Trailer: Individual differences, with Dr. Hillary Anger Elfenbein
from I’m Glad I Know That Now! Hosted by M.-H. Tsai, L. Rees, J. Parlamis, M. A. Gross, D. A. Cai
In her day job, Hillary Anger Elfenbein is the John and Ellen Wallace Distinguished Professor at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on emotion in the workplace, including emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships, and subjective feelings about negotiation. Her work has appeared in leading academic journals, and she has served as an Associate Editor at Management Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, a Master’s degree in Statistics, and undergraduate degrees in Physics and Sanskrit, all from Harvard University. In a Forrest Gump moment, her research was discussed on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives due to its implications for the armed services, and she testified before Congress as an expert witness on federal funding in the social sciences. She has held grants from the National Science Foundation and an early career award from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Elfenbein was raised in Brooklyn, and attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Her husband Dan is a Professor at the Olin School in the Strategy group. They have two sons, both of whom are avid hockey players. As a stand-up comedian, she was voted one of the top 20 in St. Louis’ Funniest Person competition.
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