Dr. Francesca Manzi

Biography

Francesca Manzi joined LSE as an Assistant Professor in Management in November 2021 after completing her PhD in Social Psychology at New York University. She has served as a postdoctoral fellow at Utrecht University. Dr. Manzi has published research in prestigious academic journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Her work has also gained attention in mainstream media outlets including Forbes and The Washington Post. Dr. Manzi's research focuses on how gender-based beliefs influence perceptions, evaluations, and decision-making in modern organizations. By employing a blend of experimental, field, and big-data analytical methods, she seeks to understand the causes and consequences of gender-based bias from both the evaluator's and evaluatee's perspectives. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Manzi worked as an Organizational Psychologist consultant in Santiago, Chile. Her expertise lies in Gender, Bias Discrimination, Leadership, and Experimental Design.

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