Serenity S. Lee

I am a doctoral student in the Management Department's Organizational Behavior group at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. I study the social dynamics of identity development and expression, with a particular interest in how (both work and non-work) identities are shaped by social expectations in the workplace. In practical terms, I aim to make organizations better at helping workers become who they are meant to be by encouraging, instead of repressing, their growth. 

My work has been published in the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, as well as for practitioners in Harvard Business Review.

Prior to my doctoral studies, I was a research associate in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School and a conflict resolution facilitator at the University of Michigan. I received my BA with honors in Psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

In my free time, I enjoy taking art classes, taste-testing oat chai lattes at coffee shops around the city, and catering to the whims of my two cats.