Lawrence Houston

Assistant Professor

Bio

Lawrence Houston III is an Assistant Professor of Management in the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. He earned his B.A. in psychology and philosophy from the University of Memphis, and his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (with a minor in Business Management) from Pennsylvania State University.

Lawrence teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on People Analytics and Multivariate Analysis. His research seeks to understand the ways that employees build and maintain positive, rewarding relationships at work, including customer-employee, coworker-coworker, and leader-follower relationships. To address this goal, his current work focuses on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion, organizational leadership, new employee onboarding, and professional image (and identity) management. His research on these topics have been published in high-impact journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. His research also has been featured in popular media outlets such as BBC News, NY Post, Miami Herald, The Conversation, Newsweek.com, Wharton Business Radio, CBC Radio, and Oregon Public Broadcasting (Think Out Loud).

Contact Info

Phone:

713-743-4650 

Email:

lhouston@central.uh.edu

Room:

310G

Website:

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