PhD Student

Holly S. Slay

hslay@rhsmith.umd.edu

Major: Organizational behavior

Minor: Strategy

Education:

  • Western Michigan University, M.A. Human Resource Development 

  • University of Dayton, B.Ch.E (Chemical Engineering)

  • Wilberforce University, B.S. Interdisciplinary Science (Math Concentration)

Research Interests:

  • Social cognition - identity and identification processes

  • Social networks

  • Teams and group processes (especially decision-making)

  • Entrepreneurship

Dissertation Title:

Research in Progress:

  • Slay, H.S., Moon, H., Hamilton, R., & Tekleab, A.G.  A pendulum theory of decision making:  Polarization and Depolarization.

  • Slay, H.S, Williamson, I.O & Shapiro, D.L.  Advertising for diversity:  The influence of diversity strategy on applicant job pursuit intentions.

  • Slay, H.S.  Evolution and Cognition:  Explaining the emergence and demise of organizations and industries

  • Tesluk, P.E., Gerstner, C. & Slay, H.S.  Social networks and peer leadership 

Professional Experience:

  • Mead Johnson Nutritional Group: Senior Human Resource Manager, Global Supply Chain; Quality Assurance Manager; Safety, Training and Regulatory Compliance Coordinator;  Staff Engineer

  • EG&G Mound Applied Technologies: Project Engineer

Referred Publications:

  • Slay, H.S.  (Forthcoming.)  Spanning two worlds:  Social identity and emergent minority leaders, Journal of Organizational and Leadership Studies.

Conference Presentations:

  • Slay, H.S, Williamson, I.O & Shapiro, D.L.  Advertising for Diversity:  The influence of diversity strategy on applicant job pursuit intentions.  (2003).  To be presented in a symposium at the annual Academy of Management meeting, Seattle, WA.

  • Slay, H.S., Moon, H., Hamilton, R., & Tekleab, A. A pendulum theory of decision making:  Polarization and Depolarization (2003) To be presented in a poster session at the annual Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists meeting, Orlando, FL.

Professional Affiliations:

  • Academy of Management

  • Ph.D. Project

  • Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

  • American Sociological Association