Professor Alexandra Gerbasi

Professor Alexandra Gerbasi is currently the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. Her research focuses on the effects of positive and negative network ties within the workplace, and their effects on performance, leadership, well-being, thriving, affect and turnover. In addition, her research addresses how individuals recognize opportunities for collaboration and advancement in their networks.  Her research has appeared in Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Social Psychology Quarterly, and Organizational Dynamics. 

She joined the University of Exeter in 2017. Previously, she has held posts at the University of Surrey, Grenoble Ecole de Management and California State University, Northridge. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Stanford University and her undergraduate degree from Duke University. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and Agence Nationale de la Recherche. She has formerly served as the Head of Department of Management and Dean of the Business School.