Tales from the Script - Research interviews

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DEI student members interview a notable scholar about a paper that has inspired their work. Students select a scholar and discuss their manuscript, and an edited transcript of the conversation is then shared with all DEI Division members.

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Interview with Drs. Marla Baskerville Watkins & Lex Washington

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Manuscript Authors & Interviewees

Marla Baskerville Watkins
Chief Diversity Officer & Associate Professor
Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim School of Business (Boston, MA)

Lex Washington
Associate Professor, Management
Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business (Stillwater, OK)

Interviewed by

Ricky Burgess
PhD Student, Management
University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill, NC)

Article Information

Smith, A. N., Watkins, M. B., Ladge, J., & Carlton, P. (2019). Making the Invisible Visible: Paradoxical Effects of Intersectional Invisibility on the Career Experiences of Executive Black Women in the Workplace. Academy of Management Journal, 62, 1705–1734.

Interview with Dr. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette

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Manuscript Author & Interviewee

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, PhD
Senior Associate Dean of Executive Programs & James L. Vincent Distinguished Professor of Leadership
Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business (Durham, NC)

Interviewed by

Juliana Carvalho, PhD Candidate
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Article Information

Rosette, A. S., Leonardelli, G. J., & Phillips, K. W. (2008). The White standard: racial bias in leader categorization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(4), 758.

Petsko, C. D., & Rosette, A. S. (2022). Are leaders still presumed white by default? Racial bias in leader categorization revisited. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001020