Specialties

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2008
Visiting Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dispute Resolution Research Center,
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (2006-2008)

Selected Publications

• “Limits on Legitimacy: Moral and Religious Convictions as Constraints on Deference to Authority,” with L.J. Skitka and B.L. Lytle, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, forthcoming.
  
  
• Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 50, Moral Judgment and Decision Making with D.M. Bartels, L.J. Skitka and D.L. Medin, Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2009.
  
  
• "In the mind of the perceiver: Psychological implications of moral conviction," with L.J. Skitka, in B. H. Ross (series ed.) & D. M. Bartels, C. W. Bauman, L. J. Skitka, & D. L. Medin (vol. eds.), Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 50, Moral Judgment and Decision Making, Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2009, pp. 339-362.
  
  
• "Moral disagreement and procedural justice: Moral mandates as constraints to voice effects," with L.J. Skitka, Australian Journal of Psychology, 2009, pp. 40-49. (Invited contribution to a special issue on justice.)
  
  
• "Is morality always an organizational good? A review of organizational justice theory and research," with L.J. Skitka, in D. Skarlicki, D. Steiner, and S. Gilliland (eds.), Research in Social Issues in Management, Vol. 6, Justice, Morality, and Social Responsibility, Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Vol. 6, 2009, pp. 1-28.
  
  
• "Morality as a foundation of leadership and a constraint on deference to authority," with L.J. Skitka and B.L. Lytle, in J. B. Ciulla (series ed.) C. L. Hoyt, G. G. Goethals, & D. R. Forsyth (vol. eds.). Leadership at the Crossroads, Vol. 1, Leadership and Psychology, Westport, CT: Praeger Press, 2008, pp. 300-314.
  
  
• "Attitude strength," in P. J. Lavrakas (ed.), Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008.
  
  
• "Morality and justice: An expanded theoretical perspective and empirical review," with L.J. Skitka and E. Mullen in E. J. Lawler (series ed.) K. A. Hegtvedt & J. Clay-Warner (vol. eds.), Advances in Group Processes, Vol. 25, Justice, Oxford, UK: Emerald, 2008, pp. 1-27.
  
  
• "Moral conviction as a political motivator: Does it lead to a conservative electoral advantage?" with L.J. Skitka, Political Psychology, Vol. 29, 2008, pp. 29-54.
  
  
• "Ethnic group differences in lay philosophies of behavior in the United States," with L.J. Skitka, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 37, 2006, pp. 438-445.
  
  
• "Confrontational and preventative policy responses to terrorism: Anger wants a fight and fear wants “them” to go away," with L.J. Skitka, N. Aramovich, and G.S. Morgan, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 28, 2006, pp. 375-384.
  
  
• "Moral conviction: Another determinant of attitude strength, or something more?" with L.J. Skitka and E. Sargis, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 88, 2005, pp. 895-917.
  
  
• "Shared knowledge and subgroup influence during decision-making discussions," with J.R. Larson and E. Sargis, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Vol. 17, 2004, pp. 1-18.
  
  
• "Political tolerance and coming to psychological closure following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,." With L.J. Skitka and E. Mullen, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 30, 2004, pp. 743-756.
  
  
• "Avoiding the pitfalls of politicized psychology," with E. Mullen and L.J. Skitka, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Vol. 3, 2003, pp. 171-176.
  
  

Working Papers

"Measuring Moral Conviction," with B. Lytle and L.J. Skitka
"Moral Conviction Strengthens Resistance to Persuasive Appeals," with E. Mullen
"Drunk on Power, but Sober on Status, " with N. Sivanathan
"Fair but wrong: Procedural and moral influences on fairness judgments and group rejection,"

with L.J. Skitka

"The Impact of Team Member Roles on Electronically Enabled Negotiations," with J. Brett and

R.I. Swaab

"How to Conduct a Motivation Audit to Create and Capture the Energy," with A. Galinsky
"Power and Perceptions of Justice," with E. Mullen, R. Chow and A. Galinsky
"Boon or Bane? Potential Pitfalls of Electronically Enabled Negotiation and How to Avoid Them,"

with R.I. Swaab

Current Research

The antecedents and consequences of recognizing the ethical implications of actions.
Differentiating between the effects of power and status on allocation decisions and justice

judgments.

Electronically mediated negotiation.
Role assignment in team negotiations.

Honors and Awards

Kellogg School of Management - Dispute Resolution Research Center Grant (2007)
Dean’s Scholar Award, University of Illinois at Chicago (2005-2006)
Provost Award, University of Illinois at Chicago (2005-2006)
Department Service Award, University of Illinois at Chicago (2005)
Graduate Student Poster Competition Honorable Mention, Annual meeting of the Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA (2003)