Research Associates

Our group of scholars is dedicated to advancing psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches to organizational research and scholarship. Our work builds on a tradition of scholarship that examines unconscious dynamics in organizations and broader society.

The research associates collaborate with and support the Center in its efforts to:

  • Promote the psychoanalytic approach to organizations as fresh, innovative, nimble, and relevant
  • Generate research that furthers the psychoanalytic approach to organizations
  • Expand the reach of psychoanalysis to a broad range of scholars and practitioners
  • Build a scholarly community around psychoanalysis as a mode of learning
  • Develop and implement workshops, PDWs, and seminars for those interested in learning about how to apply psychoanalytic concepts to organizations

Carrie “Mindy” Duncan, PhD

Mindy Duncan is the Director of the Center for Psychosocial Organization Studies in Columbia, Missouri. She has an MA in anthropology and a PhD in Public Affairs, both from the University of Missouri. Her research interests include the psychodynamics of organizational culture and change, nonprofit management, behavioral health organizations, aesthetics in organizations and entrepreneurship, and … Continue reading Carrie “Mindy” Duncan, PhD

Seth Allcorn, PhD, MBA

Seth Allcorn, Ph.D., M.B.A. is the former Vice President for Business and Finance at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Dr. Allcorn has more than twenty years of experience working with physicians, hospitals and academic medical centers. He has served as a financial and administrative Assistant Dean at the Texas Tech School of … Continue reading Seth Allcorn, PhD, MBA

Sara Elias, PhD

Sara Elias is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business and a Research Associate of the Center for Psychosocial Organization Studies. As an undergraduate, she pursued interests in both engineering and music. She received a Master of Music degree in 2006 and an MBA in 2009, both from … Continue reading Sara Elias, PhD

Nathan Gerard, PhD

Nathan Gerard is an Associate Professor at California State University, Long Beach, in the Department of Health Care Administration and a Research Associate of the Center for Psychosocial Organization Studies. Nathan received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Social-Organizational Psychology with a focus on the psychoanalytic study of organizations. Prior to completing his doctorate, Nathan … Continue reading Nathan Gerard, PhD

Eda Ulus, PhD

Eda earned a BS in Psychobiology, Summa Cum Laude, and chose courses such as: Black Women Writers, Illness and Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspective, and Social Psychology. She completed an MA in Counseling Psychology at Texas Tech University, with courses including Vocational Psychology and Multicultural Counseling. She achieved a PhD in Management at the University of … Continue reading Eda Ulus, PhD