Research

My research aims to unpack leadership dynamics in teams with competing or diverse interests. Specifically, one stream of research examines the different ways people think leaders should meet team needs. This stream of research shifts the focus from static and narrow cognitive structures about leaders (e.g., prototypical traits) to a broader, more dynamic conceptualization of leader cognition. My second stream of research focuses on how leaders manage negotiations involving more than two people. This stream of research aims to expand the scope of negotiation research beyond bargaining dyads by demonstrating that conventional wisdom often does not hold up across levels (e.g., negotiations in teams, networks, or multiteam systems)or time (e.g., multiple stages or episodes of negotiations). Furthermore, to address these longitudinal and multilevel facets of my research questions, I utilize unique data sources and a wide range of contemporary methodologies. I describe my program of research in more detail in my research statement as well as provide several samples of working manuscripts.