Livingston has worked with the cosmetics company Yves St. Laurent to develop a web-based training program that organizations of all types can use to identify employees who are possible victims of intimate partner violence and help them to safety. She is the co-author of “Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work,” a book that encourages women and people of color to act collectively to create a more fair and equitable business culture. 

After receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, Livingston spent eight years at Cornell University in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations before moving to the Midwest. She is passionate about studying gender, stereotyping, discrimination, and the management of work and family. Her research has been highlighted in the New York Times, NPR, and the Harvard Business Review, and has been published in top academic journals. She has also done executive education, speaking engagements, and consulting for companies such as Accenture, John Deere, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, and Allsteel.