Yale School of Management - Faculty

Assistant Professor of Public Health and Management

Professor Nembhard’s research focuses on organizational learning in health care, with an emphasis on understanding the effects of intra- and inter-organizational relationships, leadership behavior, team learning strategies and project management on quality improvement efforts and clinical outcomes. She integrates knowledge of organizational behavior, organizational theory and health services research to answer questions about managing learning, change and innovation within health care delivery organizations.

Achievements and Awards
Best Paper Based on a Dissertation, Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management, 2007
Harvard Business School Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research, 2006
Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Capabilities Conference Best Ph.D. Candidate Contribution, 2005
Harvard Business School Fellowship for Graduate Study, 2001-2006
Gareth M. Green Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice, 2001

Selected Publications
"Implementing New Practices: An Empirical Study of Organizational Learning in Hospital Intensive Care Units" (with A.L. Tucker and A.C. Edmondson) Management Science, Vol. 53, No. 6, 894-907, 2007

"Applying Organizational Research and Theory to Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports: A Review of Three IOM Reports – Executive Summary" (with A.C. Edmondson and T.W. Lee) Academy of Management, 2007

"Making it Safe: The Effects of Leader Inclusiveness and Professional Status on Psychological Safety and Improvement Efforts in Health Care Teams" (with A.C. Edmondson) Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 7, 941-966, 2006

Education
PhD Harvard University, 2007
MS Harvard University School of Public Health, 2001
BA Yale University, 1997