Christine Ann Riordan

Christine Ann Riordan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on employment relations, labor-management dynamics, job insecurity, and the evolving nature of work in the face of technological changes like algorithmic management. She has contributed to interdisciplinary studies on hospitality automation and worker responses to precarity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key research areas include:

• Employment relationships and conflict dynamics
• Income inequality and policy solutions
• Migrant worker issues (Mexican immigrants)
• Algorithmic management's impact on frontline service work

Her work bridges organizational behavior, labor studies, and social policy. Recent publications analyze worker voice during crises and the transformation of labor-management frameworks in modern organizations.

No specific grants or awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts. Collaborations include interdisciplinary projects with computer science, public health, and social movement scholars.