"Thrive, not just survive."
I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business in the Management and Organization department studying organizational behavior. I graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a B.S. in Psychology where I worked with Christopher Bryan and examined the role of the self in influencing people's perceptions and behaviors. For two years, I worked as a research coordinator at USC Marshall for Sarah Townsend and Nathanael Fast where I explored the effects of the Protestant work ethnic (PWE) endorsement and social class cultural mismatches.
I study how people can thrive and be successful when they are upwardly mobile, interacting across group boundaries, and networking. My research examines how people's social identities (e.g., social class, gender, race), social class backgrounds, and ideological beliefs influence their experiences and outcomes in academic and organizational contexts. In particular, my work explores what factors buffer individuals from the consequences of cultural mismatches – i.e., when the values and practices of organizations and institutions are inconsistent with those promoted in people’s backgrounds. I also investigate how intergroup interactions shape people's experiences and performance. Additionally, I examine what skills and abilities drive people's networking success.
I study how people can thrive and be successful when they are upwardly mobile, interacting across group boundaries, and networking. My research examines how people's social identities (e.g., social class, gender, race), social class backgrounds, and ideological beliefs influence their experiences and outcomes in academic and organizational contexts. In particular, my work explores what factors buffer individuals from the consequences of cultural mismatches – i.e., when the values and practices of organizations and institutions are inconsistent with those promoted in people’s backgrounds. I also investigate how intergroup interactions shape people's experiences and performance. Additionally, I examine what skills and abilities drive people's networking success.