CV

Curriculum vitae of Aman Kabra.

Contact Information

Name Aman Kabra
Professional Title Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Email amankabra4@gmail.com

Professional Summary

OB scientist studying judgment and decision making.

Experience

  • 2026 -

    USA

    Assistant Professor (tenure track)
    Oklahoma State University
    Department of Management, Spears School of Business.
  • 2021 - 2026

    USA

    Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
    Pennsylvania State University
    • Doctoral student lead on $2.2M U.S. Army Research Institute grant
    • Instructor of Record: Entrepreneurial Mindset (5/5)
  • 2019 - 2021

    India

    Research Associate
    Indian School of Business
  • 2018 - 2019

    India

    Founder and CEO
    Pebble Sierra Academy & Consultancy
  • 2017 - 2018

    India

    Campaign Manager
    InMobi
  • 2014 - 2017

    India

    Intern
    Credit Suisse, ISB, HUL, MAHLE
    Summer and winter internships during undergraduate program.

Education

  • 2021 - 2026

    USA

    Ph.D.
    Pennsylvania State University
    Management & Organization (Track: Organizational Behavior)
    • Dissertation: Beyond Workload: How Demand Configurations Shape Strain
    • Committee: S. E. Humphrey (chair), M. M. Luciano, S. Park, J. M. LeBreton
  • 2013 - 2017

    India

    B.E. (Hons.)
    BITS Pilani
    Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Presentations

  • Schouten, M. E., Kabra, A., & Humphrey, S. E. (2026). Expertise evaluation: A dimensional framework. 21st Annual INGRoup Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Schouten, M. E., Kabra, A., & Humphrey, S. E. (2026). Expertise evaluation: A dimensional framework. 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Kabra, A., Humphrey, S. E., Luciano, M. M., & Watson, M. K. (2025). Confidence asymmetry in multiteam systems. 20th Annual INGRoup Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Kwon, E., Yoon, S., LePine, J., Cannon, M., Kabra, A., & Blocker, V. (2025). A looming vulnerability perspective on work-related imagined interactions. 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Kabra, A., Humphrey, S. E., Watson, M. K., & Luciano, M. M. (2024). Confidence asymmetry between echelons. Symposium chair, 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
  • Kabra, A., Vancouver, J., Griffin, D., et al. (2024). Computational modeling in groups and teams. Symposium co-chair, 19th Annual INGRoup Conference, Charlotte, NC.
  • Schouten, M. E., Humphrey, S. E., & Kabra, A. (2022). Expertise recognition: A multilevel process model. 17th Annual INGRoup Conference, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Gupta, A., Kabra, A., & Pillutla, M. M. (2022). Desensitizing taboo tradeoffs. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA.

Grants

  • Task Interdependence in Multiteam Systems. U.S. Army Research Institute, $2.2M (2021–2024). Doctoral student lead at Penn State.
  • Summer Research Grant. U.S. Army Research Institute, $4,400/year (2023–2025).
  • Smeal Small Research Grant. Pennsylvania State University, multiple awards (2023–2026).
  • Summer Research Grant. Pennsylvania State University, $2,979 (2022).

Awards

  • 2024
    Ossian R. MacKenzie Teaching Award
    Pennsylvania State University

    One doctoral student across Smeal College of Business ($1,000)

  • 2023
    Gerald I. Susman Endowment Award
    Pennsylvania State University

    $1,400

  • 2021
    Management & Organization Enhancement Scholarship
    Pennsylvania State University

    $1,470 per year (2021–2026)

Teaching

  • Entrepreneurial Mindset (MGMT 215), Penn State, undergraduate, 3 credits, Fall 2024 (student rating: 5/5).
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset (MGMT 215), Penn State, undergraduate, 3 credits, Spring 2024 (student rating: 5/5).

Skills

Programming: Python, R, LATEX
Methods: Experimental design, mixed methods, multilevel modeling, computational modeling
Tools: Qualtrics, REDCap, Gorilla, MTurk, Prolific, Tableau, NVivo, LIWC

Interests

Judgment & Decision Making: Expertise evaluation, confidence calibration, taboo tradeoffs
Group Dynamics: Multiteam systems, team design, organizational structure

Certificates

  • NLP in Python - DeepLearning.AI (2020)
  • Data Science Professional - IBM (2020)
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - QAI Global (2019)
  • Technology Entrepreneurship - Indian School of Business (2016)
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - KPMG (2015)

Professional Affiliations

  • Academy of Management (2021–present)
  • INGRoup (2021–present)

Professional Service

  • Ad hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal
  • Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Roundtable Host, “Halfway There” Professional Development Workshop, Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2026)

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