Dr David Frank Arena Jr.

[Dr David Arena Jr.]

Assistant Professor, Management

Last Updated: January 19, 2021

about me

Research Interests

Diversity and inclusion, workplace mistreatment, identity management, intersectionality, dynamically stigmatized identities, LGBTQ+ identities at work

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behaviors, Human Resources, Diversity at Work

Biography

Dr. David (Dave) Arena is an assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Arena's research explores contemporary diversity and inclusion issues in the workplace. He is particularly interested in dynamically-stigmatized employee identity characteristics that may either be concealed (such as sexual orientation) or may change over time (such as pregnancy status). His work has appeared in Personnel Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Industrial Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, an others. He has been recognized by multiple tracks of the Southern Management Association, and has obtained grants for his work from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Memphis.

Appointments

- Aug 2020 to Present Assistant Professor
  The University of Texas, Arlington

Memberships

- 2016 to Present Academy of Management
- 2016 to Present Southern Management Association
- 2014 to Present Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- 2016 to 2020 Mid-South Management Research Consortium
- 2015 to 2020 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Awards and Honors

- Sep 2020 Dorothy Arata Academic Award sponsored by University of Memphis
- Aug 2020 Best Student Paper in Track sponsored by Southern Management Association
- Jul 2020 Internal Departmental Grant sponsored by University of Memphis
- Dec 2019 Best Reviewer Award sponsored by Southern Management Association
- Dec 2019 CWDI Seed Funding sponsored by Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Memphis
- Apr 2019 University of Memphis 20 under 30 award sponsored by University of Memphis
- Dec 2018 Grant-in-Aid award sponsored by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

News Articles

- Oct 2019 Medicalxpress.com

Support & Funding

Publications

2018

Book Chapter
Modern Moms: Dissecting the experiences of older pregnant employees.
Violence and Abuse In and Around Organizations
[Arena Jr., DavidF, Brady, JacquelynS, Jones, KristenP].

2020

Journal Article
Expanding how we Think about Diversity Training
[Robinson, AshleyN, Arena Jr., DavidF, Lindsey, AlexP, Ruggs, EnricaN]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 13, 236-241.

Journal Article
How help during pregnancy can undermine self-efficacy and increase postpartum intentions to quit
[Jones, KristenP, Clair, JudithA, King, EdenB, Humberd, BethK, Arena Jr., DavidF]. Personnel Psychology. 73(3), 431-458.

In Process

Journal Article
The Intrapersonal Experience of Pregnancy at Work: An Exploratory Study
[Arena Jr., DavidF, Jones, KristenP, Sabat, IsaacE, King, EdenB]. Journal of Business & Psychology. Accepted.

2018

Journal Article
Is more always merrier? Intersectionality as an antecedent of job insecurity.
[, , ]. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(11),

2017

Journal Article
How prior knowledge of LGB identities alters the effects of workplace disclosure
[Sabat, IsaacE, Lindsey, AlexP, King, EdenB, Ahmad, AfraS, Membere, Ashley, Arena Jr., DavidF]. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 103, 56-70.

Journal Article
Subtle discrimination in the workplace: A vicious cycle.
[Jones, KristenP, Arena Jr., DavidF, Nittrouer, ChristineL, Alonso, NatalyaM, Lindsey, AlexP]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 10, 51-76.

Journal Article
To B or not to B: Assessing the disclosure dilemma of bisexual individuals at work
[Arena Jr., DavidF, Jones, KristenP]. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 103, 86-98.

Presentations

- April 2021
  Arena, David (Author & Presenter), Jones, KristenP (Author), Lindsey, AlexP (Author), "An intersectional perspective on the IDM experiences of LGB employees". (April , 2021).
- April 2021
  Arena, DavidF (Co-Chair), Sodiya, OyinkansolaO (Co-Chair), "Climbing the ladder: New strategies for overcoming barriers faced by women in STEM", New Orleans, LA. (April , 2021).
- April 2021
  Arena, DavidF (Co-Chair), Nittrouer, Christine (Co-Chair), "Identity management strategy effectiveness and theory generation in a virtual world", New Orleans, LA. (April , 2021).
- April 2021
  Ruggs, EnricaN (Author & Presenter), Bedwell-Torres, Wendy (Author), Fabian, Frances (Author), Hussey, Andrew (Author), Arena, David (Author), "The differential impact of current pandemics on employees". (April , 2021).
- April 2021
  Smith, Shona (Author & Presenter), Casper, WendyJ (Author), Arena, David, "The masked worker: Disclosure of Dysthymia in the Workplace". (April , 2021).
- 2020
  Nag, Devaline, Arena, David, Jones, Kristen, "Daily affect fluctuations and work outcomes in pregnant employees". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Arena, David (Author & Presenter), "Identity centrality as a moderator of the relationship between signaling and concealing an LGB identity". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Arena, David, Jones, Kristen, "Identity Management Strategy Enactment Based on Gender and Sexual Orientation". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Arena, David (Panelist), Hancock, Julie (Panelist), Landay, Karen (Coordinator/Organizer), Payne, Tyge (Panelist), Lemoine, James (Panelist), "Picking a winning team: Planning and executing successful symposia". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Boyd, Brian (Author), Solorino, AngeloM (Author), Leonel, RoneiD. (Author & Presenter), Arena, David (Author), "Rigor and transparency in management review articles: Insights for prospective authors and reviewers". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Tripathy, Shovna, Arena, David, Jones, Kristen, "Shift or lean? Advancing identity management by considering intersectionality". ( , 2020).
- 2020
  Arena, David, Landay, Karen, "We got by with a little help: Recent perspectives on the academic job market". ( , 2020).
- August 2020
  Arena, David (Panelist), Landay, Karen (Panelist), "Social life during the Ph.D.". (August , 2020).
- 2019
  Nag, Devalina, Jones, Kristen, Arena, David, "Diversity Goals Initiatives: Reaction to Promotion Loss". ( , 2019).
- 2019
  Arena, David, "From the Top Down: Contextual Constraints on HRM Practices". ( , 2019).
- April 2019
  Arena, David (Author & Presenter), Tripathy, ShovnaC (Author), Jones, KristenP (Author), Lindsey, AlexP (Author), Sabat, IsaacE (Author), "Bystander burnout among female witnesses of gender-based discrimination". (April , 2019).
- April 2019
  Mishra, Vipanchi (Author & Presenter), Davidson, HeatherK (Author), Arena, David (Author), "Individual difference predictors of peer evaluations in classroom teams.". (April , 2019).

Courses

Service to the Profession

- Dec 2020 to Present
  Editorial Review Board Member
  Journal of Organizational Behavior
- 2020 to Present
  Committee Member
  Award Committee for Dorothy Harlow Best Conference Paper
- 2020 to Present
  Committee Chair
  Awards Committee Chair for the SIOP LGBT committee
- 2020 to Present
  Committee Member
  Awards Committee for Saroj Parasuraman Award
- 2020 to Present
  Committee Member
  Goldstein and Schneider Scholarship committee
- 2019 to Present
  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  Journal of Vocational Behavior
- 2019 to Present
  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
- 2019 to Present
  Reviewer, Conference Paper
  Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  International Journal of Transgenderism
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
  Journal of Organizational Behavior
- 2018 to Present
  Reviewer, Conference Paper
  Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- 2017 to Present
  Reviewer, Conference Paper
  Academy of Management
- 2016 to Present
  Reviewer, Conference Paper
  Southern Management Association

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