Discharged in D.C.: The role of disinhibition in the behavior of insurrection group members

A theory paper summarizing the role of motivational systems in group members' behavior during the January 6th, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building.

Promoting information exchange: Open-minded group cognition as a function of motivation and task type

My Ph.D. dissertation in which I propose a computational model of open-minded group cognition and test the model with an empirical experiment.

Distributed cognition in teams is influenced by type of task and nature of member interactions

A book chapter summarizing the group decision making literature, while highlighting the importance of task type for group performance.

Stereotypic morality: The effects of group membership on moral foundations

An experiment demonstrating the effects of group membership on the perception of moral foundations.

Deceptive communication in group contexts

A book chapter discussing why groups tend to behave more unethically compared to individuals in the same situations. We also describe when groups would be more (vs. less) likley to use deception.

Group decision-making

A book chapter summarizing the current state of the field concerning group decision making. We use two dimensions to organize and explore group decision strategies: (1) the degree of information exchange among group members, and (2) how the final decision is made.

Learning while deciding in groups

A book chapter summarizing the group decision making literature, describing when and how group decision making facilitates learning.