Felix Wu, M.A. and A.B.D., is a 5th-year doctoral candidate at Rice University studying Industrial-Organizational Psychology working with Dr. Fred Oswald. As a person with a disability, one of his primary research interests is to investigate workplace disparities that plague people with disabilities and understanding the mechanisms behind such disparities. To this end, he has interned at the Independent Living Research Utilization and published a first author publication in the journal Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion examining how the American with Disabilities Act has impacted people with disabilities in 2010 and 2015, working with the renowned primary architect of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Dr. Lex Frieden. Through his research experiences with him and other disability advocates and with his unique perspective as someone with a disability, he hopes to use his lived experiences to inform those questions and practically to use his research to reach a broader audience.
Additionally, he is interested in leveraging quantitative methods (i.e., machine learning, structural equation modeling, etc.), both old and new, to gain a more nuanced understanding of disability issues at work. His other research interests are focused on the impact of individual differences and motivation on workplace phenomena such as performance and personnel selection and how quantitative methods may inform those relationships.
Felix is currently on the academic job market!
Expected graduation: Spring 2024