RISE Lab
Researching Identity & Stigma in Employment
Researching Identity & Stigma in Employment
Danni Gardner (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University. Danni earned her B.A. in Psychology from Rice University before completing her M.A. and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University. Her research broadly spans diversity and discrimination in organizations, with specific interests in understanding diversity management from an organizational justice lens, identity management processes and outcomes for historically marginalized employees, and discrimination manifestations across dimensions of subtlety and formality. She has consulted for numerous companies ranging in size and industry on topics such as employee selection, customer experience, and performance management systems. Outside of the lab, Danni enjoys binging the latest Netflix release, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her husband and young sons (both human & feline).
Danielle West is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in CSU's Industrial-Organizational (IO) Psychology program. She is from Gainesville, Florida, and got her Bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida. Her current research interests include DEI in the workplace, with specific focuses on employee experiences and wellbeing, as well as work-family balance and topics related to recovery. During her free time, Danielle enjoys reading, watching sitcoms, and trying (probably unsuccessfully) to bake.
Nora Isbilir