She obtained her BA in economics and psychology from Scripps College (CA), and her PhD in social psychology from Harvard University (MA). Her research examines how power, social identities, and cultural values affect individuals. Specifically, she asks the following questions: (a) how does power affect the way people see themselves and others? (b) how do individuals manage conflicts from being members of multiple social groups--such as Asian and American, or women and business? and (c) how do cultures and groups reflect their values, and how do these values affect the individual members of these collectives?