Dr. Leah Sheppard
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2023 - present
Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion - Faculty Development
Carson College of Business, Washington State University
2020 - present
Associate Professor of Management with Tenure
Carson College of Business, Washington State University
2014 - 2020
Assistant Professor of Management
Carson College of Business, Washington State University
EDUCATION
PhD in Business Administration (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources)
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
MSc in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
University of Western Ontario
Honors BA in Psychology
University of Western Ontario
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My primary research stream focuses on gender and gender stereotyping and how these shape individuals' workplace experiences and career outcomes. I am also interested in employees' workplace experiences of phenomena generally treated as taboo when they occur at work, such as sexual behavior, physical attractiveness biases, non-work identity disclosures, and discussions about politics.
My work has published in several outlets, including Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Business Venturing, and The Atlantic. My research has also been featured in several news outlets, including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, CBS News, New York Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. I also write a monthly blog for Psychology Today called The Gender Bent: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-gender-bent