Our Team

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 interdisciplinary approach to research focuses on the workplace impacts of psychological autopilot triggered by attributions, expectations, emotion, and identity. 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 at UNH who are interested in translating this research stream into workplace solutions, including recommendations for selection and assessment systems, leadership development, and workplace training programs. 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 & workplace factors (e.g., 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.

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MWL Research Assistants

Mira Potter-Schwartz is a Visiting Research Assistant and rising 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 over the summer of 2020.

Carola Davis is a rising Sophomore majoring in Business Administration, but already she is achieving remarkable student accolades. 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. After graduation, Carola would love to go to graduate school for industrial-organizational psychology.