Tattoos In The Workplace With Dr. Alyssa Grocutt

Location: Creative CoLab / CCM Screening Lounge

Everyone is invited to the networking mixer at 6PM for food and refreshments in the Creative CoLab followed by the public evening session in the CCM Screening Lounge. No registration required, open to the public.

Tattoos in the Workplace

Tattoos are quite common, yet many tattooed people still report covering them at work. This presentation covers prevalence of tattoos, common stereotypes of tattooed individuals, how these perceptions play a role in hiring and on-the-job treatment of tattooed individuals, and tattooed employees' experiences. Drawing on research in organizational and social psychology, it invites critically thinking about professional expectations and why tattoos can be positive.

Dr. Alyssa Grocutt

Dr. Alyssa Grocutt is a Postdoctoral Associate at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. She earned her PhD in Organizational Behaviour at the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Alyssa’s primary research focus is on tattoos in the workplace, namely how employees perceive and behave towards tattooed colleagues. Alyssa is passionate about knowledge translation and dedicated to making academic research accessible to broader audiences.