Katherine A. DeCelles
Bio
Katherine (Katy) DeCelles is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Academic Director of PhD Program at Rotman, and cross-appointed to the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. She also holds the Secretary of State Professorship in Organizational Effectiveness. Katy’s research is on understanding the micro-mechanisms involved in conflict, emotion, morality, inequality, aggression, crime, and criminal justice organizations. Her research has been highlighted in outlets such as the Smithsonian Magazine, Science Magazine, BBC, CNN, and The New York Times. Her research has received awards from the Academy of Management and American Sociological Association, and she has been recognized for her MBA teaching by Poets & Quants (2018). Katy served as an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Journal from 2016-2019 and as the Deputy Editor (Micro) for the Academy of Management Journal from 2019-2021.
Other Info
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Academic Positions
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2019-2021
Deputy Editor, Academy of Management Journal
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2016-2019
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal
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2016-2017
Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
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2015-2016
(on research leave), Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
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2015-present
Associate Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2009-2015
Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2007-2009
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Selected Publications - Papers
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Paying for Gender Parity: The Effect of Gender Pay Gaps and Customer Gender on Consumer Willingness to Pay
Schlager, T., Mohan, B., DeCelles, K., & Norton, M.
Journal of Consumer Psychology
Issue:3
2021
Pages: 518
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Anger Damns the Innocent
DeCelles, K.A., Adams, G., Howe, H. & John, L.K.
Psychological Science
Issue:32
2021
Pages: 1214
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Compassion in the Clink: How Workers Overcome Barriers to Care
DeCelles, K.A. & Anteby, M.
Organization Science
Issue:31(6)
2020
Pages: 1408-1431
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Anger and the Immobilization of Institutional Insiders in Social Movements.
DeCelles, K.A., Sonenshein, S., & King, B.
Administrative Science Quarterly
Issue:65(4)
2020
Pages: 847-886
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Dark Knights: When and why an employee becomes a workplace vigilante.
DeCelles, K.A., & Aquino, K.
Academy of Management Review
Issue:45(3)
2020
Pages: 528-548
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Leadership in the locker room: The Influence of Coaches’ Unpleasant Emotion at Halftime on Team Performance.
Staw, B., DeCelles, K.A., & DeGoey, P.
the Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:104(12)
2019
Pages: 1547-1557
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Helping to Reduce Fights before Flights: How Environmental Stressors Shape Customer-Employee Interactions.
DeCelles, K.A., DeVoe, S.E., Rafaeli, A. & Agasi, S.
Personnel Psychology
Issue:72
2018
Pages: 49-80
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DeCelles, K.A. & Norton, M.I.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Issue:113(20)
2016
Pages: 5588-5591
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Eesley, C., DeCelles, K.A., Lenox, M.
Strategic Management Journal
Issue:37(12)
2016
Pages: 2425-2440
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Kang, S.K., DeCelles, K.A., Tilcsik, A., & Jun, S.
Administrative Science Quarterly
Issue:61(3)
2016
Pages: 469-502
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Sonenshein, S., DeCelles, K.A., & Dutton, J.
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:57(1)
2014
Pages: 7-37
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DeCelles, K.A., Tesluk, P.E., & Taxman, F.S.
Organization Science
Issue:24(1)
2013
Pages: 154-171
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DeCelles, K.A., DeRue, D. S., Margolis, & J., Ceranic, T.L.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:97(3)
2012
Pages: 681-689
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Côté, S., DeCelles, K.A., McCarthy, J., van Kleef, G. & Hideg, I.
Psychological Science
Issue:22(8)
2011
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Reynolds, S., Leavitt, K., & DeCelles, K.A.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:95(4)
2010
Pages: 752-760
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Pfarrer, M.D., DeCelles, K.A., Smith, K.G., & Taylor, M.S.
Academy of Management Review
Issue:33(3)
2008
Pages: 730-749
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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The Vigilante Identity and Organizations
Xuan, F., Graso, M., Liu, L., Chen, J., DeCelles, K., Vadera, A., & Aquino, K.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Research and Teaching Interests
Conflict; Emotion; Aggression; Morality; Crime; Criminal justice organizations
Honors and Awards
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2017
Scott Best Paper Award, OOW section, American Sociological Association
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2017
Best Paper Award, GDO division, Academy of Management
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2016-2018
Research Grant, Harvard University
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2016-2019
Research Grant, SSHRC
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2012-2013
Research Grant, Chin Corporate Citizenship Institute
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2012-2015
Research Grant, SSHRC
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2009-2011
Research Grant, SSHRC
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2009-2011
Teaching Awards, Rotman
Academic / Professional Service
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2018-2020
OBHRM Ph.D. Student Area Coordinator, Rotman School, University of Toronto
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January 2016-current
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Psychology
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2011-current
Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal