Christy Glass

Biography

Professor Glass’ teaching and research focus on workplace justice. Her research analyzes the ways gender and race shape access to and mobility in professional work organizations. With Alison Cook, she has pioneered work on the glass cliff and the impact of representation on organizational practice. She teaches courses on work and labor, social inequality and gender and sexuality.

Her work has appeared in top journals in sociology and management including Social Forces, Work & Occupations, Gender & Society, Social Problems, Strategic Management Journal and Human Resource Management. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Public Radio, PBS, Forbes Magazine, Newsweek, CNBC, BBC, CNN and the Harvard Business Review.

Awards & Honors

Moving the Needle Award, 2023
USU’s Inclusion Center/SAAVI

Faculty Diversity Award, 2022
Utah State University

Researcher of the Year, 2020
College of Humanities & Social Science

Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
Center for Women and Gender

Robin’s Award, Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2017
Utah State University

Undergraduate Advisor of the Year, 2017
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Researcher of the Year, 2016
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

International Researcher of the Year, 2013
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Outstanding Faculty Award, 2013
USU-ROTC

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2011
Utah State University

Social Science Teacher of the Year, 2008
Utah State University

Mortar Board ‘Top Prof’ of the Year, 2008
Utah State University

Teacher of the Year, Department of SSWA, 2008
Department of Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology