Margaret Shih

Professor of Management and Organizations at UCLA Anderson School of Management

Schools

  • UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Biography

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Biography

Margaret Shih is the associate vice chancellor, BruinX, in the UCLA Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Neil H. Jacoby Chair in Management, and professor of Management and Organizations at UCLA Anderson. She served as senior associate dean of FEMBA and full-time MBA programs at Anderson from 2014 to 2018. Her research focuses on the effects of diversity in organizations. In particular, she focuses on social identity and the psychological effects of stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination and stigma in organizations.

Prior to joining the faculty at Anderson, Shih served on the faculty at the University of Michigan for eight years, and also worked at the RAND Corporation. She serves on the executive committee for the International Society for Self and Identity and is a consulting editor for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. She was also an editor for the special issue of the Journal of Social Issues. She has received fellowships and grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, John Templeton Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Education

  • Ph.D. Social Psychology, Harvard University
  • M.A. Social Psychology, Harvard University
  • B.A. Psychology, with honors, Stanford University

Interests

  • Diversity, Culture, Stereotypes, Team and Groups, Leadership, Organizational Commitment, Performance, Consumer Behavior, Decision-Making

Recognition

  • 2017 La Force Award for Leadership
  • 2017 Niedorf Decade Teaching Award
  • 2011 Fulbright Award
  • 2006 Literature, Sciences and Arts Class of 1934 Memorial Teaching Award, University of Michigan
  • 2006 Literature, Sciences and Arts Award for Educational Excellence, University of Michigan
  • 2005 Outstanding Scholar Honor, National Science Council, Taiwan
  • 2003 Martin E.P. Seligman Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research in Positive Psychology
  • 1998-1999 Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University

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