Teresa Cardador
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
School of Labor & Employment Relations

- cardador@illinois.edu
- (217) 244-1398
- (217) 244-9290
219 LER Building, 504 E. Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820
Education
PhD, Organizational Behavior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MPH, Health Policy and Administration, University of California at Berkeley
BA, Psychology, University of California at Berkeley (Phi Beta Kappa)
Research Interests
My research centers on how occupations, work environments, and personal orientations toward work (e.g., callings) affect how workers experience meaningfulness and a sense of purpose in work. I am particularly interested in the experience of workers in gender-segregated occupations, such as engineering, surgery, policing, and nursing. Outlets for my research include Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Vocational Behavior.
Courses
LER 591 Employment Relations Systems
LER 567 Negotiations in HR Decisions