Curriculum Vitae
Professional Appointments
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Visiting Assistant Professor, Management
August 2022 - Present
George Mason University School of Business
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
August 2020 – August 2022
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D., Education (2019)
Advisors: Drs. Jal Mehta, Monica Higgins, Jody Hoffer Gittell
Vanderbilt University
M.P.P., Education (2012)
University of Notre Dame
B.A. Political Science, Magne Cum Laude (2010)
Publications & Works in Progress
(Name change in September 2021)
Tinsley, C., Kathawalla, R.R., Cronin, M. Integrating the Shadow within Us to Strengthen our Field. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2021.0095
Kathawalla, R.R., & Mehta, J. (2022). Humans in Hierarchies: Intergroup Relations in Education Reform. Educational Administration Quarterly, 0013161X221098072. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X221098072
Rinehart, R. (2021). Role-Redefining Reforms. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), 16228. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.204
Kathawalla, R.R. The counterintuitive cost of success: A systems psychodynamic lens on organizational change. (Stage: Writing)
Selected Presentations
The Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2022)
Intrapersonal influences on “No” with Matthew A. Cronin and Catherine H. Tinsley
The Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2021)
Role-redefining reforms (Nominated as a best paper)
Relational Coordination Research Collaborative Roundtable (2019)
Emotional dynamics of role-based relational work
Harvard Graduate School of Education Doctoral Colloquium Series (2018)
Humans in hierarchies: Intergroup relations in education reform
The Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2018)
The paradox of stereotypes in education reform
The Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2017)
Intergroup dynamics in education reform: How identity, power, and emotion hinder systemic reform
Teaching
Undergraduate-Level Teaching Experience
Management and Organizational Behavior, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Framing and Solving Hard Problems, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Principles of Management, George Mason University School of Business
Introduction to Organizational Behavior, George Mason University School of Business
Graduate-Level Teaching Experience
Leading Teams for Performance and Impact, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Leadership in the Public Arena, University of Virginia – Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (Visiting Instructor)
Leadership & Management in K-12 Schools, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Teaching Fellow)
Doctorate of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) Capstone, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Teaching Fellow)
Introduction to Applied Data Analysis, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Teaching Fellow)
Applied Data Analysis, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Teaching Fellow)
Executive Teaching Experience
Management & Organizational Behavior, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (Executive MBA Program)
Negotiations, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (Executive MBA Program)
Executive Master’s in Leadership, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Guest Lecturer)
Management Acceleration Programme, INSEAD France (Leadership Consultant)
Relevant Professional Experience
Renée Rinehart, LLC (2019 - )
Organizational Consultant & Leadership Development Facilitator
Tennessee Department of Education (2012 - 2014)
Program Analyst