America Harris
America Harris is a Research Fellow at the Chair of Business and Organizational Psychology at the University of Hohenheim, where she previously worked as a research associate and doctoral candidate from 2022 to 2026.
She completed her Bachelors in Psychology and Sociology at St. John's University in New York. She also received an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid. With her Masters in Organizational Psychology from Birkbeck, University of London, she specialized in Diversity, Equality and Inclusion as well as Selection and Assessment. In addition, America has professional experience in diversity consulting and organizational design & development.
Her research focuses on the following topics:
- Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Women's career development over the Lifespan
- Career Progression Barriers
| since 04/2022 | Research Assistant, University of Hohenheim |
| 10/2020 - 12/2021 | Master of Science, Birkbeck, University of London
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| 04/2017 - 07/2018 | Master of Business Administration, IE Business School
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| 08/2002 - 06/2006 | Bachelor of Arts, St. John’s University
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Harris, A., & Fasbender, U. (2025, in press). Gender differences in retirement decisions and outcomes: A systematic literature review and recommendations for future research. Work, Aging and Retirement. |
Harris, A., Davenport, M. K., & Fasbender, U. (2024). Exploring the role of uncertainty regulation strategies to demystify the link between person–environment misfit and late-career outcomes. Work, Aging and Retirement, doi.org/10.1093/workar/waae008 [PDF] |
Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, U., Edmondson, M., Harris, A., & Littel, F. (2023). Moving from responsibility learning inaction to ‘responsibility learning-in-action’: A student-educator collective writing on the ‘unnoticed’ in the hidden curriculum at business schools. Management Learning, 54(3), 359–383. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076231164011 |