MWL Director
Jennifer Griffith, PhD, is an Associate 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!
Lena Karp is a junior at the University of New Hampshire and Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and double minor in Health Management & Policy and Leadership. She is a Zoom Instructional Assistant (ZIA) who helps professors adapt to teaching in the hybrid model, and an Intern for the First-Year Innovation and Research Experience (F.I.R.E.) Program in Paul College. She was an “Igniter” F.I.R.E. Leader in the program her freshman year and has also been named to the Dean’s List since this time. Post graduation, she aspires to study organizational psychology and attend law school as she believes utilizing the combination of organizational science and the law will help create and establish more equitable workplaces for everyone.

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