Senior Lecturer
Overview
Justin joined UQ Business School in 2020, after teaching at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. His teaching is focused on Organisational Behaviour, Manager Skiils and Communication, and Wise Leadership. Justin earned his Honors Bachelor of Science with a double degree in Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence and Psychology at the University of Toronto, and his Masters and PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Waterloo.
Justin's principle research interest is in understanding how people reason through complex social problems, with interest in reducing bias and developing and practicing wisdom and balance. Justin's work has been published in prestigious scientific journals such as Nature Human Behaviour, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Journal of Intelligence, Nature Communications, Social and Personality Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, as well as the latest edition of the renown Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom. These studies have examined wisdom at interpersonal, group, organizational, and societal levels, in topics such as cooperation, social economic status, teamwork, intergroup bias, and leadership. Ongoing projects include studies on the dynamics of wise leadership, training for wisdom (Business and Army Leadership), media attention and science denialism, prejudice in artificial intelligence, self-sabotage, and gender pay-gap denialism.
Justin has presented his research at international conferences such as the Academy of Management, International Association of Conflict Management, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and was presented with the Kellogg School of Management's Dispute Resolution Center Scholar Award. Justin serves as peer reviewer for journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Social Psychological and Personality Science, Journal of Intelligence, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and Journal of Cognitive Development. Justin's work has been featured in popular media outlets such as TIME, NewsWeek, and Sciencemag.com, and one of his articles is in the top 10 most upvoted social psychology papers on Reddit.
***Applications for HDR/PhD student supervision are welcome***
Courses taught:
MGTS1601: Organisational Behaviour
MGTS2606: Manager Skills/Contemporary Business Communication and Organisation
MGTS7618: Wise Leadership
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Canada
Publications
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Journal Article: Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H. and Chao, Melody M. (2021). Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 3313, 3313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23432-1
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Journal Article: The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns
Grossmann, Igor, Weststrate, Nic M., Ardelt, Monika, Brienza, Justin P., Dong, Mengxi, Ferrari, Michel, Fournier, Marc A., Hu, Chao S., Nusbaum, Howard C. and Vervaeke, John (2020). The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns. Psychological Inquiry, 31 (2), 103-133. doi: 10.1080/1047840X.2020.1750917
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Journal Article: Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H., Santos, Henri C., Bobocel, D. Ramona and Grossmann, Igor (2018). Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115 (6), 1093-1126. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000171
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Journal Article: Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations
Brienza, Justin P. and Grossmann, Igor (2017). Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 284 (1869), 20171870. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1870
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Journal Article: Wise deliberation sustains cooperation
Grossmann, Igor, Brienza, Justin P. and Bobocel, D. Ramona (2017). Wise deliberation sustains cooperation. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (3) 0061, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41562-017-0061
Supervision
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Groundswell - Tracking the Footprints of a Just and Fair Energy Transition in Australia
Doctor Philosophy
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Comparative Feedback: Relationship Between Negative Feedback and Task Performance
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
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Investigating Value Malleability in Reaction to a Negative Interpersonal Prime
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Available Projects
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Leadership and Resilience
Exploring the role of perceptions of leader characteristics on subordinate resilience (e.g., well-being; ability to cope) in challenging situations.
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Leader Wisdom
Exploring the Question: What is Wise Leadership? Can it be assessed, and can it be developed?
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Antecedents and Consequences of Science Denialism.
Exploring contributing factors in science denialism, and how processes of science can backfire or cause negative reactions that undo positive effects of science progress.
Publications
Featured Publications
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Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H. and Chao, Melody M. (2021). Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 3313, 3313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23432-1
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The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns
Grossmann, Igor, Weststrate, Nic M., Ardelt, Monika, Brienza, Justin P., Dong, Mengxi, Ferrari, Michel, Fournier, Marc A., Hu, Chao S., Nusbaum, Howard C. and Vervaeke, John (2020). The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns. Psychological Inquiry, 31 (2), 103-133. doi: 10.1080/1047840X.2020.1750917
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Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H., Santos, Henri C., Bobocel, D. Ramona and Grossmann, Igor (2018). Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115 (6), 1093-1126. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000171
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Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations
Brienza, Justin P. and Grossmann, Igor (2017). Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 284 (1869), 20171870. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1870
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Wise deliberation sustains cooperation
Grossmann, Igor, Brienza, Justin P. and Bobocel, D. Ramona (2017). Wise deliberation sustains cooperation. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (3) 0061, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41562-017-0061
Book Chapter
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Amirzadeh, Mahsa, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Harati, Hamidreza, Brienza, Justin P. and Baumeister, Roy F. (2022). Can Social Rejection Change Employees' Value Priorities? The Mediating Roles of Emotional Distress and Emotional Numbness. Emotions and Negativity. (pp. 63-85) Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120210000017010
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Wise Reasoning : Converging Evidence for the Psychology of Sound Judgment
Oakes, Harrison, Brienza, Justin P., Elnakouri, Abdo and Grossmann, Igor (2019). Wise Reasoning : Converging Evidence for the Psychology of Sound Judgment. The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom. (pp. 202-225) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108568272.011
Journal Article
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The psychology of attraction to multi‐level marketing
Dixon, Lucas J., Hornsey, Matthew J., Hartley, Nicole, Chapman, Cassandra M. and Brienza, Justin P. (2023). The psychology of attraction to multi‐level marketing. Journal of Consumer Affairs. doi: 10.1111/joca.12526
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Kung, Franki Y. H., Brienza, Justin P. and Chao, Melody M. (2023). Mixed reactions to multicultural (vs. colorblind) diversity approach signals: a lay theories of culture perspective. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 29 (1), 162-178. doi: 10.1037/xap0000409
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Tribal games: Tribalist foundations of Trump supporters
McKenna, Bernard, Brienza, Justin P. and Intezari, Ali (2023). Tribal games: Tribalist foundations of Trump supporters. Critical Sociology, 49 (4-5), 625-645. doi: 10.1177/08969205221135037
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Beyond effective use: integrating wise reasoning in machine learning development
Namvar, Morteza, Intezari, Ali, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Brienza, Justin P. (2022). Beyond effective use: integrating wise reasoning in machine learning development. International Journal of Information Management, 69 102566, 102566. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102566
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Determined yet dehumanized: people higher in self-control are seen as more robotic
Lapka, Samantha P., Kung, Franki Y. H., Brienza, Justin P. and Scholer, Abigail A. (2022). Determined yet dehumanized: people higher in self-control are seen as more robotic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14 (2), 117-129. doi: 10.1177/19485506221093109
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Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H. and Chao, Melody M. (2021). Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 3313, 3313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23432-1
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A common model is essential for a cumulative science of wisdom
Grossmann, Igor, Weststrate, Nic M., Ferrari, Michel and Brienza, Justin P. (2020). A common model is essential for a cumulative science of wisdom. Psychological Inquiry, 31 (2), 185-194. doi: 10.1080/1047840X.2020.1750920
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The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns
Grossmann, Igor, Weststrate, Nic M., Ardelt, Monika, Brienza, Justin P., Dong, Mengxi, Ferrari, Michel, Fournier, Marc A., Hu, Chao S., Nusbaum, Howard C. and Vervaeke, John (2020). The science of wisdom in a polarized world: knowns and unknowns. Psychological Inquiry, 31 (2), 103-133. doi: 10.1080/1047840X.2020.1750917
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Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition
Brienza, Justin P., Kung, Franki Y. H., Santos, Henri C., Bobocel, D. Ramona and Grossmann, Igor (2018). Wisdom, bias, and balance: toward a process-sensitive measurement of wisdom-related cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115 (6), 1093-1126. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000171
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Grossmann, Igor and Brienza, Justin P (2018). The strengths of wisdom provide unique contributions to improved leadership, sustainability, inequality, gross national happiness, and civic discourse in the face of contemporary world problems. Journal of Intelligence, 6 (2) 22, 22-17. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence6020022
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Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations
Brienza, Justin P. and Grossmann, Igor (2017). Social class and wise reasoning about interpersonal conflicts across regions, persons and situations. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 284 (1869), 20171870. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1870
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Employee age alters the effects of justice on emotional exhaustion and organizational deviance
Brienza, Justin P. and Bobocel, D. Ramona (2017). Employee age alters the effects of justice on emotional exhaustion and organizational deviance. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 (MAR) 479, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00479
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Wise deliberation sustains cooperation
Grossmann, Igor, Brienza, Justin P. and Bobocel, D. Ramona (2017). Wise deliberation sustains cooperation. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (3) 0061, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41562-017-0061
Conference Publication
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The effect of negative feedback types on task performance
Harati, Hamidreza, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Brienza, Justin Peter and Aslani, Soroush (2022). The effect of negative feedback types on task performance. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, United States, 5-9 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.13944abstract
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Perceptions of leader wisdom and follower resilience in crises
Brienza, Justin P., McKenna, Bernard and Intezari, Ali (2022). Perceptions of leader wisdom and follower resilience in crises. Society for the Study of Human Development 2021-2022 Conference Series, Online, 4-5 April 2022. Gainesville, FL, United States: Society For The Study Of Human Development.
Other Outputs
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Centre for Australian Army Leadership Research Report 1-2021
Collins, Michael, Brienza, Justin and O'Quinn, Richard (2021). Centre for Australian Army Leadership Research Report 1-2021. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Business School. doi: 10.14264/3640893
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Groundswell - Tracking the Footprints of a Just and Fair Energy Transition in Australia
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Community Wisdom and Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation: An Explorative Study of Indigenous Community-Based Enterprises in Indonesia
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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The influence of geographic distance on the leader-follower relationship
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Completed Supervision
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Comparative Feedback: Relationship Between Negative Feedback and Task Performance
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Investigating Value Malleability in Reaction to a Negative Interpersonal Prime
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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Leadership and Resilience
Exploring the role of perceptions of leader characteristics on subordinate resilience (e.g., well-being; ability to cope) in challenging situations.
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Leader Wisdom
Exploring the Question: What is Wise Leadership? Can it be assessed, and can it be developed?
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Antecedents and Consequences of Science Denialism.
Exploring contributing factors in science denialism, and how processes of science can backfire or cause negative reactions that undo positive effects of science progress.
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Exploring Gender Pay-Gap Denialism
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Followers make the Leader
Investigating followership traits predicting preference for leader (e.g., characteristics like authoritarian, ethical, authentic, Narcissistic)
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A.I. Bias in Leadership
Biasing effect of AI on Leadership
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Conflict Reasoning
How do people reason through conflicts (and other negotiations and dilemmas)?
