Graduate Alumni
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2009 Cynthia Cryder, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marketing, Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis Committee Members: George Loewenstein, Roberto Weber, Brook Feeney Dissertation: The Critical Link Between Tangibility and Generosity (Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences.) Seunghee Han, Ph.D. 2007 Joon Hwan Choi, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Cooperation Coordination Division, International Coordination Bureau, Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea Committee: Steven Klepper, Ashish Arora, Lee Branstetter Dissertation: Growing a Modern Economy: The Role of R&D Subsidies in the Development of the Korean Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries. Erin Krupka, Ph.D. Research Associate, Institute for the Study of Labor (Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, IZA) (Bonn) Committee: Roberto Weber, Robyn Dawes, George Loewenstein, John Miller, Ted O'Donoghue Dissertation: The Influence of Social Norms on Behavior. Scott Moser, Ph.D. Research Fellow, Nuffield College Politics Group, University of Oxford Committee: William Keech, John Patty, Maggie Penn Dissertation: Voting in the Public and in Legislatures: A Comparison of Political Institutions. Scott Rick, Ph.D. Lecturer, Department of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Committee: George Loewenstein, Roberto Weber, Robyn Dawes, Jennifer Lerner Dissertation: The Influence of Anticipatory Affect on Consumer Choice. 2005 Jason Dana, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania Committee: Robyn Dawes, George Loewenstein, Roberto Weber Dissertation: A Beliefs-based Account of Generosity in Experiments. Jesse Richman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Georgraphy, Old Dominion University Committee: William Keech, Otto Davis, John Patty Dissertation: Why the Issue Dimensionality of Political Systems Varies, and What Difference it Makes: Policy Space, Ideological Space and Institutions. Lui Wang, Ph.D. Committee: Otto Davis Dissertation: Three Essays on Economic Freedom and Economic Growth in the American States. 2004 Yuqing Ren, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Committee: Sara Kiesler, Otto Davis, Robert Kraut, Peter Thompson Dissertation: Strategies of Team Member Selection in a Project-Based Organization. Deborah Small, Ph.D. Wroe Alderson Term Assistant Professor of Marketing and Psychology, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Committee: George Loewenstein, Linda Babcock, Margaret Clark, Jennifer Lerner Dissertation: Identifiability. 2003 Uri Simonsohn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Management and Strategy, Rady School of Management, University of California at San Diego Committee: George Loewenstein, Linda Babcock, Steven Klepper Dissertation: New Yorkers Commute More Everywhere: The Effect of Previously Observed Commutes on Travel Demand. Mei Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance and Financial Markets, Swiss Banking Institute, University of Zurich Committee: Paul Fischbeck, Baruch Fischhoff, Michael Dekay Dissertation: Prospect Theory, Framing, and Risk Preferences: A U.S.-China Comparison. 2002 Carter T. Butts, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology and Mathematical and Behavioral Science, University of California - Irvine Committee: Kathleen Carley, David Krackhardt, Shelby Stewman Dissertation: Spatial Models of Large-Scale Interpersonal Networks. (Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences.) Eleanor Lewis, Ph.D. Research Health Science Specialist, Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Committee: Kathleen Carley, William McEvlly, Barbara Johnstone Dissertation: The Impact of the Speaker and Audience on Isomorphism in Written Organizational Accounts. (Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences.) Brian Zikmund-Fisher, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Center for Behavioral & Decision Sciences in Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Committee: Robyn Dawes, Baruch Fischhoff, Mark Kamlet Dissertation: Continue or Quit Decisions in Sequential Trial Situations. 2001 Jonathon N. Cummings, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Committee: Robert Kraut, Sara Kiesler, David Krackhardt, Deborah Ancona (MIT) Dissertation: Work Groups and Knowledge Sharing in a Global Organization. Edward Welch, Ph.D Senior Expert, McKinsey & Co. Committee: Baruch Fischhoff, George Loewenstein, Elke Weber Dissertation: Role of Anticipatory Affect in Risky Decision Making. 2000 Andrew Parker, Ph.D. Associate Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation Committee: Baruch Fischhoff, Paul Fischbeck, Ralph Tarter Dissertation: An Individual Differences Measure of Decision-Making Competence. 1999 Tiziana Casciaro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Committee: Kathleen Carley, David Krackhardt, William McEvily Dissertation: The Formation of Strategic Alliance Networks. Shane W. Frederick, Ph.D. Sarofim Family Career Development Professor, Associate Professor of Management Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Committee: George Loewenstein, Baruch Fischhoff, Teddy Seidenfeld Dissertation: Discounting, Time Preference, and Identity. 1998 Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University Committee: Baruch Fischhoff, Peter Ayton, Robyn M. Dawes, Paul S. Fischbeck Dissertation: People's Understanding of Probability: "It's a Fifty-Fifty Chance." Stephanie Byram, Ph.D. (1963 - 2001) Formerly: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University Committee: Baruch Fischhoff, Robyn Dawes, Bobby Klatzky Dissertation: Breast Cancer and Mammogram Screening: Mental Models and Quantitative Assessments of Beliefs. Obituary Diana Burley (nee Gant), Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of the Executive Leadership Doctoral Program at The George Washington University Committee: Kathleen Carley, David Krackhardt, John Prescott Dissertation: The Web of Affiliation: Theoretical Motives for the Strategic Establishment of Inter-organizational Relationships on the World Wide Web. William E. Hefley, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor, Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon University Committee: Douglas Wholey, Bill Curtis, Sara Kiesler, Indira Nair Dissertation: Influence in Work Groups: A Study of Software Development Teams. Sally Sleeper, Ph.D. Director of Programs, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; Management Scientist Committee: Steven Klepper, David Hounshell, Linda Argote Dissertation: The Role of Firm Capabilities in the Evolution of the Laser Industry: The Making of a High-Tech Market. (Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences.) 1997 Dean Behrens, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto Committee: Kathleen Carley, David Krackhardt, Sara Kiesler Dissertation: Self-Isolation and the Structuring of Support: The Relationship Between Stress and Network Evolution. Eric Gold, Ph.D. Principal Architect, Fidelity Investments Committee: Robyn Dawes, Baruch Fischhoff, Paul Fischbeck Dissertation: The Gambler's Fallacy. Pamela Hinds, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Work, Technology, and Organization Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Stanford University Committee: Sara Kiesler, David Krackhardt, Robert Kraut Dissertation: Communication, Cognitive Overload, and Social Judgment: A Study of How Impressions Become More Biased Over Cognitively Taxing Media. 1996 Laurel C. (Mohes) Austin, Ph.D. Independent Consultant, Boston, MA Committee: Baruch Fischhoff, Robyn Dawes, Paul Fischbeck Dissertation: Consumers' Insurance Decisions: An Empirical Study of Four Real World Decisions. Diane Lowenthal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science, American University Committee: Otto Davis, Richard Smith, George Loewenstein Dissertation: What Voters Care About: How Electoral Context Influences Issue Salience in Campaigns. Ofer Zellermayer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzlia, Israel Committee: George Lowenstein, Robyn Dawes, Paul Fischbeck, Baruch Fischhoff Dissertation: The Pain of Paying. (1996) 1995 Ken Simons, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Committee: Steven Klepper, David Hounshell, Wes Cohen Dissertation: Shakeouts: Firm Survival and Technological Change in New Manufacturing Industries. 1994 Robert D. Austin, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Harvard Business School Committee: Patrick Larkey, Robyn Dawes, Jay Kadane, Steven Klepper Dissertation: Theories of Measurement and Dysfunction in Organizations. (Herbert A. Simon Doctoral Dissertation Award in Behavioral Research in the Administrative Sciences.) Gavin Sinclair, Ph.D. (1962 - 2001) Formerly: Assistant Professor Organizational Leadership, Agricultural Economics, and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University Committee: Steven Klepper, Wes Cohen, David Hounshell Dissertation: Learning and Progressive Cost Reduction in a Specialty Chemicals Business Unit. Obituary 1993 Thomas Finholt, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, University of Michigan Committee: Sara Kiesler, Lee Sproull, Baruch Fischhoff, Mark Kamlet Dissertation: Outsiders on the Inside: Sharing Information through a Computer Archive. 1989 David Zubrow, Ph.D. Manager and Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Committee: Rick Lau, Margaret Clark, Robyn Dawes, Steven Klepper Dissertation: Gender Differences in Learning to Use Computers. |
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