I am an organizational psychologist who combines behavioral science and research methodology to help people and organizations make better decisions. Over two decades I have worked as a researcher, consultant, think-tank contributor, and educator, most recently as a research scientist and consultant at Ethical Systems, the applied-ethics research center founded by Jonathan Haidt at NYU Stern.
My work spans three overlapping practices: consulting for boards and senior leaders on culture, ethics, and reputation; research science applied to organizational behavior, surveys, and program evaluation; and applied ethics for the questions that don’t have clean answers: stakeholder activism, political polarization, AI and emerging technology, and the design of fair institutions.
Across those threads, the common thread is a commitment to rigor and clarity: structured methods, careful interpretation, and recommendations leaders can actually act on.
Areas of focus
- Business ethics, ethical culture, and reputation
- Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging: strategy and measurement
- People analytics, employee listening, and survey science
- Behavioral science applied to fairness, justice, and decision-making
- Program evaluation, theory of change, and applied research
- Governance advisory, crisis response, and stakeholder dynamics
Selected experience
MH Partners, Consultant (2024-present)
Advise boards of directors on risk assessment, crisis response, political polarization, employee and stakeholder activism, reputation, policy, and strategy. Translate complex stakeholder and political dynamics into actionable governance recommendations.
Ethical Systems @ NYU Stern, Consultant & Think Tank Member (2019-2024)
Led end-to-end research engagements from problem framing through synthesis to executive presentation, on topics including business ethics, political polarization, and organizational culture. Authored research papers and public-facing pieces that helped establish the organization as a recognized thought leader. Coached boards, C-suite leaders, and senior managers on translating research insight into governance, culture, and policy decisions, bringing a systems-level lens to ethics and culture challenges.
Significant Difference LLC, Consultant & Research Scientist (2012-2022)
Led research and evaluation engagements for 200+ clients across educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofits, and industry. Designed theories of change, logic models, and evaluation frameworks tailored to each client’s context. Combined deep qualitative methods (interviews, focus groups, ethnographic observation) with advanced quantitative work, matching method to question. Translated findings into recommendations for leaders making real decisions about programs, policy, and practice.
San Diego University for Integrative Studies, Director of Research & Faculty (2012-2016)
Led institutional evaluation research and program-improvement initiatives that overhauled student success outcomes. Provided methodology and statistics oversight for all student research projects across the institution. Taught psychology and statistics at the undergraduate and graduate level, consistently earning superior student evaluations.
Selected work
- What’s Fair? Exploring the Behavioral Science of Justice and Fairness. Lead author of a six-article series for the Government Finance Officers Association applying behavioral science to fairness and justice in public-sector decision-making. Co-authored with Alison Taylor and Shayne Kavanagh.
- Navigating Ethical Systems: How professional accountants can drive ethical behaviour. Individual- and firm-focused guide for managing ethics in the CPA profession.
- Design and Validation of an Ethical Culture Scale. Conducted item and factor analyses to create and validate an ethical culture scale. Free to use for academic purposes.
Education
PhD, Organizational Psychology, Walden University, 2014. GPA 4.0.
Skills & tools
Assessment design & validation · behavioral science · business ethics · organizational culture · critical thinking · cultural competence · data science & storytelling · data visualization · DEI strategy & measurement · DIF / measurement invariance · employee listening & satisfaction · ethical culture · factor analysis · field testing · industrial-organizational psychology · item response theory (IRT) · job analysis · market research · organizational behavior · presenting & public speaking · program evaluation · psychometrics · qualitative & quantitative research · research design & strategy · research-based content writing · recruiting · strategy & execution · survey design.
Software: Alteryx · R · Python · SAS · Stata · SPSS · SQL · BigQuery · Excel · Tableau · Power BI · Qualtrics · NVivo · MAXQDA · Microsoft Access · Workday.