Jen is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Group at University College London (UCL) School of Management. Previously, she was a post-doctoral research scholar in the Center for Work Technology and Organization (WTO) at Stanford University in the Management Science and Engineering Department (MS&E). This is following the completion of a PhD from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in Technology Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management. Prior to her work in organisations research, Jen traveled briefly living as a digital nomad, worked as the director of research and development for a clean technology start up, spent time as a member of technical staff in the aerospace industry, and earned a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego.

Jen’s research has been published in outlets such as Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) and Academy of Management Review (AMR), highlighted in various media outlets (BBC, Guardian, FT, NY Times), and won awards including the Gerardine DeSanctis Dissertation Award from CTO division of the Academy of Management for the best solo-authored paper from a dissertation (2021) and AMR Best Paper Award (2022).

Research Interests

Jen’s research interest is the future of work, workspaces, and organising. Specifically exploring the topics such as collaboration and interactions in increasingly flexible work arrangements (location independent, hybrid), the integration of technologies (AI, blockchain), and the development of system level sustainability (biophilia, well-being) occurring in organisations today. Jen uses a mixed methods approach with an emphasis on rich qualitative field work to investigate phenomenon driven organisational design related questions.