MWL Director
Jennifer Griffith, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of New Hampshire's Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics where she teaches undergraduate- and MBA-level courses in organizational behavior and human resource management.

​She earned her PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with minor in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Oklahoma in 2013, and through a research assistantship at OU's Center for Applied Social Research, developed a multi-faceted research portfolio.

Her research focuses on exploring cognitive, social, and environmental mechanisms that contribute to workplace inequity, and subsequently, how to increase equity in the workplace from an intersectional lens. Most recently, she has focused on workplace policy and interventions both pre- and post-hire to address identity-based bias and sexual harassment.
 Her research lab, Modern Work Lab, recruits and mentors undergraduate students of various majors at UNH who are interested in translating this research stream into practical workplace solutions, including recommendations for selection and assessment systems, leadership development, workplace training programs, and organizational policy change. She also serves as Fellow at UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center where she acts as a research partner & consultant on issues related to social cognition & environmental workplace factors (e.g., organizational culture) relevant for the prediction and prevention of sexual harassment & assault in the workplace. Her research has been published in the Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, and Computers in Human Behavior, among others.

Outside of her current academic role, she has served in numerous positions guiding, conducting, and implementing research-driven interventions, including as a project manager on grants and contracts funded through the National Science Foundation and a US defense contractor; as a research consultant for two state-level governmental agencies; and as an affiliate research partner on organizational and leadership development projects in the energy and technology sectors.

MWL Research Assistants


Noor Malik is a sophomore majoring in Information Systems & Business Analytics & on the Dean’s List honor roll. Most of her work experience has been in management/leadership, including team leader at a startup nonprofit. She is actively seeking new experiences to apply what she knows in a professional setting. She enjoys learning to podcasts specifically about business history and investing and is looking forward to learning how to translate research into real applicable solutions. Post grad, she is open to work in a variety of fields to gain new experiences and connections (and of course be traveling). Until then, she looks forward to taking part in the many different opportunities Paul College has to offer!
Allie MacPhee serves as a Dean's Ambassador for the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics where she is a senior pursuing a B.S. in Business Administration with an option in Information Systems and Business Analytics and concentrated studies in marketing, entrepreneurship, and economics. Driven by curiosity across disciplines, she has curated a passion in seeking balance between creativity and analytics. During her time at UNH, Allie has served as the undergraduate Student Body President, Peer Advisor for the FIRE Program, and worked as an intern for outside organizations.
 Ariana Horne  is a Junior majoring in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. She also holds a minor in Anthropology. She enjoys studying human culture, forensics, and music. She has held multiple leadership positions in her time at UNH, the most recent being the President of Her Campus UNH for the duration of her Sophomore year. After graduation, she plans to study the world's cultural and religious profiles on a more experiential level before settling into her desired career path of corporate marketing.
Mira Potter-Schwartz is a Visiting Research Assistant and Junior at the University of Pennsylvania studying Economics with minors in Math and Consumer Psychology. She Is also a research assistant in the Penn Economics department, as well involved in a variety of leadership opportunities, including as a Peer Engagement Network Fellow and Religious Chair at Penn Hillel and as a tutor through the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. Mira is excited to gain experience in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Carola Davis is a sophomore majoring in Psychology. In her first semester at UNH, she was named to the Dean's list with highest honors. She is also co-president and a founding member of the branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness On Campus at UNH. She also spent the last 6 months as a social media marketing intern for Soteria Solutions. After graduation, Carola would love to go to graduate school for industrial-organizational psychology.
Kaleigh Reynolds is a Junior at University of New Hampshire majoring in Business Administration with a focus in Information Systems and Business Analytics & Management. She works as a Research Assistant at the Dimond Library helping librarians and patrons with research questions. With a passion for skiing and the outdoors, Kaleigh is co-captain of the UNH Club Ski Racing team and a Ski Instructor at Loon Mtn. After graduation, she seeks to explore the supply chain/operations field to combine her knowledge of management and information systems to research and analyze data to provide insights based on the findings.
Lilia Gardner is a sophomore majoring in Business Administration with concentrations in International Business and Management. She is also pursuing a minor in Spanish. She has been on the Dean’s List with Highest Honors for the entirety of her academic career at UNH. She is a part of the Paul Scholars Program and has worked as a Zoom Instructional Assistant since Fall 2020 for professors who need help switching to an online or hybrid format. She is excited to explore many opportunities within the business world during and after her time at UNH.

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