Research Director
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Jennifer Griffith, PhD
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Dr. Griffith is an organizational scientist and Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of New Hampshire's Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. She is also director of the Re:Work Work Lab, Fellow at UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center, Faculty Affiliate at Purdue University's Center for Working Well, and ForbesWomen contributor. She earned her PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with a minor focus in Quantitative Psychology (Research Methods & Statistics) from the University of Oklahoma in 2013.
Her work centers on the formal and informal architectures that scaffold organizational life. Namely, how assessment systems, leadership models, and relational dynamics can either reinforce or disrupt systemic inequities. She is particularly interested in how selection practices and leadership development pathways are designed, operationalized, and legitimated often in ways that reflect dominant narratives about merit, potential, competence, and status. Dr. Griffith’s research has been published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Human Resource Management Review, among other esteemed outlets. Her insights and expertise have been featured in popular press outlets, including ABC News, Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek, NPR, and Psychology Today as well as in organizational policy documents (US Coast Guard 2023 Accountability & Transparency Review, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Developing Evaluation Metrics for Sexual Harassment Prevention Metrics) and case law (Chen-Oster, et al., v. Goldman Sachs & Co., et al.).
Her scholarship has twice been awarded by her peers for excellence (2021 Paul College Research Excellence Award, 2023 Paul College Research Excellence in Business Analytics Award), and her outreach with and investment in the UNH community has perennially been recognized by UNH's Sustainability Institute (2021, 2022 UNH Sustainability Award; 2023 Campus & Community Engagement Award) as well as the UNH community more broadly (2021 UNH Outstanding Assistant Professor). In recognition of her impactful scholarship and advocacy work, Dr. Griffith was selected for inclusion in the 2024 AACSB International Influential Leader cohort, a distinction bestowed to faculty members "who are advancing new knowledge and creating impact in business and society through their research".
Outside of her current academic roles, she has served in numerous leadership positions, namely as project manager or senior research consultant on several externally funded grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense and in two Oklahoma state agencies - the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Commerce. She also regularly acts as an organizational consultant on matters within the scope of interpersonal dynamics, people analytics, leadership development, and workplace innovation.
Her scholarship has twice been awarded by her peers for excellence (2021 Paul College Research Excellence Award, 2023 Paul College Research Excellence in Business Analytics Award), and her outreach with and investment in the UNH community has perennially been recognized by UNH's Sustainability Institute (2021, 2022 UNH Sustainability Award; 2023 Campus & Community Engagement Award) as well as the UNH community more broadly (2021 UNH Outstanding Assistant Professor). In recognition of her impactful scholarship and advocacy work, Dr. Griffith was selected for inclusion in the 2024 AACSB International Influential Leader cohort, a distinction bestowed to faculty members "who are advancing new knowledge and creating impact in business and society through their research".
Outside of her current academic roles, she has served in numerous leadership positions, namely as project manager or senior research consultant on several externally funded grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense and in two Oklahoma state agencies - the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Commerce. She also regularly acts as an organizational consultant on matters within the scope of interpersonal dynamics, people analytics, leadership development, and workplace innovation.
Research Assistants
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Eleanor is a sophomore in the Paul College of Business & Economics. She is also a Paul Scholar and Honors Student who is interested in pursuing a career in human resources.
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Research Alums
Felicia Blodgett-Duran
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Lena Karp
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Mira Potter-Schwartz
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