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Nurcan Ensari
Biography

Nurcan Ensari, Ph.D.,is a Professor in the Organizational Psychology Programs at California School of Professional Psychology. She is a social and organizational psychologist who teaches and conducts research in intergroup relations, leadership and culture. She conducts multicultural research with international collaborators from England, India, Turkey, Greece and Hong Kong. She is also an ad-hoc reviewer and ad-hoc editor for several journals, and a recipient of a number of academic awards. Prior to her current position, Prof. Ensari was a postdoctoral research fellow at The Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College, international consultant at Assumption University of Thailand, adjunct professor at the City University of Hong Kong, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Ensari holds a MA and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Southern California, a MA in Social Psychology and a BS in Mathematics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Professional Interests
  • Social psychology in organizations focusing on inter group relations
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Leadership focusing on leadership emergence
  • Transformational leadership
  • Diversity management
  • Multiculturalism
  • Internationalization in organizations
  • Cross-cultural psychology
Education and Certifications
  • Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Southern California, LA
  • M.A., Social Psychology, University of Southern California, LA
  • M.A., Social Psychology, Bogazici University, Istanbul
  • B.S., Mathematics, Bogazici University, Istanbul
Courses
  • Professional Issues
  • Research Methods
  • Principles of Research Design
  • Advanced Statistics 1, and the lab
  • Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Organizational Psychology
  • Cultural Diversity in Organizations
  • Social Psychology in Organizations
  • Research Seminar
  • Introduction to the Professional Practice
  • Second Year Research Project
  • Ethics and Diversity
Scholarship and Contributions to the Field
  • Ensari, N. (2021). "Pandemics and burnout in mental health professionals." Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 14(1-2), 71-75. doi:10.1017/iop.2021.6
  • Ensari, N., & Riggio, R. (2020). "Exclusion of inclusion in leadership theories." In Ferdman, B., Prime, J., & Riggio, R., Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces and Societies, Routledge.
  • Ensari, N., Lopez, D., & Theil, D. (2020). "Personality and leadership." In B. J. Carducci
  • (Editor-in-Chief) & J. S. Mio & R. E. Riggio (Vol. Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of personality and individual differences: Vol. IV. Clinical, applied, and cross-cultural research. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Ensari, N. (in press). Burnout Prevention in Mental Health Organizations. In Wang, L. (Ed.), Business Training and Skills Development for Mental Health Professionals, SpringerNature.
  • Hosboyar, M., Ensari, N., & Lopez, D. (2018). "A quasi-experimental study on flexible work arrangements." Journal of Management, Marketing and Logistics, V.5-ISS.2, 153-165. DOI: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2018.846
  • Karabati, S., Ensari, N. & Fiorentino, D. (2017). "Job satisfaction, rumination, and subjective well-being: The moderated mediational model." Journal of Happiness Studies, 20(2), 1-18.
  • Ensari, N., Lopez, P. D., & Schackelford, E. (2017). "Managers’ and diversity experts’ perceptions of multiculturalism and internationalism in organizations." ABAC Organizational Development Institute Journal, 4(2), 1-25.
  • Ensari, N., Camden-Anders, S., & Schlaerth, A. (2015). "The constructive management and resolution of conflict." In Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd Edition.
  • Lopez, E., & Ensari, N. (2014). "The effects of leadership style, organizational outcome and gender on attributional bias toward leaders." Journal of Leadership Studies, 8(2), 19-37.
  • Boyd, M., Kim, M., Ensari, N., Yin, Z. (2014). "Perceived motivational team climate in relation to task and social cohesion among male college athletes." Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44, 115–123.
  • Uzkurt, C., Kumar, R., & Ensari, N. (2013). "Assessing organizational readiness for innovation: An Exploratory study on organizational characteristics of innovativeness." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 10, 1-26.
  • Ensari, N., Christian, J., Kuriyama, D. M., & Miller, N. (2012). "The personalization model revisited: An experimental investigation of the role of five personalization-based strategies on prejudice reduction." Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.
  • Schlaerth, A., Ensari, N., & Christian, J. (2013). "A meta-analytical review of the relationship between emotional intelligence and leaders’ conflict management strategies." Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 16, 126-136.
  • Lopez, P. D., Ensari, N. (2013). Fostering multiculturally and internationally competent individuals and teams. In Lowman, R. (Ed.), What Every Professional Needs to Know to Be Multiculturally and Internationally Competent, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Ensari, N., Christian, J., Kuriyama, D. M., & Miller, N. (2012). "The personalization model revisited: An experimental investigation of the role of five personalization-based strategies on prejudice reduction." Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.
  • Schalert, A., Ensari, N., & Christian, J. (2012). "A Meta-Analytical Review of The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leaders' Conflict Management Strategies." Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.
  • Hee, F., Finkelman, J., Lopez, D., Ensari, N. (2011). "Why does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? The mediational role of intergroup homogeneity." Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2, 39-59.
  • Uzkurt, C., Kumar, R., Ensari, N. (2011). "Assessing organizational readiness for innovation: An Exploratory study on organizational characteristics of innovativeness." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management.
  • Ensari, N., Riggio, R., Christian, J., Carslaw, G. (2011). "Who emerges as a leader? Meta-analyses of individual differences as predictors of leadership emergence." Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 532-536.
  • Ensari, N., Stenstorm, D., Pedersen, W., & Miller, N. (2009). "Effect of integral affect and category relevance on crossed categorization." Group Dynamics, 13, 281-299.
  • Boga, I., & Ensari, N. (2009). "The Role of Leadership Style and Organizational Change on Perceived Organizational Performance." The Psychologist Manager Journal, 12, 1-17.