Zhaleh Semnani-Azad

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I'm a Management Professor at CSUN's Nazarian College of Business. My research focuses on the impact of culture and diversity in the workplace. I try to understand how culture impacts the way we think, feel and behave when interacting with other people or technology. Most of my work focuses on the role of culture in international negotiations and diverse teams, and its impact in perceptions and use of technology. I adopt an interdisciplinary approach by incorporating theories rooted in communication and psychology, with paradigms rooted in computer science.

My research has been funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of Homeland Security, and National Science Foundation. Previously, I held positions as a Research Professor and Assistant Professor at Clarkson University in the Reh School of Business and Coulter School of Engineering. I was also a Visiting Researcher at Columbia University's Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business and Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.

* https://newsroom.csun.edu/2024/04/02/report-offers-insight-into-how-women-csun-stem-alumni-are-faring/
* csunshinetoday.csun.edu/media-releases/csuns-nazarian-college-part-of-international-effort-to-develop-ai-to-enhance-cross-cultural-dialogue
* bbc.com/worklife/article/20210615-how-the-salary-ask-gap-perpetuates-unequal-pay