Ph.D. Candidate, Eastern University Karen Perham-Lippman

About my research

I have spent nearly 15 years designing and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), environmental, social, & governance (ESG), and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, initiatives, and programs. I have worked across a variety of industries and sectors, including non-profit, government, public utilities, and business: aerospace, technology, telecommunications, engineering, and management consulting, both regionally and globally. I am a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership at Eastern University’s College of Business and Leadership and have been teaching and designing leadership and business courses at the undergraduate and graduate level for the past five years. My research interests span destructive leadership, corporate board diversity, mental health, gender, workplace loneliness, belonging, and DEIB. My scholarly work has been published in Psychology Today, SAGE Publishing, Merits International Journal, Ethics International Press, and Emerald Publishing.