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Spring 2026
Co-sponsored with ILR Organizational Behavior
Faculty Organizers: Övül Sezer (M&O) & Brittany Bond (ILR OB)
Administrative Support: acsupport@cornell.edu
All presentations will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
DATE: February 5, 2026
SPEAKER: Vanessa Conzon, Boston College
PRESENTATION: TBD
ROOM: 257 Sage Hall
DATE: February 19, 2026
SPEAKER: Sunkee Lee, Carnegie Mellon University
PRESENTATION: TBD
ROOM: 257 Sage Hall
DATE: March 5, 2026
SPEAKER: Mike Baer, Arizona State University
PRESENTATION: TBD
ROOM: 257 Sage Hall
DATE: April 23, 2026
SPEAKER: Michael Parke, University of Pennsylvania
PRESENTATION: TBD
ROOM: 257 Sage Hall
Fall 2025
Co-sponsored with ILR Organizational Behavior
Faculty Organizers: Övül Sezer (M&O) & Brittany Bond (ILR OB)
Administrative Support: acsupport@cornell.edu
All presentations will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
DATE: September 11, 2025 – Joint with BEDR
SPEAKER: Nick Epley, University of Chicago
PRESENTATION: “Surprisingly in Sync: Overlooking Responsiveness in Conversation as a Source of Social Connection”
ROOM: B01 Sage Hall
DATE: September 18, 2025
SPEAKER: Gaoyuan Zhu, Cornell University M&O PhD Candidate
PRESENTATION: Per the presenter’s request, the title will not be shared as it’s currently under review.
ROOM: B01 Sage Hall
DATE: September 25, 2025
SPEAKER: Claudine Gartenberg, UPenn Wharton
PRESENTATION: “Internal versus Market Pay References in Knowledge-Intensive Firms”
ROOM: B11 Sage Hall
DATE: October 9, 2025
SPEAKER: Charlie Townsend, Cornell University ILR Postdoc
PRESENTATION: “People Prefer to Negotiate with Women, Even When Outcomes Are Identical and Gender is Unknown”
ROOM: B01 Sage Hall
DATE: October 23, 2025
SPEAKER: Adam Cobb, University of Texas
PRESENTATION: “Expectations, polarizing social issues, and criticism for corporate silence: Theory and evidence from Georgia’s Election Integrity Act”
ROOM: B01 Sage Hall
DATE: October 30, 2025
SPEAKER: Usman Liaquat, Cornell ILR Postdoctoral Associate
PRESENTATION: “Why Hierarchies Persist: Perceived Fit with Human Nature and Difficulty of Adjusting to Flatter Structures”
ROOM: B01 Sage Hall
DATE: November 6, 2025
SPEAKER: Crystal Farh, University of Washington
PRESENTATION: “The Gendered Costs of Voice (Un)enacted: Differential Effects on Belonging in Traditionally Male Dominated Contexts”
ROOM: B05 Sage Hall