Harvard University

Department of Psychology

Board of Honors Tutors Information Form

 

Name:   Ruth Wageman                   

Position:  Visiting Scholar

Institution:  Harvard Department of Psychology

 

I would consider serving as (check all that apply):

 

__x__ Thesis Advisor

_x___Thesis Reader

____Research Placement (students interested in gaining research experience would be able to work in your laboratory as volunteers or for course credit)

 

Research Interests (It is best if you can describe specifically the kinds of projects you do that students could help work on or the general areas of expertise in which you are willing to advise students):

 

Organizational Behavior: I focus on identifying the organizational, group, and individual conditions that influence the effectiveness of task-performing teams.  My current research interests include the uses and misuses of power in teams, the design and leadership of effective senior management teams and the theory and practice of leadership development.