Scientific Research2019-07-12T04:45:09-04:00

Scientific Research

Imagine having a team of scientists obsessed with talent problems you haven’t yet been able to solve. At NLI, we listen to the market to hear what questions keep talent executives up at night, and we deploy our in-house PhDs and extended scientist network to find reliable, practical solutions.

This is not research for research’s sake. Our team distills vast scientific literatures into simple, actionable strategies that help companies perform better. We do this in three ways: original experimental work, original industry research, and synthesizing thousands of academic studies. This mining for patterns of insight informs better talent practices.

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Delivery: Leveraging the science of learning

Not only are the contents of our partnerships steeped in the latest scientific research, but so is their delivery. We are experts in behavior change, and we design our consulting and learning solutions to bring out the best results from the brain’s strengths and constraints with the least cost.

NeuroLeadership Journal: Putting science to work

Since 2008, NLI has published the NeuroLeadership Journal, where leading academics have collaborated with practitioners to distill vast research literatures into actionable insights. Published multiple times a year, the journal’s editor-in-chief is Jay Van Bavel, who runs the Social Perception and Evaluation Lab at New York University. Paper authors include Elizabeth Haines, Tessa West, Matthew Lieberman, and Elliot Berkman.

Meet Our Scientists

Heidi Grant, Ph.D.

Heidi Grant, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer

NeuroLeadership Institute

Jay Van Bavel, PhD

Jay Van Bavel, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology

NYU

Kamila Sip, PhD

Kamila Sip, PhD

Lead Professor & Senior Researcher, NLI

NeuroLeadership Institute

Tessa West, PhD

Tessa West, PhD

Associate Professor

New York University

Jennifer Ray, PhD

Jennifer Ray, PhD

Researcher

NeuroLeadership Institute

Andrea Derler, PhD

Andrea Derler, PhD

Director of Industry Research, NLI

NeuroLeadership Institute

Brittany Holmes, PhD

Brittany Holmes, PhD

Senior Researcher

NLI

Janet Ahn, PhD

Janet Ahn, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Motivation Lab

William Paterson University

Matt Lieberman, PhD

Matt Lieberman, PhD

Professor of Psychology

UCLA

Kevin Ochsner, PhD

Kevin Ochsner, PhD

Professor and Director Of Graduate Studies

Department Of Psychology, Columbia University

Lila Davachi, PhD

Lila Davachi, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology

New York University

Valerie Purdie Greenaway, PhD

Valerie Purdie Greenaway, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology Columbia University

Chris Camacho, PhD

Chris Camacho, PhD

Michaela Simpson, PhD

Michaela Simpson, PhD

Researcher