About the Lab

The PSHAW Lab conducts research broadly related to the topics that make up our name. Members include junior faculty who worked with me (Jen) during their PhD or postdoc years and stay involved with the lab because of the rich intellectual community we’ve created; PhD students currently working on publications and thesis work; and 4th year honours students in psychology supervised by a lab faculty member.

We also welcome research assistants and students who wish to volunteer for research opportunities or to visit from overseas. If you’re interested in studying organizational dynamics involving power, status, influence, etc., please email: j.overbeck (at) mbs.edu.

Current Lab Members

Junior Faculty

Dr. Reb Rebele - Reb completed his PhD in personality psychology at the University of Melbourne. He manages research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and teaches MBA courses at Melbourne Business School while he writes his forthcoming book. Reb’s research focuses on how people regulate their personality traits.

Dr. Said Shafa - Said completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Melbourne Business School and is currently a lecturer in psychology at the University of Melbourne. Said’s research focuses on cultural logics (honour, face, and dignity).

PhD Students

Craig Lewis - Craig’s multidisciplinary (computer science and organizational behavior) research focuses on influence tactics and how teams develop influencing cultures.

Noor deBruijn - Noor uses natural language processing methods to study how performance evaluations evolve over time for men and women, and how people form impressions of leaders.

Past Members

Helena Lee (now UniMelb ed psych PhD), Emma Liu (now UniMelb clinical MA), Charley Woodcock (now La Trobe clinical psych MA), Katia Manariti (now Monash neuropsych PhD), Sarah Reichman (now UniMelb clinical psych PhD), Xi Wang, Lianna Hutchison, Shannon Hawkes, Ferron Dearnley, Dr. Kathryn Hull, Gordon Young, Emily Alexander

Research Collaborators

I’m privileged to collaborate with brilliant scholars from around the world, including:

Modupe Akinola - Columbia University
Nate Meikle - University of Kansas
Dave Howe - UT Permian Basin
Working on: How subtle signals reinforce impressions of leadership

Nicole Mead - Nova School of Business & Economics
Nate Fast - University of Southern California
Dede Narh - University of Melbourne/Melbourne Business School
Working on: How views of power affect people’s decisions about trade-offs.

Greg Nyilasi, Brock Bastian, Abraham Hito - University of Melbourne
Working on: Trust in AI used for moral compliance

Ekaterina Netchaeva - HEC Paris
Working on: How people form impressions of leaders over time

Teng Zhang - Penn State University (Harrisburg)
Working on: How dissociative cues foster status conferral