About
I received my Ph.D. in Micro-Organizational Behavior from Harvard Business School in 2026, where I was advised by Kathleen McGinn, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Jeffrey Polzer. I am now publishing research from my dissertation and will be on the academic job market in 2027. Alongside my work, I designed and teach Harnessing Employee Talent: The Diversity Advantage, a course for HR leaders in the Management Master’s Program at Harvard Extension School.
Before my doctorate, I earned an A.B. in Psychology, with minors in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, from Princeton University, where I wrote my honors thesis with Ken Norman. I then spent two years as a Behavioral Research Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management. During my Ph.D., I held the inaugural Ph.D. Research Fellowship at ghSMART, a leadership advisory firm. There, I analyzed a subset of its archive of more than 30,000 executive assessments, data that became the foundation of my dissertation. I also conducted field work in Human Capital at Apollo Global Management.
Research
I study what it costs to stand alone at work.
My research examines people who are the only one like them in the room: how they got there, and how they navigate their careers. Research often treats solo status as something that happens to people. I ask when people choose it, and what they build when they don't have a choice.
I pursue these questions in three streams, addressing how:
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- incentive structures shape the groups people join and the risks they take.
- background shapes who advances to senior leadership, and what it costs them along the way.
- organizations, and increasingly algorithms, decide who counts as high potential.
My work has appeared in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Academy of Management Proceedings, and Harvard Business Review. I have presented or lectured at Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, INSEAD, Academy of Management, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, and the United Nations, as well as at corporate engagements.
Beyond Research
Outside of work, I have served on advisory boards that expand access to opportunity, a commitment that also informs my research. First Tee – Silicon Valley • Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation • Chronic Disease Coalition