Hannah Birnbaum

Hannah Birnbaum

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Hannah received her PhD from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Her research examines how people perceive and evaluate individuals and organizations, with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She studies what shapes these perceptions and how they influence behavior and policy support.

Area of Expertise

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Organizational Behavior

Education

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• Ph D 2022, Kellogg School of Management
• BA 2014, Wesleyan University

Research Interests

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Hannah researches how people think about and respond to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Selected Publications

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• "Silence on injustices speaks volumes: When and how silence impacts perceptions of managers", Journal of Applied Psychology, with Kaylene McClanahan, Miguel Unzueta, 2024
• "A sociocultural approach to voting: Construing voting as a duty to others predicts political interest and engagement", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Issue 22, with Andrea Dittmann, 2024
• "Advantaged groups misperceive how allyship will be received", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, with Desman Wilson, Adam Waytz, 2024
• "Personal harm from the Covid-19 Pandemic Predicts Advocacy for Equality", Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, with A.G. Dittman, N.M. Stephens, E. Reinhart, R.M. Carey, H.R. Markus, 2022
• "A diversity ideology intervention: Multiculturalism reduces the racial achievement gap", Social Psychological and Personality Science, with M.M. Stephens, S.S.M. Townsend, M.G. Hamedani, 2020
• "Mere membership in racially diverse groups reduces conformity", Social Psychological and Personality Science, with S. Gaither, E.P. Apfelbaum, L. Babbitt, S.R. Sommers, 2017