Kathleen R. Keeler

Assistant Professor
Management & Human Resources

Background

Kate Keeler is an Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resources at the Max M. Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University. She received a PhD in Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University.

Dr. Keeler's research focuses on understanding the benefits and drawbacks of listening to music in the workplace, human energy, and research methods and statistics. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Organizational Research Methods, and Psychological Methods. She was honored by the Organizational Research Methods Editorial Board with the 2017 Best Paper Award, and by the Academy of Management Review Editorial Board with the 2021 Best Paper Award. She serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review and Human Resource Management. 

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Areas of Expertise

Human Resources Management
  • Compensation
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Performance Management

Education

PhD in Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management - Virginia Commonwealth University

MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology - George Mason University

BS in Psychology - George Mason University

Courses

BUSMHR 4326 - Compensation and Benefits Administration
Provides a comprehensive framework and state-of-the art tools for designing compensation systems via assessment of organizational needs, internal and external equity, and compensation administration. Prereq: 2291 or 2292 (BusAdm 499.01); and 3200 (701), and AcctMIS 2200 (211), 2300 (212), and BusMgt 2320 (330), 2321 (331). Not open to students with credit for 762.
BUSMHR 4998H - Honors Research
Special topics research in management and human resources; research evaluated through papers, thesis, and/or special examinations. Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is progress graded.
BUSMHR 8611 - Professional Development
This is a PhD seminar on Professional Development designed to be taken over the regular 14-week sessions and made up of two parts, part one to be offered Autumn and part two during Spring semester; primarily for MHR PhD candidates. Prereq: Enrollment in the Fisher College of Business Ph.D program, or permission of instructor.
BUSMHR 4998 - Undergraduate Research in Management and Human Resources
Undergraduate Research in Management and Human Resources for non-honors students. Prereq: BusAdm 2291 (499), and Jr standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is progress graded.