Sara Hendrick

Sara Hendrick teaches Organizational Behavior and International Management. Her research focuses on the intersection of gender and parenthood in the workplace. She is passionate about educating first-generation students and leading study abroad programs. Previously, she served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy and has traveled to over 20 countries.

• Ph.D., Emory University, Goizueta Business School – Organization & Management
• MBA, University of San Diego – International Business
• B.S., United States Naval Academy – Oceanography

• Pre-Doctoral Research Scholar, Columbia Business School, Supervisor: Adam Galinsky
• Surface Warfare Officer at United States Navy

Conference Activity

• Hendrick, S.*, Williams, M.J., & Bianchi, E. C. (August 2021). Consequences of work and parents identities for men’s life satisfaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Virtual. 
• Hendrick, S.*, Williams, M.J., & Bianchi, E. C. (February 2021). Consequences of work and parents identities for men’s life satisfaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Virtual.
• Hendrick, S.*, Williams, M.J., & Bianchi, E. C. (March 2020). Consequences of work and parents identities for men’s life satisfaction. Paper accepted for presentation at the East Coast Doctoral Conference (cancelled due to COVID-19)

Invited Talks

• Hendrick, S. [Topic: Perceptions of Workplace Advancement]. Under review at The Journal of Social Psychology.
• Hendrick, S. [Topic: Perceptions of Workplace Advancement]. Preparing for submission to social psychology journal.

• Gender
• Parenthood
• Identity

Publications:

• M.J. Williams, B. Esianor, S. Hendrick, J.L. Farlow, A. Farrell, R.A. Kupfer, T.K. Meyer, K.N. Vinson, G.M. Wandell, & A.Y. Chen (2025) Everyday challenges to women’s presence and authority yield greater burnout and less persistence in a male-dominated profession, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (20) e2415826122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415826122 (2025).

Research in Progress:

• Hendrick, S., Williams, M.J., & Bianchi, E. C. [Topic: Parenthood, gender, and unemployment].Under review at Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
• Hendrick, S. [Topic: Work identity]. Under review at Self and Identity.
• Hendrick, S. [Topic: Perceptions of Workplace Advancement]. Under review at The Journal of Social Psychology.
• Hendrick, S. Mother’s (vs. Father’s) Stronger Work Identity Drives Greater Workplace Commitment. Data Collection & Analysis.
• Ingram, K. & Hendrick, S. Study abroad programs relax gendered self-attributions for female (but not male) students. Data Collection & Analysis.

• Management Research Camp at UCR School of Business
• Going Greek, Students Use Time Off to Explore International Education Experience

• The Schulze Honors Course Development Grant
• MOBTS Early Educator Institute Scholarship