Christina Hymer

Christina Hymer is an Assistant Professor in the Management & Entrepreneurship department at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior/Human Resources from the University of South Carolina and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

• Education:
• Ph.D., Business Administration, University of South Carolina (2021)
• B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University (2012)

Her research focuses on professional identity, work arrangements, and how workers navigate challenges to their identity while finding meaning at work. She teaches courses on management principles and performance management. Prior to academia, she worked as a human capital consultant at Deloitte Consulting.

Her recent publications explore topics like intersectionality in the workplace, religion’s role in entrepreneurial investing, and multidimensionality in research methodologies. These studies reflect her interdisciplinary approach to organizational behavior and management theory.

• Awards:
• Promising Researcher Award (Darla Moore School of Business, 2020)
• PhD Student Spotlight (Darla Moore School of Business, 2020)
• Co-PI for Darla Moore School Research Grant (2019)

Hymer’s work bridges academic research with practical insights from her industry experience, emphasizing equity, power dynamics, and human capital strategies. She contributes to the academic community through peer-reviewed publications and grants.