Michele J. Gelfand

Michele Gelfand is the John H. Scully Professor in Cross Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In addition, she holds a courtesy appointment at the department of Psychology at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. in Social/ Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. 

Paniz Radjaee is Dr. Michele Gelfand's lab coordinator at the Graduate School of Business. She received his BSc in Cognitive Systems at the University of British Columbia, and her main research interests are individual and cultural differences in attitudes regarding contradictions, black and white thinking, idea polarization, ambiguity and information verification. 

Jing is a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Michele Gelfand on cross-cultural research on cooperation and trust at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She received her PhD in Social Psychology from Beijing Normal University and held a postdoctoral position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research investigates how cultural contexts shape trust and cooperative behavior, using methods such as cross-country diary studies, longitudinal designs, and large-scale surveys.

Morgan is a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Michele Gelfand on research relating to culture, norms, diversity, and stigma at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Morgan obtained her PhD in social psychology at the University of Melbourne, where she explored the behaviours and psychological processes that reinforce hierarchical gender relations. More broadly, Morgan is interested in how social norms are transmitted over time, vary across cultures, and affect social inequalities.

Virginia is a PhD student working with Dr. Michele Gelfand on the influence of social norms and culture on organizational processes. Her current research examines the multilevel influences and consequences of social norms on teams and organizations, primarily with respect to stigma, innovation, and counterproductive work behaviors. More generally, she is interested in the function and establishment of norms and the factors that influence norm change through social networks and leadership cues.

Alex Landry is a PhD studying organizational behavior at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He is currently researching the causes and consequences of dehumanization, and its troubling presence in American political life. Alex can be reached at alandry@stanford.edu

Jack Jun Lin is a PhD student in the Micro Organizational Behavior Group at Stanford GSB. His research interests include diversity, morality, and justice. He is also actively exploring topics on organizational culture and cross-cultural management in general, such as cross-cultural leadership. He takes an interdisciplinary approach that integrates both behavioral science and computer science. 

Carla Colina is a PhD student studying Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is interested in how social norms shape labour market decisions and the relationship between diversity strategies and workplace discrimination. She earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in economics from the University of British Columbia. Previously, she was a research professional in the Behavioral Science Department at Chicago Booth.