Zhixu (Rick) Yang

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Zhixu (Rick) Yang earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Purdue University and a B.Sc. in Psychology from Zhejiang University. His research focuses on conflict management and employee well-being across three interconnected areas: (1) identifying strategies to manage competing goals in work and life; (2) bridging divides in conflict communication (e.g., negotiation, disagreement); and (3) examining how marginalized groups (e.g., Asian workers in the US) experience bias and mistreatment. His research draws from multiple disciplines, including social, cognitive, and cultural psychology and organizational behavior. Rick uses a wide range of methods such as psychometric assessments, longitudinal studies, multilevel modeling, experimental designs, and qualitative approaches. His work appears in respected journals and handbooks, including Applied Psychology: An International Review, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Handbook of Experimental Social Psychology. Rick is passionate about mentoring graduate and undergraduate students and serving communities.

Representative Publications:

• Yang, Z., Kung, F. Y. H., & Schneider, D. (2025). Individual preferences in multiple goal pursuit: Reconsidering the conceptualization and dimensionality of polychronicity. Applied Psychology, 74(1), e12575. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12575

  Yang, Z. & Kung, F. Y. H. (2025). How individuals navigate and mitigate intergroup conflicts: Current insights and future directions. In S. D. Stern (Eds.) Handbook of Experimental Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035310661.00029

  Yang, Z. & Kung, F. Y. H. (2024). Toward a culturally sensitive perspective on silence in organizations. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 17(3), 366–370. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2024.24

  Yang, Z., Kung, F. Y. H., Brienza, J., & Chao, M. M. (2024). Bridging social divides: The role of wise reasoning in improving intergroup relations. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 10(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000389