Research Interests

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Why do some people thrive under stress while others buckle?

I explore how stress affects workplace performance, including decision making, creativity, and negotiations.
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How do hormones related to stress and status attainment affect team performance and decision making in the workplace?

Our findings suggest that groups with a propensity for status attainment outperform other groups, but only when they are not prone to stress.
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Can certain types of decision making be enhanced by stress?

We examined the relationship between stress-induced cortisol increases and threat-related decision making.
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How can stress affect creativity? 

Past studies clearly show the stress of “multitasking,” but we show shifting attention from one task to another can also enhance creativity.
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What interventions can help reduce the negative effects of stress in the workplace?

I seek not only to understand the dynamics of stress, but also to identify practical interventions that can reduce its negative influence. 
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How does diversity affect group decision making?

In my work examining physiological responses that are relevant for managerial settings, I have investigated the relationship between diversity, stress, and workgroup performance.
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Why do even well-intentioned leaders and organizations fall short in achieving their diversity goals?

I explore when discrimination is most likely to occur, where discrimination is most pronounced, and how discrimination is evolving.
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