Pat Reilly is an assistant professor in the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Division of University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. This is the link to his most up-to-date CV.
Pat is an organizational theorist and economic sociologist who studies work, creativity, and communities of practice using qualitative methodologies, though he also has worked with big data. His dissertation was participant-observation study of stand-up comics in Los Angeles, which covered 2010-2015. His current research investigates issues concerning the collaborative dynamics involved with creativity within the film and television industries. His work has appeared in American Sociological Review and Academy of Management Discoveries. Furthermore, it has been highlighted as an “Editor’s Choice” in Science. Pat has extensive teaching experience, including instruction at the undergraduate and MBA-level. He holds a PhD in sociology from UCLA.
Pat was born a Florida man, but he usually tells people he is from Georgia. He enjoys crossword puzzles and really bad movies. He is an avid fan of basketball and football–both in the American (especially The Jacksonville Jaguars) and global (especially Wolves and Atlanta United) forms. Pat has also watched every season of Peppa Pig multiple times with his four-year-old son and identifies most strongly with Pedro Pony.