By Shamanth Kuramkote, Undergraduate Research Assistant In the midst of one of the worst hurricane seasons recorded, it seems that the rate of these natural crises is increasing. Natural disasters and crises can affect many different aspects of people’s lives, which is why they often require wider more unique responses from leaders. In their recent […]
Rejection Sensitivity in the Workplace
By Brook Lu and Ethan Schweissing, Undergraduate Research Assistants Everyone deals with rejection, from applying to colleges to interviewing for jobs to asking for a raise. Because rejection is a pertinent topic to everyone, Denise Reyes has been motivated to perform further research into rejection and how it motivates us. Denise successfully defended her master’s thesis […]
CORE Team Spotlight: Molly Kilcullen
By Madeleine Fuselier and Manlin Yao Undergraduate Research Assistants Molly Kilcullen is a first-year Industrial and Organizational Psychology PhD student here in the Consortium for Organizational Resilience and Effectiveness (CORE) Lab at Rice University with overall research interests in teamwork and, in particular, individual selection in teams. Molly is especially passionate about looking at teams […]
Dark Personalities in Workplaces and Why They Become Your Boss
By Joshua Perez Undergraduate Research Assistant Most people who have been in any sort of workplace setting have seen the constant pattern of some of the worst and most toxic people achieving higher management level positions. While in social settings, toxic people can simply be avoided as friends, when you’re working under a toxic […]
Literary Ties to CORE’s Cultural Competency Training
By Lois De Leon Undergraduate Research Assistant Over the holidays I read the ground-breaking nonfiction book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, about the tension between a Hmong refugee family and the U.S. healthcare system over the care of an epileptic child, Lia Lee. This fascinating story chronicles the […]
Meta-analysis Identifies the Conditions Under Which Leadership Training is Most Effective
By Varsha Varghese When looking at the diverse society we live in today, it is not a surprise that the importance of being able to successfully work in teams is essential to being an optimal member of society. This is especially true in a healthcare setting. It is important that doctors, nurses, and other necessary […]
Shannon Marlow’s Investigation of Team Communication Suggests that Quality Communication is the Key to Improved Team Performance
By Ethan Schweissing and Josh Perez Shannon Marlow, a fifth year Industrial and Organizational Psychology PhD student at CORE, recently published an article examining the effects of type of communication on overall team effectiveness. She is also involved with projects that aim to: identify team roles on NASA missions; create a measure of team performance […]
Grad Student Julie Dinh Researches Stress & Cultural Competency in Healthcare at CORE Lab
By Andrea Augustine and Lois De Leon Julie Dinh is a 3rd year graduate student at the CORE lab. She graduated with highest honors in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Julie worked in a developmental and social psychology laboratory and did an honors thesis on rejection sensitivity. Before coming to […]
Dr. Shawn Burke Works with CORE Lab to Provide Insights into Team Dynamics for NASA
By Joanna Shen Dr. Shawn Burke is a Professor and Research Scientist in the area of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the Institute for Simulation and Training of the University of Central Florida, and runs TRACE Lab. Her research focuses on team dynamics, team learning, training and leadership practices. She has worked on several NASA […]
Meet CORE Lab Alumna, Christina Lacerenza
By Oeishi Banerjee and Madeleine Fuselier Christina Lacerenza is a CORE Lab alumna who graduated with her PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology last year (2017). She has since moved to Colorado to continue to pursue her research. Christina is now working as the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Leeds School of Business at the University of […]