Contact Info

Email: qcunningham [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-895-5561

Department: Department of Management

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Additional Info:

Academic Focus: Human Resource Management, Management, Sport Management

Dr. Quinn Cunningham has enjoyed researching and teaching about teams since she recognized her ability to combine her love of sports with her love of learning. Her experience working in amateur (RMC Yellow Jackets and VCU Rams) and professional sports (Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies) helps her bring concrete examples for applying teamwork principles (common purpose, specific performance goals, complementary skills, commitment, and mutual accountability) to virtually any business format.

Dr. Cunningham brings life to these principles through challenging real-time team experiences and discussions that involve students applying new techniques and ideas along with their common sense and personal experiences to business problems that will give them insight and resources for addressing the ever-changing business climate.

Background Information

  • Ph.D. LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Management (Organizational Behavior), 2015
  • M.S. Virginia Commonwealth University, Recreation, Parks, and Sport Leadership, 2007
  • B.A. Randolph-Macon College, Economics/Business, 2006

Refereed Articles

  • McLeod, P. L., Cunningham, Q., DiazGranados, D., Dodoiu, G., Kaplan, S., Keyton, J., Larson, N., LeNoble, C., Marsch, S. U., O'Neill, T., Henrickson Parker, S., Semmer, N. K., Shuffler, M., Su, L., Tschan, F., Waller, M. & Yang, Y. (2021). Hacking teamwork in healthcare: Addressing adverse effects of ad hoc team composition in critical care medicine. Healthcare Management Review, 46, 341-348.
  • Capitano, J. & Cunningham, Q. W. (2018). Suspicion at work: The impact on counterproductive and citizenship behaviors. Organization Management Journal, 15, 174-185.
  • Maynard, M. T., Resick, C. J., Cunningham, Q. W., & DiRenzo, M. S. (2017). Ch-Ch-Ch-changes: How Action Phase Functional Leadership, Team Human Capital, and Interim vs. Permanent Leader Status Impact Post-transition Team Performance. Journal of Business and Psychology, 32, 575-593. Winner of 2017 Editor’s Commendation.

Refereed Proceedings

Full Paper

  • Capitano, J., Mawritz, M., & Cunningham, Q. (2014). Development and Validation of the Workplace Hazing Scale. 2014 Academy of Management (AOM) Conference.
  • Cunningham, Q., DiRenzo, M., & Mawritz, M. (2013). Abusive Supervision and Employee Outcomes: The Influence of Contract Violation and PsyCap. 2013 Academy of Management (AOM) Conference.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

International

  • Cunningham, Q. W. (2018, September). Bouncing back from an abusive boss: The mitigating influence of resilience on employee self-efficacy and performance. Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference. Cork, Ireland.
  • Cunningham, Q., Narayanan, V., & Schultheis, M. (2013, September). Neuroscience Tools in Management Research: Extending Organizational Research to New Questions. 2013 British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Cunningham, Q., Narayanan, V., & Schultheis, M. (2012, June). An Interactive Workshop on the Potential of Medical Technologies for Management Research. 2012 European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

National

  • Cunningham, Q. W. & Resick, C. J. (2018, July). Transactive Memory Systems, Leader Sensemaking, and Information Elaboration in Teams. Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) Conference. Washington, D.C.
  • Graham, K., Quade, M. J., Cunningham, Q. W. (2017, August). When supervisors are abusive in email. Part of the “’Dark Side’ of Electronic Communication” Symposium at the Academy of Management (AOM) Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Graham, K., Cunningham, Q. W., Quade, M. J. (2015, August). The ‘dark side’ of working from home: Abusive supervision over email. Part of the “Beyond displaced aggression: Reexamining the antecedents of abusive supervision” Symposium at the Academy of Management (AOM) Conference. Vancouver, Canada.
  • Cunningham, Q. W., Resick, C. J., Maynard, M. T., DiRenzo, M. S. (2015, April). Team leader change: Do permanency and active leadership matter. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Capitano, J., Mawritz, M., & Cunningham, Q. (2014, August). Development and Validation of the Workplace Hazing Scale. 2014 Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Cunningham, Q., Maynard, M., & Resick, C. (2014, July). Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: The Impact of Leadership Change on Team Performance. 2014 INGRoup Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  • Cunningham, Q., DiRenzo, M., & Mawritz, M. (2013). Abusive Supervision and Employee Outcomes: The Influence of Contract Violation and PsyCap. 2013 Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Orlando, Florida.
  • Graham, K., Cunningham, Q., Ziegert, J., & Capitano, J. (2013, April). The Impact of Self-efficacies and Ability on Job Search. 2013 Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Houston, Texas.
  • Cunningham, Q. W., Resick, C. J., DiRenzo, M. S., Whitman, D.S., Weingarden, S.M., & Zane, L. J. (2011, July). Leveraging Team Human Capital: Examining Role Composition and Functional Leadership. Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Ziegert, J. C., Capitano, J,. Cunningham, Q. W., & Shao P. (2011, April). The impact of Efficacy and Motivation on Person-Organization Fit. Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference. Chicago, Illinois. 

Regional

  • Capitano, J. & Cunningham, Q. W. (2017, October). Suspicion at Work: The Impact on Counterproductive and Citizenship Behaviors. Southern Management Association (SMA) Conference. St. Petersburg, Florida.
  • Capitano, J., Cunningham, Q., & Mawritz, M. (2013, November). Workplace Hazing: An Integrated Model. Southern Management Association (SMA) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Capitano, J. & Cunningham, Q. W. (2013, May). Five keys to student engagement. Drexel University's Business Professor Teaching Summit. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Cunningham, Q. W., Narayanan, V.K., & Schultheis, M.T. (2011, April). Human Cognition Research Methodologies Across Fields. Drexel University Research Day. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Book Chapter

  • Dust, S. B. & Cunningham, Q. W. (2018). Age and Generational Differences: A Recipe for Generational Faultlines and a Call for Diversity Leadership. In M. W. Gerhardt & J. V. Peluchette (Eds.), Millennials: Trends, Characteristics and Perspectives (pp. 231-250). Nova Science Publishers, New York.

Honors-Awards-Grants

  • 2022: Summer Research Fellowship, Rider University. Project Title: using sports data to test teamwork constructs
  • 2020-2021 Faculty Academic Advising Award
  • 2020: Davis Fellowship, Rider University. Project Title: Engaging students in effective virtual group work
  • 2020: Online Course Development Grant, College of Continuing Studies, Rider University
  • 2019: Online Course Development Grant, College of Continuing Studies, Rider University
  • 2018: Davis Fellowship, Rider University. Project Title: Bouncing back from an abusive boss: The mitigating influence of resilience on employee self-efficacy and performance
  • 2017: Summer Developmental Fellowship, Rider University. Project Title: Amateur Sports Management - Concepts and Employment Opportunities
  • 2015-2016 Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda Outstanding Local Chapter Advisor of the Year
  • 2015: Davis Fellowship. Rider University. Project Title: The “Dark Side” of Working from Home: Abusive Supervision over Email
  • 2010-2011 Pre-Doctoral Training in Human Cognition Research Methodologies Across Fields. Human Cognition Enhancement Program (HCEP), Drexel University, Starter Funding: $5,000, Role: PI