Education

Ph.D. in HR/IR, School of Labor & Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (expected May, 2021)
Master of HR/IR, School of Labor & Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2016)
M. Phil. in Management, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2014)
Thesis: Effectiveness of Tenure Track System (TTS) in Universities of Pakistan
BS (Honors) in Management, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2012)

Research Interests

• Labor and Employment Relations
• Human Resource Management
• Workplace Conflict Management
• Macro Organizational Behavior

Journal Publications

• Hafeez, Aibak; Lamare, Ryan (2021). An Empirical Examination of How Third-Party Neutral Sourcing and Qualification Differences Affect Employment ADR Practice Usage. Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (forthcoming)
• Benton, Richard; Hafeez, Aibak; Mun, Eunmi (2019). Changing Employment Relations Under a Fractured Corporate Elite. Socio-Economic Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwz008

Conference Presentations

• Hafeez, Aibak; Lamare, Ryan (2020). The Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Employment Arbitration: Evidence from Securities Industry Discrimination Complaints. Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA) Best Paper Proceedings, 72^nd Annual Meeting, Virtual
• Hafeez, Aibak (2019). An Empirical Analysis of How Employment Discrimination Cases Fare in Arbitration and Litigation. Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA) Best Posters, 71^st Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH
• Hafeez, Aibak; Lamare, Ryan (2018). Sourcing and Quality of Third-Party Neutrals and ADR Practices. Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA) Best Paper Proceedings,70^th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

Honors and Awards

• Certificate in Foundations of Teaching from the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020)
• List of Teachers Ranked Excellent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Fall 2018; Spring 2020; Fall 2020)
• D. Fellowship, School of Labor & Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015)
• Fully funded scholarship for MS leading to Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, COMSATS Institute of Information & Technology (CIIT), Pakistan (2014)
• Fully funded scholarship for MS leading to Ph.D. at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (not availed)
• Fully funded scholarship for M.Phil. at University of the Punjab, Pakistan, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (2012)