Dr. Cynthia Maupin
Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business Administration, University of Mississippi
Dr. Cynthia Maupin is an Assistant Professor of Management for the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi, and she earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Maupin is the recipient of the 2021 Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Her dissertation titled "The Costs and Benefits of Leader-Driven Communication Structures for Promoting Rapid System Recovery after Exogenous Shocks" not only advances leadership science by highlighting the conditions under which leader-driven communication is effective (and ineffective), but also provides actionable recommendations for real-world leaders who are tasked with helping their organizations to recover in the aftermath of a crisis.
Her research investigates the factors that promote effective leadership, leadership development, and teamwork processes, and has been published at outlets including the Journal of Applied Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Management, Organizational Dynamics, Human Relations, Group and Organization Management, Small Group Research, and Industrial and Organizational Psychology Perspectives on Science and Practice.