News & Updates

Stay current with the latest developments, achievements, and opportunities from the Risk and Decision Making Lab.

Presentation at SIOP 2024
April 27, 2024

Presentations at SIOP Conference, Chicago 2024

Graduate students Katelyn Reeves and Tyler Cowley presenting our research on risk taking at the SIOP 2024 conference.

LSU Discover Day Presentation
April 26, 2024

Colette and Gabrielle presenting at the LSU Discover Day

RANDM Lab member Colette Mouton and Gabrielle Mellor presents our meta-analysis on risk propensity and happiness at the LSU Discover Day.

Dr. Zhang receiving the LSU Rainmaker Award
March 27, 2024

Don Zhang receives the LSU Rainmaker Award

Lab director Don Zhang receives the LSU Rainmaker Award, recognizing outstanding research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Journal publication
January 27, 2024

Editor's Commendation in the Journal of Business and Psychology

RANDM Lab's 2023 publication received the Editor Commendation in the Journal of Business and Psychology.

Does wishing lead to seeing?
December 11, 2020

Does wishing lead to seeing?

Undergraduate researcher Brynne Babin presents a replication project on the “Wishful Seeing” effect at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Conference.

Personality profile of risk takers
March 27, 2021

Personality profile of risk takers

New paper examines the personality determinants of risk preferences using the Big Five facets.

Duck-sized horses?
March 1, 2022

Duck-sized horses?

New paper examines how applicants react to oddball interview questions and their implications.

Meta-Analysis on Risk Taking
March 27, 2022

Meta-Analysis on Risk Taking Published in JRP

New paper investigates the uniqueness of risk propensity from the big five factors of personality.

Congratulations, Dr. McCord!
July 15, 2022

Congratulations, Dr. McCord!

Lab alumni Dr. John-Luke McCord defended his dissertation on risk propensity and career achievement.

Dr. Zhang was awarded the NSF CAREER Award
July 22, 2022

Dr. Zhang was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Don Zhang receives the NSF CAREER Award, supporting his research on risk taking in the workplace.

Congratulations to Hannah Stark!
November 14, 2022

Congratulations to Hannah Stark for coming in 2nd at the SJDM conference student poster competition!

Hannah Stark came in 2nd place at the SJDM conference student poster competition.

New publication on interviewer overconfidence
November 18, 2022

New publication on interviewer overconfidence in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

New paper examines mechanisms and interventions of interviewer overconfidence.

New publication in the Journal of Business and Psychology
January 25, 2023

New publication in the Journal of Business and Psychology

New paper investigates the role of risk propensity on work performance.

Katelyn Reeves Presenting at SJDM Conference
November 27, 2023

Graduate Student Katelyn Reeves Presenting at SJDM Conference

Katelyn Reeves presented our research on risk takers at work at the SJDM Conference.

Congratulations, Dr. Gino Howard
January 12, 2024

Congratulations, Dr. Gino Howard

Gino graduated with his PhD and is now an Assistant Professor at CSU San Bernadino.

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