Lisa Leslie

Biography

Lisa M. Leslie joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations in July 2013.

Professor Leslie's research focuses on strategies for facilitating social justice and strong performance in diverse organizations. She also conducts research in the related areas of cross-cultural organizational behavior and conflict management.

Before joining NYU Stern, Professor Leslie spent six years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Professor Leslie received her A.B. in Social Psychology from Princeton University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland.

Research Interests

• Diversity
• Cross-cultural organizational behavior
• Conflict management

Courses Taught

• Leadership in Organizations
• Research Design and Development

Academic Background

A.B., Social Psychology
Princeton University

M.A., Organizational Psychology
University of Maryland

Ph.D., Organizational Psychology
University of Maryland

Awards & Appointments

Sage Award for Enduring Scholarly Contributions to the Field	AOM-GDO Division	2021
Outstanding Reviewer Award	Academy of Management Review	2021
Outstanding Publication Award Finalist	AOM-OB Division	2021
Scholarly Achievement Award for Best Published Paper	AOM-HR Division	2020
Best Paper Award Finalist	Academy of Management Review	2020
Fellow	Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology	2020
Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award Nominee	AOM-OB Division	2019
Scholarly Achievement Award for Best Published Paper	AOM-HR Division	2018
Admired Scholar	SPSP Diversity Travel Award Program	2018
Top 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors under 40	Poets & Quants	2017
Most Influential Paper Award	AOM-CM Division	2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award	Academy of Management Journal	2016
Best Paper proceedings	AOM Annual Meeting	2016
Reviewer of the Year Award	Journal of Business and Psychology	2016
Dale E. Zand Best Paper Award in Management	Stern School of Business	2015
Nominee	Parasuraman Outstanding Gender and Diversity Publication	2015
William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award for Best Published Paper	SIOP	2014
Runner-up, Dale E. Zand Best Paper Award in Management	Stern School of Business	2014
Outstanding Reviewer Award	AOM Annual Meeting	2014
Finalist	Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research	2013

Selected Publications

Leslie, L.M., Bono, J.E., Kim, Y., & Beaver, G.R. (2020)
On melting pots and salad bowls: A meta-analysis of the effects of identity-blind and identity-conscious diversity ideologies

Leslie, L. M. (2019)
Diversity Initiative Effectiveness: A Typological Theory of Unintended Consequences. Academy of Management Review, 44(3), 538-563.

Leslie, L. M., King, E. B., & Clair, J. A. (2019)
Work-Life Ideologies: The Contextual Basis and Consequences of Beliefs about Work and Life. Academy of Management Review, 44(1), 72-98.

Manchester, C. F., Leslie, L. M., & Dahm, P. C. (2019)
Bringing Home the Bacon: The Relationships among Breadwinner Role, Performance, and Pay. Industrial Relations, 58(1), 46-85.

Leslie, L. M., Manchester, C. F., & Dahm, P. C. (2017)
Why and when does the gender gap reverse? Diversity goals and the pay premium for high potential women.
Academy of Management Journal, 60, 402-422

Leslie, L. M. (2017)
A status-based multilevel model of ethnic diversity and work unit performance. Journal of Management.

Leslie, L. M., Mayer, D. M., & Kravitz, D. A. (2014)
The stigma of affirmative action: A stereotyping-based theory and meta-analytic test of the consequences for performance. Academy of Management Journal.

Manchester, C. F., Leslie, L. M., & Kramer, A. (2013)
Is the clock still ticking? An evaluation of the consequences of stopping the tenure clock. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 66, 3-31.

Leslie, L. M., Snyder, M., and Glomb, T. M. (2013)
Who gives? Multilevel effects of gender and ethnicity on workplace charitable giving. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98, 49-62.

Leslie, L. M., Manchester, C. F., Park, T. Y., & Mehng, S. A. (2012)
Flexible work practices: A source of career premiums or penalties? Academy of Management Journal, 55, 1407-1428.