Research

With Tristan Botelho

Administrative Science Quarterly, 2026 (Open Access)

Gendered outcomes vary between stages of the same evaluation process. Female-led startups are evaluated worse in higher-stakes stages as gendered performance expectations are used to a greater extent. Examining one stage of a larger evaluation in isolation can misstate the inequality creared by the overall process.

with Minjae Kim, Oliver Hahl and Ezra Zuckerman

American Journal of Sociology 130.1 (2024): 193-240.

Voters apply different truth-telling norms to politicians they support and those they oppose. Opposed politicians are penalized for making false statements while supported ones are not because their falsehoods are perceived as advancing an important political mission. False statements that support the voters' priorities are seen as supporting a "deeper truth" even if they are known to not be factual.

with Alexandra Rheinhardt and Forrest Briscoe

Organization Science 35.3 (2024): 888-910. (Open Access)

NFL players who knelt for the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality exited their organizations more quickly than peers with similar on-field performance. Protesting players in organizations with decision-makers that oppose the protests experienced the greatest exit rates, and long-term earnings losses.

with Brittany Bond

Organization Science 35.2 (2024): 698-718. (Open Access)

Encouraging specialized professionals to perform tasks outside their expertise enhances performance in within-speciality work.  Work outside their speciality frustrates professionals and creates greater drive to succeed upon returning to core work.

with Emilio Castilla

American Sociological Review 87.5 (2022): 782-826.

Legacy applicants are almost three-times as likely to be admitted to a selective college as similarly qualified non-legacies. Legacy preferences primarily benefit white and wealthy applicants. Evidence is most consistent with legacy being used to support material objectives, as legacies matriculate at higher rates, are less likely to use financial aid and donate more as alumni.