Our lab group investigates fairness (justice) in the workplace. What makes people feel that their workplace is unfair, and how can workplaces be more fair? What makes some people better able to cope with unfairness? How can we rebuild relationships following conflict? Why are some leaders fairer than others?
We conduct both in-lab and field studies to examine questions such as these. We adopt a social-cognitive psychological approach to our research, investigating both situational and individual factors that interact to affect fairness-related processes in the workplace. Overall, our lab’s research aims to better understand how and why fairness affects people, with the ultimate goal of helping to create more effective and functional workplaces.
News
Summer 2026 Conference Presentations in Canada, USA, and Sweden!
- Alison Stephens will be presenting her undergraduate honours thesis research at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in Montreal in June.
- Abby Pew will be presenting her undergraduate honours thesis research (supervisor: Sam Hancock, Western) at CPA in Montreal in June
- Taylor Carroll will be delivering an oral presentation on her research on politics and diversity initiatives at CPA in Montreal in June.
- Amy Barron will be delivering an oral presentation on her PhD research at the International Workshop on Organizational Justice and Behavioral Ethics in Sweden in June.
- Taylor Carroll will be making two presentations on her PhD research at the Academy of Management Conference in Philadelphia in August.
Award Winner – Congratulations Amy!
Very proud of Amy Barron PhD student who won the prestigious 2026 Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by a graduate student in the Faculty of Arts!
Conference Presentations Summer 2025
- Alison Stephens presented a paper based on her 4th year Directed Studies Course at the annual meeting of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada held in Waterloo.
- Taylor Carroll made two presentations on PhD research projects at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in Saint John’s.
- Iris Xing presented her MA research at CPA.
- Amy Barron presented a PhD research project at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Copenhagen.