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Professional Background

Associate Professor of Psychology and Education

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
  • M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
  • B.S., Trinity College
  • Scholarly Interests

  • The role of personal characteristics (e.g., age, gender, race, disability) in human resource judgments and organizational behavior with a particular interest in issues of age discrimination.
  • Sexual harassment including sexual harassment awareness training.
  • Social cognitive processes in organizational decision making.
  • Selected Publications

    Kulik, C.T., Roberson, L., & Perry, E.L.  (2007).  The multiple category problem:  Category activation and inhibition in the hiring process.  Academy of Management Review, 32, 529 - 548.

    Perry, E.L., & Parlamis, J.D.  (2005).  Age and ageism in organizations:  A review and consideration of national culture.  In Konrad, A.M., Prasad, P., & Pringle, J.K. (Eds.), Handbook of Workplace DiversityLondon:  Sage publications.

    Goldberg, C., Finkelstein, L.M., Perry, E.L., & Konrad, A.M.  (2004).  Job and industry fit:  The effects of age and gender matches on career progress outcomes.  Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25, 807-830.

    Perry, E.L., Kulik, C.T., & Bourhis, A.C. (2004). The reasonable woman standard:  Effects on sexual harassment court decisions.  Law and Human Behavior, 28, 9-27.

    Perry, E.L., Simpson, P.A., NicDomhnaill, O. & Siegel, D. (2003). Is there a technology age gap? A look at the skills and compensation of older compared to younger computer programmers. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 11, 141-149.

    Kulik, C. T., Perry, E. L., & Bourhis, A. C. (2000). Ironic evaluation processes: Effects of thought suppression on evaluations of older applicants. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 689-711.

    Perry, E. L., Hendricks, W., & Broadbent, E. (2000). An exploration of access and treatment discrimination and job satisfaction among college graduates with and without physical disabilities. Human Relations, 53, 923-955.

    Perry, E. L., & Finkelstein, L. M. (1999). Toward a broader view of age discrimination in the workplace: A consideration of contextual factors and cognitive processes. Human Resource Management Review, 9, 21-49

    Perry, E. L., Kulik, C. T., & Zhou, J. (1999). A closer look at the effects of subordinate-supervisor age differences. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 341-357.

    Perry, E. L., Kulik, C. T., & Schmidtke, J. M. (1998). Individual differences in the effectiveness of sexual harassment awareness training. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28, 698-723.

    Kulik, C. T., Perry, E. L., & Schmidtke, J. M. (1997). Responses to sexual harassment: The effect of perspective. Journal of Managerial Issues, IX, 37-53.

    Perry, E. L. (1997). A cognitive approach to understanding discrimination: A closer look at applicant gender and age. Research in Personnel and Resource Management Review, 15, 175-240.


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    Elissa L. Perry

    Associate Professor of Psychology and Education

    Phone: 212-678-4107
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    Office Hours: Tuesdays 12pm to 1pm and 4:40pm to 5:30pm, and by appointment

    Office Location: TH 226C