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Cara Maurer is an Assistant Professor at the Ivey Business School at Western University, specializing in Strategy. She earned her PhD in Strategy and her research focuses on longitudinal multilevel aspects of organizational diversity and inclusion. Maurer is particularly interested in how individuals’ emotions, values, and stories influence strategic, organizational, and social change processes. Her work has been published in top-tier journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Organization Studies, and Human Resource Management. She has received grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and her research has garnered attention in popular media outlets such as the Globe and Mail and Financial Post. As an educator, Maurer has been recognized with the USC Western University Teaching Award and the David Burgoyne HBA1 Teaching Award for her outstanding contributions to student development. Prior to her academic career, she gained executive experience at several notable organizations, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, TD Bank Financial Group, General Dynamics Land Systems, and the Ontario Public Service.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.