Christopher Barnes

Education

• PhD Michigan State University (2009)
• BS Pacific Lutheran University (1999)

Academic Expertise

• emotions
• ethics
• human sustainability
• leadership

• sleep

• teamwork

Current Research

• Sleep and fatigue issues in the workplace
• Team performance and decision making
• Emotional labor
• Behavioral ethics
• Compensation

Positions Held

• At the University of Washington since 2013
• Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, 2011-2013
• Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2009-2011
• Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 2004-2009
• Behavioral Scientist/Acquisitions Officer, United States Air Force, 2000-2004

Honors and Awards

• Responsible Research in Management Award (2017)
• Finalist for the AOM HR Division Scholarly Achievement Award (2017)
• Nominee for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research (2017)
• SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award - Science (2017)
• Finalist for Paper of the Year award from Personnel Psychology (2016)
• Western Academy of Management Ascendant Scholar Award (2014)
• Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2013)
• SIOP Top Poster Presentation Award (2013)
• Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
• Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2012)

Academic Service

• Faculty Mentor Award, for mentoring PhD students (2018)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2017)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2016)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2014)
• CIDER Teacher of the Week, Virginia Tech (2012)
• Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
• Favorite Faculty (student-nominated), Virginia Tech (2012)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2010)

Courses Taught

• I teach organizational behavior, focusing on leading teams and organizations, primarily at the MBA level. This focus on managing people is intended to help you see the importance of good people management, including how managing people represents most firms’ best source of competitive advantage. My courses are empirically based, using a foundation of state of the art research to build the content. One of the most common statements you will hear from me is “What do the data say?” I utilize a mixture of lectures, articles, podcasts, TED Talk videos, popular press examples, case studies, simulations, and various forms of in-class discussions and exercises in order to provide a diverse mixture of methods for learning. Student contributions and discussions are important components of my classes.