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Sarah Townsend

Sarah Townsend

Interim Assistant Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California

Disciplines: Business

Sarah Townsend studies the psychological foundations of inequality. Her research reveals the dysfunctional behaviors and physiological costs that can result when individuals’ cultural norms collide with the dominant cultural norms of organizations. She examines how these “cultural divides” are often a hidden source of inequality, but how they can be used to lessen opportunity gaps and fuel greater cross-group understanding. The director of the Culture, Diversity, and Psychophysiology lab (CPD Lab) at USC, Dr. Townsend has received recognition including, being named a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science and “Professor of the Week” by Poets & Quants.

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How a Culture of Conformity Can Stymie Even the Best of DEI Intentions
Inclusion and DEI

How a Culture of Conformity Can Stymie Even the Best of DEI Intentions

By Sarah Townsend, University of Southern California September 12, 2022

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