Beth Anne Helgason studies how people make judgments and decisions about ethics and morality. She uses theory and methods from social psychology and organizational behavior to explore questions such as: When do people think it's okay to lie? How do people understand the moral norms in their organization or industry? And how do different decision making processes affect the honesty, fairness, and generosity of people's choices? Her current work focuses on ethical challenges emerging from technological innovation and entrepreneurship, including Silicon Valley fraud, online misinformation, and human-algorithm collaboration.
Beth Anne's research has appeared in leading psychology and management journals including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and Organization Science, and has been featured in outlets such as the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review. She earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from London Business School, and B.Sc. in Psychology and M.Sc. in Management from Queen's University, Canada.
PhD, London Business School, 2024
MSc, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
BSc, Queen’s University
Cecilia Reyes Award for Research Impact, London Business School, 2023
Doctoral Fellowship, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2019
