DCU Business School

Janine Bosak

Janine BosakName: Dr Janine Bosak
Phone Number: 6967
Room Number: Q312
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Academic and Professional Qualifications: Diploma (Psychology); Ph.D. (Psychology)
Biography:

Janine Bosak is a lecturer in Organisational Psychology at Dublin City University Business School. She holds a diploma in Psychology from the University of Mannheim (Germany) and a doctorate from the University of Bern (Switzerland). During her doctorate, Janine worked at the Northwestern University (USA) and at the University of Cambridge (UK) as a visiting research scholar. Prior to joining DCU, she was a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

Janine is a member of the Learning, Innovation and Knowledge (LInK) Research Centre and her research interests are at the interface of organisational and social psychology. Her research programme has attracted several scholarships and grants.

Teaching Areas:
  • Organisational Psychology
  • Group and Social Behaviour in Organisations
Research Interests:
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Stereotypes & Prejudice in the Workplace
  • Gender & Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Health in Organisations

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Selected Publications:
  • Bosak, J., Sczesny, S., & Eagly, A. H. (in press). Communion and Agency Judgments of Women and Men as a Function of Role Information and Response Format. European Journal of Social Psychology.
  • Bosak, J., & Sczesny, S. (in press). Am I the Right Candidate? Self-Ascribed Fit of Women and Men to a Leadership Position. Sex Roles.
  • Bosak, J., Sczesny, S., & Eagly, A. (2007). Die Bedeutung von Informationen zur sozialen Rolle für die Reduktion geschlechtsstereotypen Urteilens: Ein methodisches Artefakt? [The Impact of Social Role Information on Reducing Gender-Stereotypical Judgments: A Methodological Artifact?]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 38 (4), 265-272.
  • Sczesny, S., Bosak, J., Diekman, A., & Twenge, J. (2007). Dynamics of Sex Role Stereotypes. In Y. Kashima, K. Fiedler, & P. Freytag (Eds.), Stereotype Dynamics: Language-Based Approaches to the Formation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Stereotypes (pp. 137-163). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Bosak, J. (2005). The Psychology of Gender. The Psychologist, 18 (4), 233.
  • Sczesny, S., Bosak, J., Neff, D., & Schyns, B. (2004). Gender Stereotypes and Leadership. A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Sex Roles, 51, 631-645.
Memberships:
  • European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP)
  • European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
  • Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)