Souha R. Ezzedeen

School of Human Resource Management
Associate Professor
Office: Atkinson Building, 150J
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 20269
Email: souha@yorku.ca
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Souha R. Ezzedeen holds a PhD in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour and is a tenured associate professor at the School of Human Resource Management. Her research interests focus on topics at the intersection of the work-nonwork interface, careers, and the human-animal bond.
Souha R. Ezzedeen joined the School of Human Resource Management in 2007. She was previously at the Pennsylvania State University School of Business Administration in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she was a doctoral student and visiting instructor at the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management (now, School of Business), where she completed her PhD in Business Administration with a focus on human resource management and organizational behavior and development. Souha's research interests focus on topics at the intersection of careers and career management, work-life balance, and gender, focusing specifically on interpretive explorations of the career and family strategies of various groups such as executive women, emerging adults, entrepreneurs, and dual-career couples. Her research has appeared in noted publications including Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Family Issues, Human Resource Management Review, and Journal of Career Development and has been cited in a number of local and international news outlets including the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Ezzedeen is also the recipient of numerous research awards. She is a two-time winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Conference and her papers have been selected as best papers for awards including the Emerald Literati Network “Highly Commended” Award for Outstanding Papers and the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Souha has also been engaged in university teaching for nearly twenty years and is the recipient of numerous accolades including The George Washington University Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, the Harrisburg Chapter Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award, and multiple nominations for school- and faculty-level teaching awards.
Degrees
PhD HRM/OB&D, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington DCMA Public Personnel Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
BA Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Professional Leadership
Undergraduate Program Director (1-year interim term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2023-2024.
College Academic Life Coordinator (1-year term), New College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2016-2017.
Undergraduate Program Director (3-year term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2015-2018.
Research Interests
- Nominated for the 2020-2021 Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2021
- Nominated for the 2015-2016 Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Nominated for the 2014-2015 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Nominated for the 2013-2014 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2015
- 20 Best Articles of 2008 – Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, Purdue University Center for Families and Boston College Center for Work & Family, for “The Man Behind the Woman: A Qualitative Study of the Spousal Support Received and Valued by Executive Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2010
- Recipient of Emerald Literati Network “Highly Commended” Award for Outstanding Papers, for “Career Advancement and Family Balance Strategies of Executive Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2010
- Winner of a 2018 Excellence in Reviewing Award, Human Resource Management Review presented at the 2018 Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA. - 2018
- Winner of the Faculty Support Award for support of College activities and dedication to student success, Office of the Master, New College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Winner of Outstanding Reviewer Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management Conference, Boston, MA, USA. - 2012
- Nominated for the 2012-2013 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2014
- Nominated for the Atkinson Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2008
- Nominated for the Faculty Advising Award, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA. - 2007
- Nominated for the Michael J. Driver Best Regional Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, for “Work and Family Strategies of High Achieving Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2008
- Winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award, Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Washington, DC, USA, for “Work and Family Strategies of High Achieving Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2008
- Winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award, Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, for “Absorbed in Work: Meaning, Antecedents, and Consequences of Cognitive-Based Work-Nonwork Conflict” (with P. M. Swiercz). - 2006
Souha R. Ezzedeen holds a PhD in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour and is a tenured associate professor at the School of Human Resource Management. Her research interests focus on topics at the intersection of the work-nonwork interface, careers, and the human-animal bond.
Souha R. Ezzedeen joined the School of Human Resource Management in 2007. She was previously at the Pennsylvania State University School of Business Administration in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she was a doctoral student and visiting instructor at the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management (now, School of Business), where she completed her PhD in Business Administration with a focus on human resource management and organizational behavior and development. Souha's research interests focus on topics at the intersection of careers and career management, work-life balance, and gender, focusing specifically on interpretive explorations of the career and family strategies of various groups such as executive women, emerging adults, entrepreneurs, and dual-career couples. Her research has appeared in noted publications including Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Family Issues, Human Resource Management Review, and Journal of Career Development and has been cited in a number of local and international news outlets including the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Ezzedeen is also the recipient of numerous research awards. She is a two-time winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Conference and her papers have been selected as best papers for awards including the Emerald Literati Network “Highly Commended” Award for Outstanding Papers and the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Souha has also been engaged in university teaching for nearly twenty years and is the recipient of numerous accolades including The George Washington University Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, the Harrisburg Chapter Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award, and multiple nominations for school- and faculty-level teaching awards.
Degrees
PhD HRM/OB&D, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington DCMA Public Personnel Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
BA Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Professional Leadership
Undergraduate Program Director (1-year interim term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2023-2024.
College Academic Life Coordinator (1-year term), New College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2016-2017.
Undergraduate Program Director (3-year term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2015-2018.
Research Interests
Awards
- Nominated for the 2020-2021 Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2021
- Nominated for the 2015-2016 Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Nominated for the 2014-2015 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Nominated for the 2013-2014 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2015
- 20 Best Articles of 2008 – Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, Purdue University Center for Families and Boston College Center for Work & Family, for “The Man Behind the Woman: A Qualitative Study of the Spousal Support Received and Valued by Executive Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2010
- Recipient of Emerald Literati Network “Highly Commended” Award for Outstanding Papers, for “Career Advancement and Family Balance Strategies of Executive Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2010
- Winner of a 2018 Excellence in Reviewing Award, Human Resource Management Review presented at the 2018 Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA. - 2018
- Winner of the Faculty Support Award for support of College activities and dedication to student success, Office of the Master, New College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2016
- Winner of Outstanding Reviewer Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management Conference, Boston, MA, USA. - 2012
- Nominated for the 2012-2013 School of Human Resource Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured Category), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2014
- Nominated for the Atkinson Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. - 2008
- Nominated for the Faculty Advising Award, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA. - 2007
- Nominated for the Michael J. Driver Best Regional Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, for “Work and Family Strategies of High Achieving Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2008
- Winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award, Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Washington, DC, USA, for “Work and Family Strategies of High Achieving Women” (with K. G. Ritchey). - 2008
- Winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award, Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, for “Absorbed in Work: Meaning, Antecedents, and Consequences of Cognitive-Based Work-Nonwork Conflict” (with P. M. Swiercz). - 2006