Adriane Clomax

• Priority Area: Race, Racism, and Inequality
• Disciplines: Income inequality and workplace experiences of minority workers, broad-based employee ownership, digital economy, future of work, inclusive leadership, military social work, platform cooperatives, worker mental health outcomes, workplace climate and culture, women and their workplace experiences
• Mentor: Dr. Douglas Kruse
• Mentors' Disciplines: Economics, employee ownership, profit sharing, disability, worker displacement, pensions, wage differentials
• School: School of Management and Labor Relations
• Department: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Adriane, a dedicated social worker, completed her PhD at the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. Her extensive research during her doctoral studies centered on the crucial subjects of fair working conditions, workplace democracy, and inclusive leadership practices. Adriane has actively contributed to international projects in collaboration with King's College London, focusing on the mental health outcomes of military veterans in the U.S. and U.K. Additionally, her involvement with the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy at the New School in New York City enabled her to contribute to the development of worker-owner-centered policy reports for platform cooperatives, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

As a presidential post-doc, Adriane will join the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations in the School of Management and Labor Relations. During this tenure, her research agenda will largely revolve around exploring the impact of employee ownership on wealth and income inequality. She will work with extensive government datasets, including the Federal government's principal dataset on employee-owned companies and the U.S. Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual reports. Furthermore, Adriane will utilize data from the Health and Retirement Study to investigate employee ownership and outcomes for retirees of color and workers with disabilities.

Adriane will be collaborating with her colleague at Kings College to address issues concerning the experiences of women of color in the U.S. and U.K. militaries. They plan to utilize a longitudinal qualitative design to conduct interviews over two years to gain insight into subtle interactions that individuals experience. These interactions may influence their environment, decision-making, and health outcomes, which might not be fully captured through a cross-sectional interview approach.

Adriane looks forward to sharing her expertise by teaching classes in the spring of 2025, particularly emphasizing women in the workplace and organizational theories.