The Leadership Across Differences Project

LAD Research Team

The LAD project is based at the Center for Creative Leadership, where most of the core research team is located. However, the successful execution of the project would be impossible without the contributions of the international collaborators.

LAD Co-Project Managers

Christopher Ernst, Ph.D.

Title: Enterprise Associate
Education: Ph.D. (Industrial-Organizational Psychology), North Carolina State University

Kelly Hannum, Ph.D.

Title: Enterprise Associate
Education: Ph.D. (Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation), UNC-Greensboro

LAD Core Research Team

Kathryn Cartner

Title: R&I Process Manager and GLAD Administrator
Education: B.S. (Business Administration), Appalachian State University

Bill Gentry, Ph.D.

Title: Postdoc
Education: Ph.D. (Industrial-Organizational Psychology), University of Georgia

Rachael Foy

Title: Administrative Coordinator
Education: B.A (Psychology), University of North Carolina-Asheville

Belinda McFeeters, Ph.D.

Title: Postdoc
Education: Ph.D. (Educational Leadership & Policy Studies), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vijayan P Munusamy, Ph.D.

Title: Senior Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. (International Management), University of Hawaii-Manoa

Marian Ruderman, Ph.D.

Title: Group Director, Global Leadership & Diversity
Education: Ph.D. (Psychology), University of Michigan

International Research Collaborators

Lize Booysen, Ph.D. University of South Africa
Donna Chrobot-Mason, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
Maxine Dalton, Ph.D. (Retired) Center for Creative Leadership
David Dinwoodie, M.S. Escuela de Alta Dirección (EADA)
Michael Hoppe, Ph.D. Center for Creative Leadership
Claude Levy-Leboyer, Ph.D. (Retired) Université Rene DesCartes
Ancella Livers, Ph.D. Center for Creative Leadership
Jonna Louvrier, M.Sc. Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
Muhsen Makhamreh, M.S. University of Jordan
Sigmar Malvezzi, Ph.D. University of Sao Paulo
Stella Nkomo, Ph.D. University of South Africa
Patty Ohlott, M.S. OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
Lilach Sagiv, Ph.D. Hebrew University
Shalom Schwartz, Ph.D. Hebrew University
Peter Smith, Ph.D. Sussex University
Robert Solomon The Executive Leadership Council
Joan Tavares, Ph.D. (Retired) Center for Creative Leadership
Todd Weber, Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln