Leslie DeChurch

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Leslie A. DeChurch
BornSeptember 27, 1974
Hollywood, FL
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materUniversity of Miami, Florida International University
Scientific career
FieldsCommunication Studies, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Space Psychology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Central Florida
Florida International University
Academic advisorsMichelle A. Marks
Websiteatlas.northwestern.edu

Leslie A. DeChurch is an American academic and expert on leadership and team dynamics. She is Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences.[1] She directs the ATLAS lab at Northwestern University,[2] and is former President of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGroup).[3]

Education[edit]

Professor DeChurch completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology at the Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida in 2002. Prior to this, she received a Master of Science degree in I-O Psychology from FIU in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Career[edit]

Research[edit]

Professor DeChurch has published more than 50 research papers and chapters and 1 edited book in the areas of teams, leadership, and multiteam systems.[4] She is a well-known expert on multiteam system functioning. Her research focuses on the dynamics through which teams form, and how these dynamics affect their performance as teams, and their ability to work as larger organizational systems (multiteam systems) including those with robots and autonomous agents. Her research seeks to build high-functioning teams that work in scientific innovation, space exploration,[5] healthcare, and the military.[6]

Recognition[edit]

Professor DeChurch is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA),[7] the Association for Psychological Science (APS),[8] and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP).[9] She was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2011 to support her research on leadership for virtual organizational effectiveness.[10] 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leslie DeChurch | Northwestern School of Communication". www.communication.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ "Atlas Lab at Northwestern: Advancing Teams, Leaders, & Systems". Atlas. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ "Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research". www.ingroup.net. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ "Microsoft Academic". academic.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.[dead link]
  5. ^ Wang, Aaron (2019-02-26). "Northwestern professors build model for NASA Mars expedition". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ "Leslie DeChurch | Northwestern School of Communication". www.communication.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. ^ "Eminent psychologists honored with Fellow status". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. ^ "Association for Psychological Science: APS Fellows". Association for Psychological Science. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. ^ "All Fellows". Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1738297 - CAREER: Leadership for Virtual Organizational Effectiveness". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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