Denis Trapido

Denis Trapido is an Associate Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Washington Bothell School of Business, where he has worked since 2015. He previously served as Assistant Professor at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine (2008-2015) and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University (2008).

Research Interests span organizational theory, social networks, economic sociology, and creativity studies. His NSF-funded fieldwork in the San Francisco Bay Area mapped interorganizational networks among pharmaceutical firms, while historical studies examine maritime merchant communities and gender wage inequality in post-Soviet Estonia. Key themes include:

• Competition-driven network formation
• Creativity recognition mechanisms
• Economic homophily counterbalances
• Gender dynamics in innovation
• Network effects on organizational performance

Teaching spans organization theory, behavioral management, and innovation courses across undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral programs. Notable publications appear in Organization Science, American Journal of Sociology, and Social Forces, with a 2023 monograph on Creativity as Privilege. While no specific awards are listed, his NSF grant highlights significant research support.