Elizabeth
Schwab
Elizabeth Schwab
- Campus: Online
- Department: IO/Business Psychology, Organization Leadership, Behavioral Economics
- Institution: The Chicago School
Biography
Elizabeth Schwab PsyD is the founding chair of the MA in Behavioral Economics program and the Program Chair of the Business Psychology Division at The Chicago School.
Her research has focused on financial/consumer decision making (eg. how negative information affects risk perception, the social media effects on Baby Boomers purchase intentions, how much consumers are willing to pay under time pressure and scarcity effects, biases in general), motivation, leadership, self-efficacy, and group dynamics in the workplace, and has examined international laws on domestic violence through the lens of Transnational Feminism (see: Using Transnational Feminist Theory to Expand Domestic Violence Understandings in Transnational Psychology of Women: Expanding International and Intersectional Approaches).
She consults to a wide variety of industries and businesses but more recently has focused on vaccination intention and influences on physician decision making. She has led dozens of workshops with clients and at conferences from International Leadership Association (ILA) and Academy of Management (AOM), to the Pharma Market Research Conference (PMRC) and The Market Research Event (TRME).
Education History
Degree Institution B.A. Psychology University of Wisconsin-Whitewater M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Organizational Effectiveness The Chicago School Psy. D. Business Psychology The Chicago School Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Psychological Association (APA) Member Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Member Society for Consumer Psychology Member International Leadership Association (ILA) Member Academy of Management (AOM) Consulting Editor Psychology of Leaders and Leadership Journal Presentations
Title Location Date Using Courageous Inquiry in the Search for Common Ground Charleston, SC 2025 Teaching Intuition in Management Education Chicago, IL 2024 Well-being for educators New Orleans, LA 2024 Well-being for consultants Austin, TX 2024 Creating Poetry to Imagine Thriving Futures Into Being Vancouver, BC, Canada 2023 How to Save Democracy: Countering misinformation disinformation and alternative facts Vancouver, BC, Canada 2023 Roche Lunch & Learn Basel, Switzerland 2023 The rise of alternative facts: Using techniques from motivational interviewing to increase authentic connections Los Angeles, CA 2023 Beyond ‘Accommodations’: Addressing Social Anxiety and the Online Adult Learner Virtual 2023 Misinformation disinformation and the rise of alternative facts: Understanding the current context of consumer behavior. Virtual 2023 Cultivating wisdom through the use of intuitive leadership Virtual 2022 Best practices in online adult learning Chicago, Il 2022 The rise of alternative facts: Using MI to strengthen relationships in the classroom Chicago, Il 2022 Micro-credentialing: Strategies for development and success Virtual 2022 The rise of alternative facts: Using MI to strengthen relationships in the classroom Virtual 2022 HCPs are human too: Decoding the truth behind prescribing behavior San Francisco, CA 2022 Motivational interviewing and strategic communications: Tools for talent attraction and social responsibility Orlando, Fl 2022 HCPs are human too: Decoding the truth behind prescribing behavior Newark, NJ 2022 Using motivational interviewing to strengthen doctor-patient relationships: Constructively countering misinformation, disinformation, and "alternative facts." Toronto, Canada 2022 Misinformation and disinformation: How motivational interviewing strengthens relationships at work Chicago, IL 2022 HCPs are human too: Decoding the truth behind prescribing behavior–Part 1, Virtual 2022 HCPs are human too: Decoding the truth behind prescribing behavior–Part 2, Virtual 2022 HCPs are human too: Decoding the truth behind prescribing behavior. Newark, NJ 2022 From Tropes to Transformation in Online Adult Learning Virtual 2021 (Re)Imagining Gender Together: Leading “Our Opponent” Geneva/Virtual 2021 Whole-Brained, Life-Spanning, Multi-Modal Learning Virtual 2021 Misinformation disinformation and the rise of alternative facts: Using MI to strengthen relationships at work Geneva/Virtual 2021 Weaving leaders: Myths, gendering, and the leadership circumplex Virtual 2020 Interpersonal contact styles in leadership and followership: An experiential introduction Virtual 2020 Courageous Use of Self: Leaders Getting Personal (and “Weird”) at Work Works Ottawa, Canada 2019 Pride or Prejudice? Courageous Inquiry for Organizational and Community Engagement Ottawa, Canada 2019 June growth series: Using psychology to improve Fortune 500 companies, Chicago, IL 2019 Changing perceptions: The rise of behavioral economics Orlando, FL 2019 Creating Possibilities with Virtual OD Alexandria, VA 2018 OD and Behavioral Economics: Emerging Possibilities for Mastering the Lizard Alexandria, VA 2018 Authenticity at a Distance: Leading Authentically in Virtual Work-settings West Palm Beach, FL 2018 Experiencing Ethical Leadership: An Inside Job West Palm Beach, FL 2018 Cultivating a Mentoring Mindset for Progressive Leadership Development West Palm Beach, FL 2018 Synergies Among Online, Adult, and Workplace Learning (Co-author) Cleveland, OH 2018 Caring at a Distance: Cultivating a Mentoring Mindset for Healthcare Educators Chicago, IL 2018 All Mentoring, All the Time: Cultivating a Mentoring Mindset Rosemont, IL 2018 Redefining the Adult Learner (Co-author) San Diego, CA 2017 The Business of Behavioral Economics Workshop: An Introduction to The Human Intention/Action Gap & The Interventions That Drive Behavior Change Chicago, IL 2017 Mastering the Lizard: Ethical Behavioral Economics for Leading with Awareness in Turbulent Times Brussels, Belgium 2017 The Business of Behavioral Economics Workshop: An Introduction to The Human Intention/Action Gap & The Interventions That Drive Behavior Change Boca Raton, FL 2016 Happy/Prosperous/Productive/Good: The Care and Feeding of Your Scholar-Practitioner Legacy Rosemont, IL 2016 The Evolution of a Scholar-Practitioner with Julie Benesh Webinar 2016 Behavioral Economics at Work Chicago, IL 2015 Behavioral economics and the organization: Decision making in organizations Rosemont, IL 2015 Investigating choice-supportive bias and risk tolerance in the financial decisions of high net worth/high net income individuals: A quantitative study in behavioral finance (Co-author) Philadelphia, PA 2015 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Business/IO Psychology Consulting Skills Organizational Behavior Organizational Psychology Survey Development Psychology Subdisciplines - Business/IO Psychology Subdisciplines - Cognitive Psychology Publications
Chapter Guthery-Morse, A., Jeffrey, N., Crann, S., Schwab, E. (2019). Using Transnational Feminist Theory to Expand Domestic Violence Understandings. In Lynn H. Collins, PhD, Sayaka Machizawa, PsyD, and Joy K. Rice, PhD (Ed.) Transnational Psychology of Women: Expanding International and Intersectional Approaches (pp. Chapter 7). : APA Books.
Lynn H. Collins, Ph.D. (La Salle University), Jennifer Mootz, Ph.D. (Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute); Jeanne Marecek, Ph.D. (Swarthmore College); Alisha Guthery, M.A., L.M.H.C.A., M.H.P. (Antioch University); Sayaka Machizawa, Psy. D. (Bracket Global, Wayne, PA); Oliva Espín, Ph.D. (Professor Emerita, San Diego State University); Andrea Dottolo, Ph.D. (Rhode Island College); Julietta Hua, Ph.D. (San Francisco State University); Sara Crann, Ph.D. (University of Guelph, Guelph); Nicole Jeffrey, M.A. (University of Guelph, Guelph), and Elizabeth Schwab, Psy.D. (Chicago School of Professional Psychology). (2019). Transnational Psychology in the Classroom: A Pluralistic Approach. In Lynn H. Collins, PhD, Sayaka Machizawa, PsyD, and Joy K. Rice, PhD (Ed.) Transnational Psychology of Women: Expanding International and Intersectional Approaches (pp. Chapter 10). : APA Books.
Journal Eichler, K. S., & Schwab, E. (2025). Differences in Investment Behavior – A Quantitative Study on the Effects of Robo-Advisors and Human Financial Advisors. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 27 (2),
Eichler, KS. and Schwab, E (2024). Evaluating robo-advisors through behavioral finance: A critical review of technology potential, rationality, and investor expectations. Front. Behav. Econ, 3 (2024),
Website Benesh, J., Hay, G., & Schwab, E.. (2016). Welcome to our garden. Retrieved from http://www.fielding.edu/news/welcome-to-our-garden/
Schwab, E., & Caccitolo, J.. (2014). "Nudging" in government: The role of psychologists in Obama's behavioral insights team.Nudging in Government: The Role Of Psychologists. Retrieved from http://psychology.thechicagoschool.edu/resource/industrial-organizational/nudging-in- government?cmgfrm=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Furl
Media Exposure
Appearance Morning Rush (Newsy TV), July 2022
Professional Skills
behavioral economics, behavioral finance
