Alexandra M. Sedlovskaya Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston, MA 02163 E‐mail: asedlovskaya@hbs.edu Phone: 617‐495‐0323 (work); 203‐430‐9157 (mobile) EDUCATION Yale University Ph.D., Social Psychology M.Phil., Social Psychology M.S., Social Psychology Wesleyan University B.A., Psychology with Honors, Valedictorian EMPLOYMENT 2011 2008 2007 2004 Harvard Business School, Christensen Center, Senior Researcher 2011 – Present Yale University, School of Management, Postdoctoral Associate 2010 – 2011 Yale University, School of Medicine, Research Associate 2004 – 2005 The Institute of Living, Burlingame Center for Psychiatric Research and Education, Research Associate Wesleyan University, Psychology Department, Research Assistant 2003 – 2004 2002 HONORS AND AWARDS National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2006 – 2010 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference Travel Award 2009 Conference Travel Grant, Yale University, Wesleyan University 2007/2006/2005/2004 Diversity Research Award, Yale University 2005 Walker Prize for Excellence in Psychological Research, Wesleyan University 2004 Weller Prize for the Highest Academic Achievement, Wesleyan University 2004 Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University 2004 The National Dean’s List, Wesleyan University 2004 RESEARCH INTERESTS Social stigma within organizations; diversity and intergroup relations; work‐home compartmentalization; teaching and learning; judgment and decision making PUBLICATIONS Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., Eibach, R., & LaFrance, M. (2013). Internalizing the closet: Concealment heightens the cognitive distinction between public and private selves. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Huang, J., Sedlovskaya, A., Ackerman, J., & Bargh, J. (2011). Immunizing against prejudice: Effects of disease protection on attitudes toward out‐groups. Psychological Science, 22(12), 1550‐1556. Mock, S., Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (2011). Gay and bisexual men’s disclosure of sexual orientation in the workplace: Associations with retirement planning. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 30(1), 123‐132. Brescoll, V., Glass, J., & Sedlovskaya, A. (in press). The effects of gender and status on managers’ responses to employees’ requests for flexible work schedules. Journal of Special Issues. Duncan, S. M., Wengrovitz, S. M., Sedlovskaya, A., & Patalano, A. L. (2007). Weighing waiting: The influence of information certainty and delay penalty on waiting for noninstrumental information. Judgment and Decision Making, 2(6), 351‐358. Danso, H. A., Sedlovskaya, A., & Suanda, S. (2007). Perceptions of immigrants: Modifying the attitudes of individuals higher in social dominance orientation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(8), 1113‐1123. MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Sedlovskaya, A., Williams, L. E., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Bargh, J. A. (invited revision). Physical distance leads to self‐bifurcation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Huang, J., Ackerman, J., & Sedlovskaya, A. (under review). (De)contaminating consumer biases: Effects of disease threat and protection on judgments of previously‐owned products. Journal of Marketing Research. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & LaFrance, M. (in preparation). Official policies and unofficial practices: Effects on people with concealable devalued identities. Huang, J., Sedlovskaya, A., & Bargh, J. (in preparation). An active mating goal leads students to underestimate professional competence of older female professors. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., Eibach, R., & LaFrance, M. (January, 2011). Psychological costs of concealing a stigmatized identity in intergroup interactions. Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX. Sedlovskaya, A. (November, 2010). Concealable stigma and the distinction between work and home selves. Invited talk at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA. Sedlovskaya, A. (March, 2011). Divided self: Implications for individual and organizational well‐being. Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT. Sedlovskaya, A., Williams, L., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Bargh, J. (October, 2010). I am where I am: Physical distance fractures the self. Paper presented at the Association for Consumer Research Conference, Jacksonville, FL. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., Eibach, R., & LaFrance, M. (May, 2009). Consequences of concealing a stigma. Paper presented at the Four College Social Psychology Conference, Princeton, NJ. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (February, 2009). Keeping private self to oneself: Implications of stigma management for the organization of the self‐concept. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Tampa, FL. Camp, N., Sedlovskaya, A., Eibach, R., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (May, 2010). Clarity and concealment: The cognitive effects of a divided self. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science meeting, Boston, MA. LaFrance, M., Akcinar, E., & Sedlovskaya, A. (January, 2010). The face of Islam: The effect of smiling on perceptions of individuals with Islamic headgear. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. Huang, J. Y., Sedlovskaya, A., & Bargh, J. A. (November, 2008). The mating goal effects on professorial evaluations. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL. Huang, J. Y., Sedlovskaya, A., & Bargh, J. A. (October, 2008). Evolved motives and professorial evaluations. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Springfield, MA. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (May, 2008). Identity management and the distinction between public and private self‐schemas. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science meeting, Chicago, IL. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (February, 2008). The phenomenology of the closet: Concealable stigma and the distinction between public and private selves. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (July, 2007). Concealable stigma and cognition: The compartmentalized self among sexual and religious minorities. Poster presented at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Lewiston, ME. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (May, 2007). Concealable stigma and the compartmentalized self: Implications for mental health among sexual and religious minorities. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science meeting, Washington, DC. Duncan, S., Wengrovitz, S., Sedlovskaya, A., & Patalano, A. (May, 2007). Weighing the costs of waiting. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science meeting, Washington, DC. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (April, 2007). Concealable stigma and the distinction between public and private selves. Poster presented at the Psychology and Social Justice Conference, New York, NY. Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie‐Vaughns, V., & Eibach, R. (February, 2007). Concealable stigma and compartmentalization: Implications for mental health outcomes. Talk given at the Four College Social Psychology Conference, New York, NY. Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (February, 2007). Managing socially devalued identities: Links to psychological well‐being. Talk given at Yale University, New Haven, CT. Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (January, 2007). Invisible but not invincible: How groups with invisible stigmas appraise novel settings. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Memphis, TN. Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (April, 2006). Public and self‐perceptions of stereotypicality in the criminal justice system. Poster presented at the Psychology and Social Justice Conference, Boston, MA. Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (April, 2006). The face of criminality: Stereotypicality and perceptions of criminality. Yale Department of Psychology Alumni Conference, New Haven, CT. Sedlovskaya, A., & Purdie‐Vaughns, V. (January, 2006). Self and public perceptions governing actions: How African‐American men interact with the police. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting, Palm Springs, CA. Danso, H. A., & Sedlovskaya, A. (June, 2004). Improving immigration attitudes through self‐affirmation. Poster presented at the bi‐annual meeting of the Society of the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington, DC. Sedlovskaya, A. (May, 2004). Discussions on immigration issues. Guest appearance on the TV show, “The View from New York,” Television International, NY. Sedlovskaya, A. (April, 2004). Impact of self‐affirmation on immigration attitudes. Talk given at the annual Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, South Hadley, MA. TEACHING Social Psychology: From Local to Global, Instructor, Yale University Spring 2011 Social Psychology, Teaching Fellow, Yale University Spring 2009 Directed Research, Instructor, Yale University 2007/2009 Fall 2008 Research Methods in Psychology, Section Leader, Yale University Spring 2006 Statistics, Tutor, School of Business, Central Connecticut State University Spring 2004 Intensive Russian, Instructor, Wesleyan University Summer 2003 Introduction to Psychology, Section Leader, Yale University Statistics, Section Leader, Wesleyan University Spring 2003 Head Start Program, Assistant Teacher, Middletown, CT Advanced Russian, Section Leader, Wesleyan University Fall 2002 Russian after School, Instructor, Wesleyan University Fall 2002 Child Development Labs, Assistant Teacher, Storrs, CT 2000 – 2001 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Academy of Management American Psychological Association American Psychological Society New England Social Psychological Association Psi Chi Honor Society Society for Personality and Social Psychology Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition 2003