Northern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Research Interests

Disability and neurodivergence in the workplace; decisions about disclosing identities at work; technology-mediated social interactions; psychometrics and other quantitative methods.

Representative Publications

Disability, Neurodivergence and Well-being

• Patton, E. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2024). Neurodiversity and work: Employment, identity, and support networks for neurominorities.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Keating, R. and Martinez, J. (2025). The impact of response options on formal disclosure rates for disabilities in organizations. Group and Organization Management, 50(4), 1097-1110.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Luchetti, L. (2024). Disability and Identity Work. In O. Branzei and A. Zeyen (Eds.), The Routledge Companion on Disability at Work (pp. 166-172); Taylor & Francis.
• Colella, A. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2024). Known and unknown mental illness: Uncovering the multiple routes to workplace inequities. Journal of Management, 50(3), 898-927.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Keating, R. T. and Martinez, J. J. (2023). Methodological strategies to examine the data quality and respondent experience of self-reporting disability in organization. SAGE Research Methods Business Case.
• Samosh, D., Kulkarni, M., Santuzzi, A. M. and Lyons, B. (2023). Disability as an enabler of career success and inclusion. In S. Robinson & K. Fisher (Eds.), Research Handbook on Disability Policy. Edward Elgar, UK.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Keating, R. T., Martinez, J. J. and Thomas, C. (2023). Understanding the complexity of disability stigma and its consequences for workers and organizations. In J. Beatty, S. Hennekam and M. Kulkarni (Eds.), De Gruyter Handbook of Disability and Management. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Keating, R. T. (2022). Neurodiversity and the disclosure dilemma. In S. Bruyere & A. Colella (Eds.), Neurodiversity in the workplace. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series (pp. 124-148). Routledge.
• Tompa, E., Samosh, D. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2022). The Benefits of Inclusion: Disability and Work in the 21st Century. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 41(3), 309-317.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Martinez, J. and Keating, R. (2021). The benefits of inclusion for disability measurement in the workplace. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 41(3), 474-490.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Cook, L. (2020). Disability stereotypes. Chapter to appear in J. Nadler & E. Voyles (Eds.), Stereotypes: The Thinking Person's Guide to Today's Reality in the U.S. (pp. 243-263) Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishing.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Keating, R. T. (2020). Managing invisible disabilities in the workplace: Identification and disclosure dilemmas for workers with hidden impairments. In S. Fieldsen, M. Moore and G. Wright (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook for Disability at Work. London: Palgrave.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Keating, R., Martinez, J., Finkelstein, L., Rupp, D. and Strah, N. (2019). Uncovering antecedents and consequences of identity management strategies for workers with concealable disabilities. Journal of Social Issues, 75(3), 847-880.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Waltz, P. R. (2016). Disability in the workplace: A unique and variable identity. Journal of Management. 42(5), 1111-1135.
• Santuzzi, A. M., Waltz, P. R., Rupp, D. and Finkelstein, L. M. (2014). Invisible disabilities: Unique challenges for employees and organizations. [Focal Article] Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 7(2), 204-219.
• Santuzzi, A. M. (2011). Anticipating evaluative social interactions involving persons with disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56, 231-242.

Evaluative Concerns (Technology and Face-To-Face)

• Hu, X., Pawirosetiko, J., Santuzzi, A. M. and Barber, L. K. (2024). Does your job shape your experience or interpretation of workplace telepressure? Exploring measurement invariance across occupational characteristics. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 14, 100426.
• Barber, L. K., Kuykendall, L. E. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2023). How managers can reduce "always on" work stress in teams: An optimal work availability framework. Organizational Dynamics, 100992.
• Barber, L. K., Santuzzi, A. M. and Hu, X. (2023). Tackling the Problem of Workplace Telepressure: Are Disconnection Policies Helpful?. Group & Organization Management, 10596011231206206.
• Hu, X., Barber, L. K. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2021). Does active leisure improve worker well-being? An experimental daily diary approach. Journal of Happiness Studies.
• Barber, L. K., Conlin, A. L. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2019). Workplace telepressure and work life balance outcomes: The role of work recovery activities. Stress & Health, 35, 350-362.
• Hu, X., Santuzzi, A. M. and Barber, L. K. (2019). Disconnecting to detach: The role of impaired recovery on negative consequences of workplace telepressure. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 35(1), 9-15.
• Budnick,, C., Anderson, E., Santuzzi, A. M., Grippo, A. and Matuszewich, L. (2019). Social anxiety and employment interviews: Does nonverbal feedback differentially predict cortisol and performance? Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 32(1), 67-81.
• Santuzzi, A. M. and Barber, L. K. (2018). Workplace telepressure and worker well-being: The intervening role of psychological detachment. Occupational Health Science, 2, 337-363.
• Barber, L. K and Santuzzi, A. M. (2017). Telepressure and college student employment: The costs of staying connected across social contexts. Stress & Health, 33, 14-23.
• Barber, L. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2015). Please respond ASAP: Workplace telepressure and employee recovery. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 20, 172-189.
• Budnick, C. J., Kowal, M. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2015). Social anxiety and the ironic effects of positive interviewer feedback. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 28, 71-87.
• Jeske, D. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2014). Part-time workers' responses to electronic performance monitoring. International Journal of Working Conditions, 8, 63-82.
• Budnick, C. J. and Santuzzi, A. M. (2013). Seeking re-employment in non-metropolitan America. Journal of Employment Counseling, 50(4), 146-153.