Matthew Diabes
Ph.D. Student, Tepper School of Business
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Areas of Study
Organizational Behavior and Theory
Bio
Matthew Diabes is a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior and Theory at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, Diabes received an MS in Industrial Administration from Tepper and a BS in Psychology and Philosophy and a certificate of Public and Professional Writing from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
Education
- Carnegie Mellon University – MS (Organizational Behavior and Theory) - 2018
- University of Pittsburgh – BS (Psychology and Philosophy) - 2012
- University of Pittsburgh - Certificate (Public and Professional Writing) - 2012
Research
His research is motivated by the central question, "What conditions enable positive, productive interpersonal relationships to emerge, and how are they maintained?" Specifically, his research interests include the formation and management of relationships, communication and coordination processes, interpersonal trust and knowledge-sharing on teams, and the organizational value of psychological well-being. He has conducted research in laboratory environments with the Center for Behavioral and Decision Research (Carnegie Mellon) and the University of Pittsburgh as well as in field settings in the financial and health care sectors.
His current projects address research questions about:
- The impact of psychological well-being on the emergence of trust, knowledge-sharing, and coordination processes on teams
- The effects of team dynamics on the performance of high-stakes teams
- The processes that enable geographically-dispersed teams to maintain knowledge-sharing relationships
- Strategies to repair intra-team relationships following transgressions
Publications
Working Papers
Diabes, M. A. & Cohen, T. R. Psychological Adjustment in Teams: Team Member Well-Being Facilitates Transactive Memory Emergence.
Diabes, M. A., Cohen, T. R., Weingart, L. R., Kahn, J. M. Psychological Safety and Evidence-Based Practice in Intensive Care Units.
Diabes, M. A. & Schumann, K. Gender and Apology in Workplace Perceptions and Career Advancement.
Mayo, A. T., Diabes, M. A., & Woolley, A. W. Collective Intelligence: The Role of Boundary Activities in Outperforming Expectations.
Awards
- Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Goodman Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2021
- NTR-Peterson Research Grant, ($9,789; Ranked #1 of proposals), Negotiations & Team Resources Institute, 2019
- Doctoral Researcher – Task Force on Campus Climate: Diversity and Inclusion, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
- Participant – NSF Workshop: Fostering Gender and Work-Life Inclusion, Purdue University, 2018
- Graduate Student Assembly / Provost Conference Funding, 2018
- Center for Behavioral and Decision Research Grant, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018
- Center for Behavioral and Decision Research Grant, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017