EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Psychology (Personality and Social Contexts), 2016
M.S., Psychology (Personality and Social Contexts), 2012
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
B.A., Psychology (Departmental Honors), Economics, and English, 2009
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Management and Marketing, School of Business Administration (2016-)
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Gustavson School of Business (May - July, 2016)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social identities and decision-making
Bi/Multiculturalism
Global leadership/ expatriates
Organizational diversity
AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
Gender Equity Research Fellowship, University of Dayton (2020-2021)
Dean’s Faculty Grant, University of Dayton, School of Business Administration (2018)
Rackham One-Term Dissertation Fellowship, University of Michigan (2015)
Pat Gurin Distinguished Lecture Award, University of Michigan (2015)
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fund, University of Michigan (2014-2016)
Rackham Travel Grant, University of Michigan (2011-2015)
William A. Hunt Award (best senior thesis), Northwestern University (2009)
Harriet Gilliam Memorial Prize (best psychological interpretation of a literary text), Northwestern University (2009)
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Cheng, C.-Y., Hanek, K. J., Odom, A., & Lee, F. (in press). Divided loyalties: Identity integration and cultural cues predict ingroup favoritism among biculturals. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Bendell, B. L., Sullivan, D. M., & Hanek, K. J. (2020). Gender, technology and decision-making: Insights from an experimental conjoint analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 26(4), 647-670.
Cox, K. S., Hanek, K. J., & Cassario, A. L. (2019). Redemption in a single low point story longitudinally predicts well-being: The incremental validity of life story elements. Journal of Personality, 87(5), 1009-1024.
Hanek, K. J., Garcia, S. M., & Tor, A. (2016). Gender and competitive preferences: The role of competition size. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(8), 1122-1133.
Hanek, K. J., Lee, F., & Brannen, M. Y. (2014). Individual differences among global/ multicultural individuals: Cultural experiences, identity, and adaptation. International Studies of Management and Organization, 44(2), 75-89. [Special issue: Advancing the Field--New Directions for Global Mobility]
McAdams, D. P., Hanek, K. J., & Dadabo, J. G. (2013). Themes of self-regulation and self-exploration in life stories of religious American conservatives and liberals. Political Psychology, 34(2), 201-219.
Hanek, K. J., Olson, B. D., & McAdams, D. P. (2011). Political orientation and the psychology of Christian prayer: How conservatives and liberals pray. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21, 30-42.
Book Chapters
Hanek, K. J. (2017). Biculturals, monoculturals, and Adult Third Culture Kids: Individual differences in identities and outcomes. In Y. McNulty & J. Selmer (Eds.), Research Handbook of Expatriates. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
Hanek, K. J. (December, 2019). Gender differences in the psychology of competition. Paper presented at the Oxford Handbook Conference for the Psychology of Competition. London, UK.
Hanek, K. J., Garcia, S. M., & Tor, A. (November, 2016). Where women prefer to compete: The role of competition size in competition entry decisions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Boston, MA.
Hanek, K. J., & Yates, J. F. (January, 2016). Identity integration and the role of others in decision-making. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.
Hanek, K. J., & Yates, J. F. (November, 2015). I want to be me: Identity integration and the role of others in decision-making. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Chicago, IL.
Hanek, K. J., & Lee, F. (October, 2015). Identity integration predicts indecisiveness identity-relevant decision-making tasks: Management of multiple identities matters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Consumer Research. New Orleans, LA.
Hanek, K. J. (May, 2015). Identity integration and the role of others in decision-making. Paper presented at the annual University of Michigan Decision Consortium Conference. Ann Arbor, MI.
Hanek, K. J., & Lee, F. (April, 2015). Biculturalism and affective components of choice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Philadelphia, PA.
Hanek, K. J., & Lee, F. (November, 2014). Identity integration and indecisiveness: Management of multiple identities matters. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Long Beach, CA.
Hanek, K. J., & Lee, F. (August, 2014). Identity integration and indecisiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA.
Hanek, K. J., Garcia, S. M., Wu, K., & Tor, A. (November, 2013). Gender, number of competitors, and competition entry decisions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Toronto, Canada.
Hanek, K. J., & Lee, F. (January, 2013). Biculturalism and decision-making: Affective components of choice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.
Hanek, K. J., McAdams, D. P., & Dadabo, J. G. (March, 2011). A narrative approach to political orientation in conservatives and liberals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA.
Hanek, K. J., Olson, B. D., & McAdams, D. P. (July, 2009). Political orientation, happiness, and the psychology of Christian prayer. Poster presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality. Evanston, IL.
Invited Talks
University of Michigan, Decision Consortium (2018)
University of Dayton, School of Business Administration (2017)
University of Dayton, School of Business Administration (2015)
Michigan State University, Department of Psychology (2015)
Columbia University, Columbia Business School (2015)
University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business (2015)
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management (2015)
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (2015)
University of Michigan, Decision Consortium (2015)
University of Michigan, Decision Consortium (2013)
TEACHING INTERESTS
international business, organizational behavior, negotiation, leadership, multiculturalism and organizational diversity, research methods
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
University of Dayton, School of Business Administration
Survey of International Business (INB 302)
Organizational Behavior (MGT 301)
University of Michigan, Department of Psychology
Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology (PSYCH 381)
Introduction to Organizational Psychology (PSYCH 260)
Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH 111)
Introduction to the Psychology of Personality (PSYCH 290)
Negotiation in Practice (PSYCH 487)
Political Psychology (PSYCH 393)
University of Michigan, Department of Organizational Studies
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (ORGSTUDY 405)
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
Leading People and Organizations (MO 503, MBA)
Northwestern University, Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Honors Seminar (PSYCH 398)
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Editorial Review Board
Frontiers in Psychology
Journal of Global Mobility
Ad-hoc Reviewing
Cross-Cultural & Strategic Management
International Journal of Human Resource Management
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Psychological Reports
Psychology of Women Quarterly
Sex Roles
Mentoring
Identity, Culture, and Decision-Making (ICDM) Lab, University of Michigan
University Service
Gender Equity Research Fellow, University of Dayton
Student Success Champions Program, University of Dayton
Management and Marketing Department Heuristics Committee, University of Dayton
Brown bag committee, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
Asian/ Asian American Psychology Student Association, Co-Chair, University of Michigan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Academy of Management (AOM) - Gender and Diversity in Organizations, International Management, and Organizational Behavior Divisions
International Organizations Network (ION)
Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM)