Nils Olsen

Olsen's research includes: (a) decision-making in high-intensity contexts (e.g., medical, legal, financial, https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/extreme-decisions); and (b) decision-making within human-AI(BOT) interactions (https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-converge-paris & https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/interactions-ai-does-race-matteru). 

• ORSC 1109 - Intro to Organizational Sciences
• ORSC 3159 -  Extreme Decisions
• ORSC 4161 -  Research Methods in Organizational Sciences 
• ORSC 4197W -  Senior Research Seminar 
• ORSC 6104 - Statistics in Management, Administration, & Policy Studies

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

*Kulesa, J., Escalante, E., Olsen, N., & Lucas, R. (2023). Evolution of conflict management style during intern year of paediatric residency. The Clinical Teacher – Medical Education Journal. PMID: 37491144, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13612, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37491144/

Davis, N., Olsen, N., Perry, V. G., Stewart, M. M., & White, T. B.. (2022). I’m only human? The role of racial stereotypes, humanness and satisfaction in transactions with anthropomorphic sales bots.  Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (University of Chicago Press), 8(1).  https://doi.org/10.1086/722703    Article Animation https://lnkd.in/ebyCQgzw  

 *Peterson, L.M., **Orr, J.A., **Rogelberg, S.D., & Olsen, N. (2022). Social-contextual factors interact with masculinity to influence college men’s HPV vaccination intentions: The role of descriptive norms, prototypes, and physician gender. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45, 825-840. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00350-1    

Girginov, V., Moore, P. J., Olsen, N., Godfrey, T., & Cooke, F. (2020). Wearable technology-stimulated social interaction for promoting physical activity: A systematic review. In V. Girginov (Senior Editor), P. J. Moore & N. Olsen (Guest Editors), Cogent Social Sciences, 6:1, 1742517. Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2020.1742517

Zurca, A. D., Olsen, N., & Lucas, R. (2019). Development and Validation of the Pediatric Resuscitation and Escalation of Care Self-Efficacy Scale. Hospital Pediatrics, 9(10) 801-807. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2019-0048    

Baig, K. M., Su, S., Mumford, S., Giuliani, E., Ng, S. S. M., Armstrong, C., Keil, M. F., Vaught, K. C., Olsen, N., Pettiford, E., Burd, I. & Segars, J. H. (2018). Mice deficient in AKAP13 (BRX) develop compulsive-like behavior and increased body weight. Brain Research Bulletin, 140, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.04.005  

Lucas, R. H., Farley, H., Twanmoh, J., Urumov, A., Evans, B., & Olsen, N. (2009). Measuring the opportunity loss of time spent boarding admitted patients in the emergency department: A multi-hospital analysis. Journal of Healthcare Management, 54(2), 117-125. PMID: 19413166; DOI:10.1097/00115514-200903000-00009

Lucas, R., Farley, H., Twanmoh, J., Urumov, A., Olsen, N., Evans, B., & Kabiri, H. (2009). Emergency department patient flow: The influence of hospital census variables on emergency department length of stay. Academic Emergency Medicine, 16(7), 597-602. PMID: 19438415; DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00397.x NB: This research explores the impact of decision-making protocols and patient volume on length of stay in the emergency departments of four US hospitals (N=13,185 emergency department visits). 

Sedikides, C., Ariely, D., & Olsen, N. (1999). Contextual and procedural determinants of partner selection: Of asymmetric dominance and prominence. Social Cognition, 17, 118-139. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.1999.17.2.118    NB: This research appears in chapter 1 of the New York Times Bestseller, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions (by Dan Ariely, 2009).  

Harvey, J. H., **Stein, S. K., Olsen, N., Roberts, R. J., Lutgendorf, S. K., & Ho, J. (1995). Narratives of loss and recovery from a natural disaster. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 10, 313-330. https://www.sbp-journal.com/index.php/sbp    

Sedikides, C., Olsen, N., & Reis, H. T. (1993). Relationships as natural categories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 71-82. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.64.1.71    

BOOK CHAPTERS:    

Olsen, N., Moore, P. J., *Hyde, S., & **Fowler, L. (2020). Healthcare treatment seeking and avoidance. In K. Sweeny & M. Robbins (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-05783-3. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119057840.ch79  

Olsen, N., Perry, V. G., & *Jin, Z. (2018). Cognition, distraction, and the financial planning client. In C. R. Chaffin (Ed.), Client Psychology (119-136). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-1-119-43626-3. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Client+Psychology-p-9781119436263  

Girginov, V., & Olsen, N. (2014). LOCOG: A temporary organisation within a high-velocity environment. In V. Girginov (Ed.), Handbook of the London 2012 olympic and paralympic games. Volume two: Celebrating the games (71-83). London, UK: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-the-London-2012-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games-Volume-Two-Celebrating/Girginov/p/book/9781138694538

Rusbult, C. E., Olsen, N., Davis, J. L., & Hannon, P. (2001). Commitment and relationship maintenance mechanisms. In J. H. Harvey & A. E. Wenzel (Eds.), Close romantic relationships: Maintenance and enhancement (87-113). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781410600462/close-ro…  

Harvey, J. H., **Stein, S.K., & Olsen, N. (1996). Losses resulting from natural disaster: A study of storytelling. In J. H. Harvey (Ed.), Embracing their memory: Loss and the social psychology of storytelling (152-164). Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-97059-000    

INVITED ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES:  

Olsen, N. (2007). Game Theory. In S. Clegg & J. Bailey (Eds.), International encyclopedia of organization studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/organization/n186.xml

Olsen, N. (2007). Cognitive Dissonance. In S. Clegg & J. Bailey (Eds.), International encyclopedia of organization studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/organization/n66.xml

PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:    

Orr, J., Peterson, L. M., & Olsen, N. (2018, April). Does physician gender play a role in college students' human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination decisions? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, S52-S52. Oxford University Press. https://www.sbm.org/meetings/2023   

Sawczuk, A., Olsen, N., & Davis, E. B. (2012, May). Inter-organizational relationships (IORs): Developing new models of sustainability. In T. D. Golden (Ed.), Proceedings: The Eastern Academy of Management (794-820). Philadelphia, PA. https://www.eaom.org/    

Grady, V., Davis, E. B., Olsen, N., Duffy, S., & Ciampaglio, T. (2008, May). The power of effect. Panel presentation: Papers on organizational effectiveness. Proceedings: The Eastern Academy of Management, Washington, DC. https://www.eaom.org/  

Aziz, A., Norris, J., Goldman, H., & Olsen, N. (2006, April). Facets of type A personality and pay increase among the employees of fast food restaurants. Proceedings: The Society for Advancement of Management International Conference, Orlando, FL. https://samnational.org/2022conference/    

Olsen, N. & Burton, R. M. (2000). Asymmetric dominance versus learning: Can context override the learning of choice-set rules? Proceedings: The Annual Meeting of the Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory Conference, Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon. https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/index.html    

PUBLISHED REVIEWS OF BOOK CHAPTERS:

Olsen, N. (1993). Brief Note on Humility (N. Richards). Contemporary Psychology, 38, 1123. https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec04/psyccritiques  

Ph.D. in Social Psychology; additional concentration in statistics (game-theory & decision-making), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.A. in Social Psychology (juridic decisions), University of Iowa at Iowa City

B.S. in Psychology (social cognition & recall), University of Wisconsin at Madison