Rosalind Barnett

Barnett attended Queens College and received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University. She has held senior research positions at the Henry A. Murray Research Institute at Harvard University, the Wellesley College Centers for Women, and Brandeis University.

The National Institute of Mental Health funded her study of Family and Work Role Stress in Men, and a study of Patterns of Competence in Preschool Girls. The National Science Foundation funded a study of Women in the Middle Years and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has funded her research on work/family issues. Her primary areas of expertise include the work-family interface, gender similarities and differences, gender stereotypes, obstacles confronting women in the workplace, and ongoing adaptations to an aging workforce.

Barnett has published books and articles with co-author Caryl Rivers, Professor of Journalism at Boston University.

Fellowships and honors

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Woodrow Wilson Honorary Fellowship
• Recipient of the American Personnel and Guidance Association's Annual Award for Outstanding Research
• Who's Who of American Women (9th, 21st, and 22nd editions)
• 2008-09 – Anne Roe Award for contributions in women's education, Harvard University,
• 1999 – Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Research on Work-Family Research (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
• 1997 – Goldsmith Research Award, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
• 1997 – ANBAR, Citation of Excellence
• 1996 – Best Paper Award: Journal of Organizational Behavior
• 1988 – National Books for a Better Life Award
• 1975-1976 – Radcliffe College Graduate Society Distinguished Achievement Medal