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Sara Soderstrom**
Assistant Professor in the Program of Organizational Studies & Program in the Environment
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Management and Organizations Management and Organizations (Northwestern University)
About
Sara Soderstrom is an assistant professor in organizational studies & Program in the Environment at University of Michigan (UM). She is core faculty at the Erb Institute. In her research, Sara aims to contribute an organizational perspective on how society develops solutions to critical global sustainability challenges. Sara studies how individuals within organizations mobilize others, develop coalitions, and access key decision makers when they are trying to implement sustainability initiatives. Sara completed her PhD at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Erb Institute at UM. Prior to her graduate work at Kellogg, Sara worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and led a business transformation team at Auto Club Group. She holds MSE degrees in chemical & environmental engineering and a BSE degree in chemical engineering from UM.
Current Work
Sara has recently launched a new research project that focuses on women faculty in business schools. Through a pilot study, she, with her colleague Maria Farkas, showed significant disparities in the experience of women faculty compared to men, particularly around teaching, service, and promotion. They are now working to revise the survey and launch a larger scale data collection effort. Sara is also working with a group of students and alums to conduct a second wave survey of undergraduate students at University of Michigan to explore how social identity influences sense of belonging on campus.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Management, Social movements, sustainability