Expertise

Her research focuses on using psychological theories and methodologies to elucidate decision making processes that address basic and applied research questions with real-world implications.

Research interests:

  • Decision Making
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Ethical Decision Making
  • Stress & Health
  • Strategies and Negotiations 
  • Applications of Decision Making to Organizations and Industry
  • Gender, Leadership, and Organizations
  • Gamification

Dr. Ana M. Franco-Watkins is a decision scientist who applies psychological theories and methodologies to understand the mechanisms involved in many every day decisions and choices across a variety of domains.

Our lab emphasized the use of psychological theories and methodologies to elucidate decision making processes that address basic and applied research questions with real-world implications.


Research interests: decision making, stress, cognitive factors that predict performance, gender and organizations

Consulting: decision making, negotiation, strategies, methodology

Communities
Human Resource Management, Psychology
Degrees
PhD, University of Maryland at College Park, Cognitive Psychology, 2004
MA, College of William and Mary, Experimental Psychology, 1999
BA, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Psychology, 1997
Keywords
decision making attention eye tracking negotiation gamification gender issues industrial organization decision sciences problem based learning stress training and development game theory
Languages
English, Portuguese (Português)
Associations
Psychonomic Society
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Society for Judgment and Decision Making