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Arik Cheshin – March 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Personal Details Permanent Home Address: Kochav Hayam 60 Megadim, 3087500 Israel Home Telephone Number: +972-77-664-5437 Office Telephone Number: +972-4-828-8557 Cellular Phone: +972-52-546-1811 Electronic Address: [email protected]
2. Higher Education
A. Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Year of Approval of Degree
Degree Name of Institution and Department
Period of Study
2003 B.A. (with High Distinction) in Psychology
University of Michigan. Honors in Psychology
1999-2003
2008 M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The Behavioral Science Area of the William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
2005 - 2008
2012 Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The Behavioral Science Area of the William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
2008 - 2011
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B. Post-Doctoral Studies
Year of Completion Degree Name of Institution, Department and Host
Period of Study
2014 Univ. of Amsterdam. Psychology Department hosted by Prof. Gerben Van Kleef
2011 – 2014
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
Rank/Position Name of Institution and Department Dates
Assistant Professor / Lecturer
University of Haifa Department of Human Services
2014- present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Amsterdam Psychology Department
2011-2014
Graduate Student Instructor
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The Behavioral Science Area of the William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
2005-2011
4. Offices in University Academic Administration.
Invited and Ad-hoc Reviewer 2012 Cognition and Emotion • PLoS ONE • Human Relations • Social Psychological and Personality Science 2013 Emotion • Journal of Economic Psychology • The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2014 Israeli Science Foundation (grant evaluation) • Referee of PhD dissertation (2014) – The effect of benefactor social status on beneficiary emotion of thanksgiving – University of Haifa •Cognition and Emotion 2015 Cognition and Emotion • Frontiers in Psychology - Emotion Science •Refereed of MA thesis (2015) – Impact of cultural aspects on LEAN implementation at Kimberly-Clark - ORT Braude College of Engineering
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Manager of Laboratory for Behavioral Research (2005 - 2011) Technion – William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management Was in charge of the Laboratory for Behavioral Research (LBR) (http://iew3.technion.ac.il/Labs/Lbr/). Created policy regarding usage of lab resources. Maintained and updated lab resources. Assisted researchers with use of lab resources for their experiments. Managed the subject pool website. Behavioral Lab Manager (2004-2005) University of Michigan – Ross School of Business Was in charge of the behavioral lab (http://bus.umich.edu/behaviorallab) of the business school. Scheduled usage of lab for experiments. Created policy regarding usage of lab resources. Maintained and updated lab resources that included: laptops, software, website, VHS and DVD recorders, video cameras, projector and screen, a main conference room and three breakout rooms. Hired and supervised undergraduate lab assistants. Worked with researchers, helping them learn how to use lab resources for their experiments. Helped with design and development of the paid subject pool website.
5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University
2007 – 2009 Organizational Psychologist – Israeli Defense Forces Reserves, Medical Corps 2008 Industrial Organizational Psychologist – The Research Center for Work Safety and Human Engineering, Technion 2011-present Kurt Lewin Institute – Associate member
2013 –present European Association of Social Psychology – Full member
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
a. Active Participation
Role Subject of Lecture/Discussion
Place of Conference
Name of Conference
Date
Co-author Emotion Regulation Knowledge as a Boundary Condition of Work Recovery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2015
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Co-author The Dark Side of a Smiley: The Role of Smiling Emoticon in Building First Virtual Impression
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2014
Co-author Coloring the past: The effects of colorizing black & white photos on time perception, psychological distance and feelings
Poland, Warsaw
The IInd International Conference on Time Perspective
2014
Presenter
Not Too Intense: The Effect of Emotional Intensity on Judgments of Customer Service.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology
2014
Presenter
Not Too Intense! Interpersonal Effects of Emotion Intensity
Zeist, The Netherlands
Kurt Lewin Institute Conference
2014
Co-author The Influence of Sports Coaches' Emotional Expressions on Team Members' Emotions, Motivation, and Performance
Berlin, Germany
The Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) Conference,
2014
Presenter Complain, But Don’t Break the Norm: The Effects of Anger Intensity on Compliant Assessments.
Orlando, FL, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2013
Co-author I have been wronged and now I am angry! Testing the interpersonal effects of intensity of anger displays
University of California, Berkley, CA, USA
The International Society for Research on Emotion
2013
Presenter Enhancing Performance Among Strangers: Finding Common Connections.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The International Association of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management (IACCM)12th Annual Conference
2013
Presenter Intensity Matters: The Social Effects of Emotion Varying in Intensity
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Amsterdam Symposium on the Social Nature of Emotions
2013
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Presenter Not Too Intense: The Effect of Emotional Intensity on Judgments of Customer Service.
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
The Annual Work and Organizational Psychology (WAOP)
2012
Presenter Effects of Anger Intensity and Anger Disposition on Interpretation and Response to Displayed Anger
Boston, MA, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2012
Presenter Shouting for Help: Anger and Compassion in Hospital Emergency Departments
Boston, MA, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2012
Presenter Shouting for Help: Anger and Compassion in Hospital Emergency Departments
Canterbury, University of Kent, Great Britain
The Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) Conference
2012
Presenter initial Common Connection Search
Tel Aviv, Israel The Israel Organizational Behavior Conference (IOBC)
2011
Presenter Encountering Other’s Anger in the Workplace: The Hospital Case
Tel Aviv, Israel The Israel Organizational Behavior Conference (IOBC)
2011
Co-author Situational Antecedents of Customer Conflict and Aggression Toward Healthcare Professionals in the Hospital Setting
Istanbul, Turkey
The International Association for Conflict Management Annual Conference
2011
Presenter Encountering Other’s Affect: Effects of Self-Efficacy and Performance
Montreal, Canada
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2010
Co-author Antecedents to Hospital Aggression: Communication Style Workload and Crowdedness
Montreal, Canada
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2010
Coauthor Aggressive Acts as Sources of Wisdom in Hospital Settings: Curtailing
Montreal, Canada
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of
2010
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Cycles of Helplessness Management
Presenter Rewarding Anger: Intensity, Anger Disposition and Injustice.
Montreal, Canada
The Seventh International Conference on Emotions and Worklife, EMONET
2010
Presenter Anger vs. Rigidity: Separating the Effects of Emotion and Behavior
Chicago, IL, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2009
Co-author One Angry Team Member: Anger in Team Performance
Leuven, Belgium
The International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE)
2009
Presenter Anger in Virtual Teams University of Haifa, Israel
Israel Forum for Emotions Research
2008
Co-author Emotional contagion and group performance
Florence, Italy The Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
2008
Co-presenter One Angry Man is Enough! The Effects of One Member’s Anger on Group Performance
Philadelphia, PA, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2007
Co-author The Impacts of Personnel Rotation on Performance of Distributed Teams: An Experimental Study
Omaha, NB, USA
The Americas Conference on Information Systems
2005
Co-author Traveling Blues: The Effects of Relocation on Partially Distributed Teams
Portland, OR, USA
The Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
2005
Co-author In-Group/Out-Group Effects In Distributed Teams: An Experiential Simulation
Chicago, IL, USA
The Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
2004
Presenter Ethnicity and Social Gathering Behavior Outside the College Classroom
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Annual Honors Psychology Poster Session
2003
Co-author Processes of Interference New York, NY, Meeting of 2003
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Resolution as Revealed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
USA Cognitive Neuroscience Society
b. Organization of Conferences or Sessions
Role Subject of Conference/ Role at Conference/ Comments
Place of Conference
Name of Conference
Date
Member of organizing committee with Prof. Fischer, Prof. Van Kleef, Dr. Schneider
Social Nature of Emotions. This was a small meeting of 50 experts.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Amsterdam Symposium on the Social Nature of Emotions
2013
Co-Symposium Chair and Organizer
Symposium: Anger and Aggression under a Magnifying Glass - Focusing On Intensity
Orlando, FL, USA
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2013
Co-Symposium Chair and Organizer
Symposium: Daring to Face Aggression, Caring to Understand It
Montreal, Canada
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2010
7. Invited Lectures
Presentation/Comments Name of Forum Place of Lecture Date
Title: Not Too Intense – Interpersonal Effect of Emotion Intensity.
Organizational Behavior Area Seminar
Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration – the Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University
2015
Title: Coloring the Past: The Effects of Colorizing Black & White Photos on Time Perception, Psychological Distance and Feelings
Decision Making and Economic Psychology
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2014
Title: Not Too Intense – Interpersonal Effect of Emotion Intensity. Job talk
Area Seminar Tel Aviv University – Labor Studies
2014
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Title: Not Too Intense – Interpersonal Effect of Emotion Intensity. Job talk
Area Seminar Interdisciplinary Center – Arison School of Business
2014
Title: Not Too Intense – Interpersonal Effect of Emotion Intensity. Job talk
Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2012
Title: Emotion Contagion in Virtual Teams – Affect, Performance & Self Efficacy. Invited by Hilla Peretz
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management - Seminar
ORT Braude - College of Engineering,
2009
Title: Emotion Contagion in Virtual Teams – Affect, Performance & Self Efficacy. Invited by Prof. Westman
Organizational Behavior Area Seminar
Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration
2008
8. Colloquium Talks
None.
9. Research Grants
a. Grants Awarded
Publications Year Funded by Topic Co-Researchers
Role in Research
Cheshin, A., Rafaeli, A., & Eisenman, A. (2012). Encountering anger in the emergency department: Identification, evaluations and responses of staff members to anger displays. Emergency Medicine International, 12, 1-5.
2010 The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research (42,000 NIS)
Encountering Angry Patients at the Hospital
PI
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2010 The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research (420,250 NIS for 3 years)
Circumstances Triggering Aggression of Patients and Family Members, Patterns of Staff Reactions to Aggression, and Policies for Coping with Aggression in Hospitals
Prof. Anat Rafaeli
Researcher
Cheshin, A., Rafaeli, A., & Bos, D. N. (2011). Anger and happiness in virtual teams: Emotional influences of text and behavior on others' affect in the absence of non-verbal cues. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 116(1), 2-16.
2008 Applied Physics Lab, John Hopkins University, Subcontract ($74,000 for 1 year)
Collaboration with strong emotional primes
Prof. Anat Rafaeli and Nathan Bos
Researcher
Cheshin, A., Rafaeli, A., & Bos, D. N. (2011). Anger and happiness in virtual teams: Emotional influences of text and behavior on others' affect in the absence of non-verbal cues. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 116(1), 2-16.
2007 Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) (190,000 NIS for 2 years)
Affect in Virtual Teams: Contagion and Performance
Prof. Anat Rafaeli
Researcher
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b. Submission of Research Proposals – Pending
Year Funded by Topic Co-Researchers Role in Research
2014 Israeli Science Foundation (ISF)
Coloring the past: The effects of colorizing black & white photos on time perception, psychological distance and feelings
none PI
c. Submission of Research Proposals – Not Funded
Score Year Funded by Topic Co-Researchers
Role in Research
41.40% 2014 European Union- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Indivdual Fellowship
The Social Influence of Emotion Intensity
Principle investigator
The advisor graded the proposal as very good, and ranked it on position 6 out of nine recommended projects in this field.
2006 German- Israeli Foundation (GIF)
The influence of events in a work team on emotions of individual team members and the team as a whole: A full cycle of field and lab research
Prof. Anat Rafaeli & Prof. Andrea Fischbach
Researcher
10. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
The Sandor Szego Awards for Excellence in Teaching – Received a Teaching Assistant Faculty Award for teaching Organizational Behavior to undergraduate students during Spring Semester of 2007. Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion. The Monroe Guttmann Fellowship – Technion (2009).
The Joseph and Gertrud Buchler Fellowship – Technion (2007).
Academy of Management Small Scholarship Fund – First time presenter award (2007).
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The French Technion Society Graduate Fellowship – Technion (2007).
The Gabriella and Shlomo Raikb Fellowship in Honor of Ezra and Habiba Rakib and Elizabeth and Abrham Herb – Technion (2006).
Cutcheon Research Grant – University of Michigan, LS&A honors program (2003). Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society - University of Michigan chapter (2002-present)
Golden Key International Honor Society - University of Michigan (2002-present)
Psi Chi (the National Honor Society in Psychology) - University of Michigan. Awarded a community service cord for volunteering in various community projects. (2002-present).
11. Teaching
a. Courses Taught in Recent Years
Numbers of Students
Degree
Type of Course Lecture/Seminar/ Workshop/High Learn Course/ Introduction Course (Mandatory)
Name of Course Year
35 Undergraduates Lecture Emotions and Communication in Human Services
2015- present
35 Graduates Mandatory Course Human Resources 2015- present
90 Undergraduate Mandatory Course Organizational Behavior and Management in Service Organizations
2014- present
40 Masters in Psychology
Guest instructor for 3 lectures: Emotional Contagion, Group Emotion, Emotion in Conflicts
The Social Effects of Emotion
2011-2013
5 Undergraduates in Psychology
Supervisor of a research project Research in Psychology (OP)
2012-2013
10 Research Masters in Psychology
Guest instructor for 1 lecture on Group Emotion
Current Debates in Emotion Research
2012
60 Undergraduate Lecturer Organizational 2008
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& Graduate in Industrial Engineering and Management
Behavior
50 MBA Teaching assistant Organizational Behavior
2005-2011
35 MBA Teaching assistant Consumer Behavior
2011
35 MBA Teaching assistant Principles of Marketing
2011
30-55 MBA Teaching assistant. Both at the Technion and in The University of Michigan Business School
Negotiation 2004, 2008, 2010
60 Undergraduate in Industrial Engineering and Management
Teaching assistant Organizational Sociology
2009-2010
60 Undergraduate in Industrial Engineering and Management
Teaching assistant Principles of Marketing
2008-2010
60 Undergraduate in Industrial Engineering and Management
Teaching assistant Organizational Behavior
2005-2010
b. Supervision of Graduate Students
Students' Achievements & Publications
Date of Completion / in Progress
Degree Title of Thesis Name of Student
2013 Masters in Psychology
Emotions and Sport Performance: The Influence of the Coach (with Gerben Van Kleef)
Mara, Goedegbuure
2013 Masters in Psychology
EASI Advertising: The Difference Between Low and High Intensity Advertisement Happiness Display on Consumer Preferences
Mark, Schalkwijk
2013 Masters in Psychology
Finding Common Connections: The Effect of Finding Common
Danaë, Tellers
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Connections with Strangers on Quality of Relationship and Task Performance
2013 Masters in Psychology
The World is Not Just Black and White, But Does it Make a Difference For How We Perceive Others? (with Michael Vliek)
Milou, Gutter
2013 Masters in Psychology
Influence of Coach’s Emotion on Soccer Players’ Emotions, Performance and Motivation
Hiske, Geerts
2013 Masters in Psychology
Emotional Influence in Sport Teams The Impact of Coach’s Emotions on Players’ Motivation and Performance (with Gerben Van Kleef)
Annemiek, Pater
2013 Masters in Psychology
The Influence of the Coach’s Emotions on the Emotion, Motivation and Performance of Hockey Players
Joep, Meijs
2013 Masters in Psychology
The Effect of Emotional Intensity on Consumer Behavioral Intentions
Marie, Louise de Nie
2013
Research Master Internships in Psychology
Too Much Emotion To Be Honest: A Study on Emotional Intensity as predictor of Trust and Customer Satisfaction (with Gerben Van Kleef)
Anna Bogo
2014 Masters in Psychology
Emotions as social information in sports: Facial expressions and baseball
Daan de Groot
2014 Masters in Psychology
The Influence of Black & White and Color Photos on Perception of Temporal Distance, Social Closeness and Emotion
Rosan Spiers
2014 Masters in Psychology
The Dark Side of a Smiley Birgit Bunt
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2014 Masters in Psychology
The Impact of the EASI-Model on Sports Performance
Gijs Ijzermans
2014 Masters in Psychology
Initial Common Connection Search: Common Connections, Quality of Relationship & Performance
Muriël Bak
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Publications
a. Ph.D. Dissertation
Title: Encountering Other's Anger in the Workplace: The Hospital Case. 2012. Supervisor: A. Rafaeli. (143 pages).
b. Scientific Books (Refereed)
None.
c. Monographs
None.
d. Articles in Refereed Journals
1. Rafaeli, A., Ravid, S., & Cheshin, A. (2009). Sensemaking in virtual teams: The impact of emotions and support tools on team mental models and team performance. International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 24, 151-182.
2. Bos, D. N., Olson, S. J., Nan, N., & Cheshin, A. (2009). Subgroup biases in partially distributed collaboration. Journal of Information Technology Research, 2(1), 1-18.
3. Cheshin, A., Rafaeli, A., & Bos, D. N. (2011). Anger and happiness in virtual
teams: Emotional influences of text and behavior on others' affect in the absence of non-verbal cues. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 116(1), 2-16. (IF = 2.816 for 2012; 5 year IF = 4.024).
4. Cheshin, A., Rafaeli, A., & Eisenman, A. (2012). Encountering anger in the
emergency department: Identification, evaluations and responses of staff members to anger displays. Emergency Medicine International, 12, 1-5. doi:10.1155/2012/603215.
5. Van Kleef, G. A., Homan, A. C., & Cheshin, A. (2012). Emotional influence at work:
Take it EASI. Organizational Psychology Review, 2(4), 311–339.
6. Cheshin, A., Bos, D. N., Kim, Y., Ning, N., Olson, S. J. (2013). Emergence of differing electronic communication norms within partially distributed teams. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 12(1), 7-21. (IF = 1.439 for 2012)
7. Gabriel, S. A., Cheshin, A., Moran, C., & Van Kleef, G. (in press). Enhancing
emotional performance and customer service through human resources practices: A systems perspective. Human Resource Management Review. (IF = 2.088 for 2015; 5 year IF = 3.243)
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e. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books (not Conference Proceedings)
None.
f. Articles in Conference Proceedings
Bos, N., Shami, N.S., Olson, J.S., Cheshin, A., & Nan, N. (2004). In-group/out-group effects in distributed teams: an experimental simulation. Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. ACM Press, Chicago, 429-436.
Bos, N.D., Olson, J.S., Cheshin, A., Kim, Y.S., Nan, N. (2005). Traveling Blues: The effect of relocation on partially distributed teams. Short paper in Proceedings of CHI 2005. New York: ACM Press. Ning N., Bos, N. Kim, Y.S., Cheshin, A., & Olson, J. S. (2005). The Impacts of Personnel Rotation on Performance of Distributed Teams: An Experimental Study. AMCIS 2005: 13.
g. Entries in Encyclopedias
None.
h. Other Scientific Publications
None.
i. Other Publications
None.
j. Other Works Connected with my Scholarly Field
None.
k. Submitted Publications
1. Kim, P., Mislin, A., Tuncel, E., Fehr, R., Cheshin, A., & Van Kleef, G. (submitted). Power as an emotional liability: Implications for perceived authenticity and trust after a transgression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (IF = 5.51)
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2. Cheshin, A., Amit, A., & Van Kleef, G. (submitted). Not too intense: The effect of emotional intensity on judgments of customer service. Academy of Management Journal. (IF = 4.07)
l. Summary of my Activities and Future Plans
My academic interests can be divided into three main research areas: 1. Emotions in organizations, and teams. 2. Computer mediated communication. 3. Color and its effect on psychological distance and emotions.
I have published in the first two areas, separately, and at times managed to integrate both topics. I believe that my work has made a meaningful contribution to the field of organizational psychology as will be elaborated on below. Recently, I have started a new line of research related to psychological distance. It is my intention to continue researching and investigating the areas that spark my interest in order to make a continuing contribution to the field and fulfill my own curiosity. Emotions in Organizations and Teams
My research is aimed at understanding the social aspects of emotion. I have worked and am working on both theoretical and empirical aspects. This work involves field and lab studies where we investigate various emotions such as: anger, happiness and sadness. Specifically we have examined the effects that expressions of emotions by service providers as well as customers have on the targets of these emotion displays. Currently, I am working on a theoretical work related to human resource practices that could impact emotional performance of customer service providers. In addition I have looked at the effects that emotion displays have in sports; specifically looking at displays of emotion by pitchers in baseball and their effect on batters, as well as the effect of coaches’ emotion on their players in team sports. Computer Mediated Communication
I have studied the effects that communicating using computers has on individuals. Specifically I have investigated in-group/out-group formations due to media environments in virtual teams. We investigated behavioral interactions as well as the formation of communication norms based on the media environment and its effect on teams. I have also explored the effects of finding common connections with a stranger, when interacting online. In a set of studies we found that when strangers list more common connections they later perform better when working together. Color and its Effect on Psychological Distance and Emotions Drawn from personal experience, I have started to investigate how watching images in color vs black & white impact perceptions of psychological distance and emotions. It started when I was in Amsterdam and visited a site related to the 2nd World War. Relative to the rich and vivid history of Amsterdam, evident from its beautiful
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architecture around, I found that an historical event that was depicted in black & white (WW2) seemed more abstract, less concrete and further away in time, and less moving emotionally compared to historical events that were even older but were depicted in color. In a set of lab studies my colleagues and I have shown that images that are presented in color seem closer in time, move people more emotionally and were more likely to lead to action then images of events depicted in black & white. Future Plans
I would very much like to continue focusing and fine tuning my understanding of the social aspects of emotion as well as testing the effects of computer mediated communication. I am interested in investigating the effects of emotions on various aspects of organizational life. I would like to continue focusing on how emotional display impacts cognitive inferences, and affective reactions and behaviors, by manipulating variables such as displayer and intensity of various discrete emotions and settings. I believe that work is needed in the area of team emotion, refining understandings of the various effects emotions have on both team members and team processes. I am interested in pursuing a better understanding of the effects electronic mediated communication has on various psychological mechanisms and phenomena. I plan on continuing in these realms in the future, and hope to extend these also into understanding interactions of service organizations with customers and clients in digital environments. As far as my interest in psychological distance and color, I would like to expand my exploration to educational aspects, and see if coloring images from the past that appeared in black & white help make these events seem more vivid, concrete, moving and memorable. This study could also impact historical sites, and museum in how they present information, thus has a practical side. I plan on combining field and lab studies to help establish these findings. 12. Miscellaneous
Graduate Student Representative (2008-2011) Elected representative for the Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management at the Technion in both Graduate Student Organization (GSO) and Teaching Staff Organization (TSO).
Club and Board Member (2002-2005) Do-Random Acts of Kindness A member of University of Michigan’s Do-RAK student club. Was a team leader: planned and supervised weekly random acts of kindness. Board member for two years as head of the Public Relations, and Newsletter committees.
Student Coordinator of Orchard Radio – the Internet radio station of Washtenaw Community College, MI. Co-hosted a show on Israeli music (2000-2002).
Israeli Defense Forces – Paratrooper unit of the IDF (1995 -1998).
