Dr. Laura Adler

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Laura Adler is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management specializing in Organizational Behavior. Her research delves into the intersections of organizations, gender, and cultural sociology, with a particular focus on the future of work. Recently, she has explored how pay equity laws influence employers’ pay-setting practices, utilizing a range of methodologies including in-depth interviews and archival research. Her work provides valuable insights into how organizational practices can perpetuate inequality. Additionally, Laura investigates the experiences of highly educated artists who opt for ‘bad’ jobs and examines the role of cultural frames in public debates surrounding the regulation of the gig economy. Alongside her co-author Elena Ayala-Hurtado, she examines job-seekers' navigation of social capital and meritocracy in their job search strategies. Laura employs mixed methods design to develop innovative hypotheses tested through experiments, surveys, and archival data analysis.

Research Interests

Awards

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Louis Pondy Dissertation Paper Award

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AOM William H. Newman Award

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Dissertation Award

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Cheryl Allyn Miller Award Student Paper

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Student Paper Award

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Student Paper Award

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Candace Rogers Student Paper Award

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Burt Award Student Paper

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Graduate Student Paper

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Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award

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Rose Laub Coser Dissertation Proposal Award

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Certificate of Distinction

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Early Career Workshop Award

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.