Kourtney joined INSEAD as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality in September of 2024. She earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in Economics from Queen’s University.
Before joining INSEAD, Kourtney worked as a Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics and the Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto. In July 2025, she will join the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor.
Kourtney’s research interests include the evaluation of labour/social policy, the social determinants of labour supply (particularly, among mothers and low-wage workers), gender equality and poverty.