Krista Jensen

Krista Jensen
Krista Jensen is a PhD candidate studying Positive Organizational Psychology at Claremont Graduate University with a certificate in Women and Gender Studies. She focuses her research on taking an intersectional approach to understanding and facilitating leadership development for traditionally marginalized groups.

Her past collaborative research as a part of LeAD Labs focuses on women’s leader identity development, a grounded theory approach to LGBTQIA+ leader development, and theoretically exploring racial microinclusions. Krista has co-authored a published book chapter on women’s leader development across cultures and a bibliometric review of Role Congruity Theory currently under review. She has presented her research at multiple conferences including the Western Psychological Association, Creating Healthy Organizations, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Leadership Symposium. Currently, Krista is working on her dissertation, which uses a novel methodological approach (choice-based conjoint analysis) to examine how our implicit leadership theories affect our perceptions of leaders with intersecting gender, racial, and sexual orientation identities. Research Topic: Krista’s dissertation research uses a novel methodological approach (choice-based conjoint analysis) to examine how our implicit leadership theories affect our perceptions of leaders with intersecting gender, racial, and sexual orientation identities. This two-part study will expand our theoretical understanding of implicit leadership theories and role congruity theory and have practical implications for reducing bias in the workplace.