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Alyssa Friede Westring serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship at DePaul University's Driehaus College of Business, holding the distinguished Vincent de Paul Professorship and having been selected as an inaugural DePaul Presidential Fellow.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University (2007)
- MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University (2005)
- BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (2002)
Westring's research examines the intersection of professional and personal life domains, with specialized expertise in gender dynamics within academic medicine and scientific careers. As co-investigator on an NIH RO1 grant, she has produced influential scholarship published in Academic Medicine, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Human Resource Management, while also contributing to public discourse through Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and Chronicle of Higher Education. Her co-authored book Parents Who Lead (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) extends this work to leadership frameworks for working parents.
Her significant recognitions include:
- Vincent de Paul Professorship
- Inaugural DePaul Presidential Fellowship
Westring directs substantial NIH-funded research on gender equity in academic medicine while maintaining active thought leadership through TEDx presentations and media commentary. Her departmental leadership combines scholarly rigor with practical applications for career development and organizational behavior education.
