Alyssa Tedder-King Directory Page

Alyssa Tedder-King is an Assistant Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She received her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Her research examines factors that mitigate or sustain inequality within organizations, focusing on two primary pathways through which inequality is experienced at work: interpersonal interactions and structural mechanisms. This work investigates how allyship, or actions aimed at supporting marginalized individuals and promoting fair treatment, emerges and shapes downstream outcomes. It also examines how exposure to evidence of existing inequalities influences individuals’ attitudes and behaviors, as well as how those who experience inequality respond proactively to improve their circumstances.

Her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, and Organizational Behavior Human Decision Processes, and has been featured in prominent management outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review.

Research

Tedder-King, A., Prengler, M., & Sherf E. N. (2025). The mitigation-signaling model: An integrative conceptual review of allyship behaviors’ consequences for marginalized individuals [Monographϟ]. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl10001286
ϟ The Monograph designation indicates work that makes a particularly substantial and significant contribution to the field, as decided by the Senior Editorial Team of the Journal of Applied Psychology. On average, less than one article per year is selected, making it a “rare and high distinction” at the journal.

Kundro, T., Tedder-King, A., Walker, O., Shandell, M. (2025). Reject or protect? Corrective action in response to women’s versus men’s reports of workplace abuse. Organization Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18712

Tedder-King, A., Prengler, M., & Sherf E. N. (2024). Broadening our sights: Expanding the consequences of allyship for allies. Current Opinion in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101902

Tedder-King, A. & Sherf E. N. (2024). Fairness judgments in the context of structural sexism: The role of beliefs in individual and structural causes of success. Academy of Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2022.0776 
Winner of the Saroj Parasuraman Outstanding Publication Award 2025 from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division of the Academy of Management 

Chawla, N., Gabriel, A, Prengler, M., Rogers, K., Rogers, B., Tedder-King, A., & Rosen, C. (2024). Allyship in the fifth trimester: A multi-method investigation of women’s postpartum return to work. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (Allyship special issue). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2024.104330  
Winner of the Darden School of Business’s 2025 Wells Fargo Award for Excellence in Significant Publication in a Peer-Reviewed, Discipline-Based Journal