Maja Djikic

Maja Djikic, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and the Director of Self-Development Laboratory at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. She is a psychologist specializing in the field of personality development. Her work examines means of developing a congruent and flexible self. She has been a post-doctoral fellow with Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at Rotman School of Management, and Psychology Department at Harvard University. She has published more than 30 articles and book chapters in the area of personality development in journals such as Psychological Science, Journal of Research in Personality, Creativity Research Journal, New Ideas in Psychology, etc. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, Salon, Slate, The Scientific American Mind, and many other media outlets.

Degrees:

• Ph.D., University of Toronto
• M.A., University of Toronto
• Hon. B.Sc., University of Toronto

Academic Positions

• 2015-  Associate Professor, Director, Self-Development Laboratory; Rotman School of Management 2011- 2015  Senior Research Associate, Director, Self-Development Laboratory; Rotman School of Management
• 2007-2011  Post-Doctoral Fellow; Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• 2005-2007  Post-Doctoral Fellow; Psychology Department, Harvard University

Honors and Awards

• 2007-2009  SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
• 2005-2007  MDCIT Post-Doctoral Fellowship; Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• 2005-2006  Ontario Graduate Scholarship; Government of Ontario
• 2002-2005  Graduate Fellowship; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
• 2001-2004  University of Toronto Fellowship; School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
• 1996-1997  C.L. Burton Open Award; University College, University of Toronto
• 1995-1996  University of Toronto Entrance Award; Univesity of Toronto