Katherine Christensen

Education

• BA Brown University
• MBA UCLA Anderson School of Management
• UCLA Anderson School of Management

Companies

• Assistant Professor Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (2021)
• Mentor, Women's LaunchPad Brown University (2014)
• PhD Candidate UCLA Anderson School of Management (2016 — 2021)
• Startup Mentor MiLA Capital (2016 — 2020)
• Board Member Open Mind - Question Box (2014 — 2017)
• Director, Digital Media Sony Pictures Television, U.S. Networks (2012 — 2015)
• Managing Producer The Walt Disney Company (2009 — 2012)

Primary Research

I examine connections across time - to our individual futures and the collective past - with a focus on financial decision-making. My dissertation was awarded UCLA Anderson's Xavier Dreze Prize.

Methodology

I am a behavioral researcher. While most of my work is experimental in nature, I use geospatial, Homeland Security, and Census data to address racial disparities.

Experience

I have led digital teams as a Managing Producer at the Walt Disney Company and Director at Sony Pictures Television, and won IU's Trustees Teaching Award.

Inequality and Policing

M. Keith Chen, Katherine L. Christensen, Elicia John, Emily Owens, and Yilin Zhuo, "Smartphone Data Revals Neighborhood Level Disparities in Policing," equal authorship

David Dolifka, Katherine L. Christensen, and Franklin Shaddy, "All Men Created Equal: Shifting Preferences for Redistribution," preparing for submission.

The Role of Mental Time Travel and Heritage in Consumer Outcomes

Christensen, Katherine L., Hal E. Hershfield, and Sam B. Maglio, "Back to the Present: How Mental Time Travel Affects Thoughts and Behavior," Invited for 2nd round review, Journal of Consumer Research

Christensen, Katherine L. and Suzanne B. Shu, "The Role of Heritage Connection in Consumer Valuation," Invited for 2nd round review, Journal of Marketing Research

Christensen, Katherine L. and Ed O'Brien, "Human Nature: How Time and Agency Shape Value," preparing for submission.

Christensen, Katherine L., Michael I. Norton, and Hal E. Hershfield, "Ritual and Time," data collection.

The Role of Social Connection in Medical Decision-Making

Zheng, Justin C., Katherine L. Christensen, Richard K. Leuchter, Maria Han, Sitaram Vangala, and Daniel Croymans, "The Role of Testing Availability on Intentions to Isolate during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Trial," PLOS ONE

Christensen, Katherine L., Hal E. Hershfield, Mikella Green, and Gregory Samanez-Larkin, "Solve It With a Smile: The Role of Human Connection in Medication Adherence," grant from the Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation