Incoming Editors
The Academy of Management Board of Governors is pleased to announce the next editors of Academy of Management Annals (Annals), Academy of Management Collections (AMC), and Academy of Management Journal (AMJ). The new Annals editorial team will begin to receive manuscript proposals on 1 April 2025. The new AMC and AMJ editorial teams will begin to receive manuscript submissions on 1 July 2025. The full teams will be announced later this year.
Annals
Gary A. Ballinger, Editor
University of Virginia
Gary A. Ballinger is the Richard D. Wood Bicentennial Professor of Commerce at The University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. In his research, he focuses on factors that impact the operation of social exchange and trust relationships in the work context. This research investigates questions that touch on research questions in corporate governance, leadership succession, social networks and employee turnover. He has published in Academy of Management Review, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Strategic Management Journal.
From 2019 to 2024 he served as an Associate Editor for Academy of Management Annals. From 2014 to 2017 he served as an Associate Editor for Academy of Management Review. He has been or is currently a member of the editorial review boards of Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Organization Science and has reviewed for a number of other journals in organizational behavior and strategic management. He is a member of the Managerial and Organizational Cognition, Organizational Behavior, and Research Methods divisions of the Academy of Management.
Professor Ballinger currently teaches undergraduate courses in organizational behavior. In 2023 he was named as one of Poets & Quants 50 outstanding undergraduate business professors and in 2013 he won an All-University Teaching Award from The University of Virginia. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management from Purdue University’s Krannert Graduate School of Management in 2004.
Cristina Gibson, Editor
Professor | Pepperdine University
Cristina B. Gibson is University Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Management at Pepperdine University. She works at the nexus of organizational science, international management, and cross-cultural psychology to increase employee dignity, well-being, social impact, and organizational effectiveness.
Cristina focuses on inclusion, technology-enabled innovation, and corporate-community partnerships. Her research gives voice to those with differing approaches, perspectives and knowledge, celebrating and bridging differences. Her passions include helping executives, managers, and employees develop skills for culturally diverse collaboration, working remotely and navigating digital transformation. She has developed both theory and practice to improve global communication through technology.
Cristina’s scientific impact was acknowledged in a Stanford University study as among the top 2% of 7 million scientists across scientific disciplines worldwide. She was the recipient of the 2023 Academy of Management Fellows Award for Responsible Research, the 2022 Academy of Management Mentorship Award, the 2019 Medal for Scholarly Contributions by the Academy of International Business and the Decade Award from the Journal of International Business Studies. In 2018, she received the Humanitarian Impact Award from the American Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Management, Academy of International Business, American Psychological Association, and Academy of Social Science Australia.
Cristina served as Chair of the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management and in the 5-year executive track. She has served as an Associate Editor at Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Review, and Organization Science and has reviewed for a broad range of journals in organization, management and psychology.
AMC
Christine Quinn Trank, Editor
Professor | Vanderbilt University
Christine Quinn Trank is a professor of the practice of organizational leadership at the Peabody College of Education and Human Development of Vanderbilt University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Business in 2001. Chris studies the institutional environment of organizations and occupations, including educational and academic contexts. The shaping of knowledge as it moves across academic, policy, market, and practice boundaries is of particular interest. Most recently, she has studied the role of rhetorical history in identity work in organizations and occupations. Her work has been published in Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Advances in Strategic Management. Chris has served as Editor-in-Chief of Academy of Management Learning and Education, Associate Editor of Academy of Management Review, and co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Management Inquiry. She currently serves on several editorial boards. She previously served as representative-at-large on the Board of Governors and currently serves on the Academy of Management’s Ethics Education Committee. Chris teaches in the areas of organizational theory and leadership, fields in which she has been recognized with both teaching and service awards. At Vanderbilt, she helped establish an interdisciplinary professional doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations. The program successfully combines faculty from multiple academic fields and students from across functions and sectors, celebrating the connection between scholarship and practice.
AMJ
Quinetta Roberson, Editor
Distinguished Professor | Michigan State University
Quinetta Roberson, PhD, is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Management and Psychology at Michigan State University. With over 30 years of academic and professional experience, her research focuses on developing organizational capabilities and creating value through the strategic management of people, with particular emphasis on diverse work teams, inclusive work environments, and organizational justice. Her work has been published in top-tier journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Management. She has also edited the Handbook of Diversity in the Workplace, published by Oxford Press, and co-edited several volumes of the Research in Social Issues in Management book series.
In addition to her research, Dr. Roberson has held important editorial roles, including as Deputy Editor of the Academy of Management Journal and Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology. Her leadership contributions include serving as President of the Academy of Management (2020-2021) and as Director of the Science of Organizations program at the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Roberson earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Maryland, an M.B.A. in Finance and Strategic Planning from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Delaware. Her early career as a financial analyst and small business development consultant informs her scholarship, teaching, and work with organizations. Dr. Roberson is a Fellow of the Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Association for Psychological Science.