hartwell, K. J., Maria, M. M., & Brady, K.T. (2013). A comparison of trauma profiles among individuals with prescription opioid, nicotine, or cocaine dependence. American Journal on Addictions, 22, 127-131. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.00319.x
Prior to 2013
Back, S. E., Lawson, K., Singleton, L., & Brady, K. T. (2011). Characteristics and correlates of men and women with prescription opioid dependence. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, 36(8), 829-834. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.03.013
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2009). Work values, gender, and expectations about work commitment and pay: Laying the groundwork for the “motherhood penalty?” Sex Roles, 61(9), 667-676. doi: 10.1007/s11199-009-9670-0
Book Chapters/Magazines
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. M. (2019). Women across cultures. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychology, 2nd edition. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Brady, K. T., & Lawson, K. M. (2012). Substance use disorders in women throughout the lifespan. In N. Rowe (Ed.), Clinical updates in women’s health care. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Greenfield, S. F., Back, S. E., Lawson, K., & Brady, K. T. (2011). Women and addiction. In P. Ruiz, & E. Strain (Eds.), Substance abuse: A comprehensive textbook (5th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2010). Women across cultures. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychology. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Greenfield, S. F., Back, S. E., Lawson, K., & Brady, K. T. (2010). Substance abuse in women. Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Women’s Mental Health, 33(2), 339-355.
Lips, H. M., & Lawson, K. (2009). The gender pay gap: Worse for mothers. Graduate Women New Zealand, 40-42.