SARAH MOLOUKI The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: 404-376-9183 s.molouki@chicagobooth.edu home.uchicago.edu/smolouki EDUCATION The PhD, Behavioral Science, 2017 (expected) MBA, 2017 (expected) Georgia State University Master of Taxation, 2009 University of California, Los Angeles MA, Social Psychology (Minor: Quantitative Psychology), 2007 Princeton University B.A., Psychology, 2004, summa cum laude RESEARCH INTERESTS Self-perception, Intertemporal Choice, Memory and Prospection, Decision Making JOURNAL ARTICLES Molouki, S. & Bartels, D. M. (under 2 nd round review). Personal change and the continuity of identity. Pronin, E., Berger, J. A., & Molouki, S. (2007). Alone in a crowd of sheep: Asymmetric perceptions of conformity and their roots in an introspection illusion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(4), 585-595. Article featured in Science Magazine Editor s Choice section: Chin, G. & Yeston, J. (2007). I think, you behave. Science, 316, 1814. BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Molouki, S. & Bartels, D. M. (2015). Personal Change and the Continuity of Identity. In D. C. Noelle, R. Dale, A. S. Warlaumont, J. Yoshimi, T. Matlock, C. D. Jennings, & P. P. Maglio (Eds.) Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society. Molouki, S., & Pronin, E. (2014). Self and other. In E. Borgida & J. A. Bargh (Eds.) APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 1: Attitudes and Social Cognition, (pp. 387-414). Washington, DC: APA Press. INVITED PAPERS Molouki, S. (2016). Increasing the pull of the future self. The Decision Lab. Available at: https://thedecisionlab.com/increasing-pull-future-self/
Molouki, S. (2016). Identity change and advance directives: A tale of two Marys. Invited commentary, Neuroethics symposium on Tobia s Personal identity, direction of change, and neuroethics. Available at: http://philosophyofbrains.com/2016/04/06/neuroethics-symposium-on-tobias-personalidentity-direction-of-change-and-neuroethics.aspx WORKING PAPERS Molouki, S., Bartels, D.M., & Urminsky, O. Neglecting decline: Remembered and predicted personal development diverge from actual longitudinal change. ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS Outstanding Research Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2016 Student Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2016 John and Serena Liew Fellowship, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 2013-14 PricewaterhouseCoopers Excellence Award in Tax Research, Georgia State University, 2009 Tau Alpha Chi Honors Society Most Outstanding Member, Georgia State University, 2009 NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2006 Distinguished Achievement Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005 Edwin W. Pauley Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005 Edward E. Jones Memorial Prize, Princeton University, 2004 Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 2004 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Princeton University, 2004 CONFERENCE TALKS Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Urminsky, O. (2016). Neglecting decline: Remembered and predicted personal development diverge from actual longitudinal change. Annual Meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Boston, MA. Molouki, S. Bartels, D. M., & Urminsky, O. (2016). Denying the decline: Examining the divergence between perceived and actual personal change. Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Hershfield, H. E. (2016). Who will I be tomorrow? The effect of expected personal change on future-oriented behaviors and feelings. Annual Meeting of the Society for Consumer Psychology, St. Pete s Beach, FL. Molouki, S., & Bartels, D. M. (2015). Personal change and the continuity of identity. Annual Meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL. Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Hershfield, H. E. (2014). Who will I be tomorrow? Exploring beliefs about the future self. Kellogg-Booth Student Symposium, Chicago, IL. CONFERENCE POSTERS Molouki, S., Hardisty, D. J., & Caruso, E. M. (forthcoming, 2017). The sign effect in past and future discounting. Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Urminsky, O. (2016). Denial of Decline: A longitudinal study of perceived and actual personal change. Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA. Molouki, S., Hardisty, D. J., & Caruso, E.M. (2015). The sign effect in past and future discounting. Subjective Time and Mental Time Travel Preconference, Annual Meeting of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology, Long Beach, CA, and Annual Meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL. Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Urminsky, O. (2015). The End of the End of history illusion : A longitudinal study of perceived and actual personal change. Interdisciplinary Conference on Personal Identity and Decision Making, Chicago, IL. Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Hershfield, H. E. (2015). Who will I be tomorrow? The effect of expected personal change on future-oriented behaviors and feelings. Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA. Molouki, S., Bartels, D. M., & Hershfield, H. E. (2014). Who will I be tomorrow? The effect of expected personal change on future-oriented behaviors and feelings. Annual Meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, CA. Shapira, O., Molouki, S., Mead, N. L., & Caruso, E. M. (2014). I think I have, therefore I deserve: Thinking about money increases men s sense of entitlement. Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. Molouki, S., Shapira, O., Mead, N. L., & Caruso, E. M. (2013). The two sides of the coin: Thinking about money makes men more competitive about resources but less competitive about performance. Annual Meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, ON, Canada. Molouki, S., Pronin, E., & Berger, J. A. (2006). The 'Alone in a crowd of sheep' effect: Exploring a selfother asymmetry in perceptions of conformity. Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA. ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA The trouble of believing in self-improvement (2016). Symposium organizer/co-chair (with Ed O Brien). Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. Kellogg-Booth Student Symposium (2015). Conference organizer (with Julia Hur), Chicago, IL. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, Financial Accounting (Executive MBA program), University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2016 Teaching Intern, Social Science Inquiry (undergraduate core course), University of Chicago, 2015-2016 Instructor, Topics in Behavioral Marketing, Managing in Organizations, Negotiations, Chicago Seminar on Economics and Business, University of Chicago Graham School, 2015-2016
Independently designed and taught intensive 3-4 day summer course for approximately 20 visiting international students Average teaching evaluation: 4.69 out of 5.00 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006-2007 Courses taught: Research Methods, Social Psychology Independently taught several lab and discussion sections of 15-25 undergraduates each Average teaching evaluation: 8.0 out of 9.0 Statistics Tutor, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006 Tutored students in graduate-level introductory statistics course SERVICE Ad hoc reviewer Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy International Review of Social Psychology WORK EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Center for Decision Research, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 2012-2013 Auditor/Tax Specialist, Georgia Department of Revenue, Atlanta, GA, 2012 Accepted into Advanced Leadership Program Federal Tax Associate, KPMG, Woodland Hills, CA 2009-2010 Received manager recognition for outstanding tax research Research Assistant, Knowledge and Skill Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Psychology Department, 2002-2005 (part-time) PROFESSIONAL LICENSING Certified Public Accountant (inactive) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society of Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Association for Psychological Science (APS) Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP) REFERENCES Daniel M. Bartels Associate Professor of Marketing Daniel.bartels@chicagobooth.edu 773-702-8325 Oleg Urminsky Professor of Marketing Oleg.urminsky@chicagobooth.edu 773-834-4710
Ed O Brien Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science Ed.o brien@chicagobooth.edu 773-834-5445 Hal E. Hershfield Assistant Professor of Marketing UCLA Anderson School of Management Hal.hershfield@anderson.ucla.edu