Verena Krause

Verena Krause is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the UCL School of Management, specializing in the Organizations and Innovation group. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Boston University and an M.S./Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her research focuses on creativity’s antecedents and consequences, particularly how perspective-taking impacts originality and how creative work mitigates psychological burdens.

• Education:
• B.A. Psychology, Boston University
• M.S. Organizational Behavior, Cornell University
• Ph.D. Organizational Behavior, Cornell University

Her research explores how retaining personal perspectives enhances creativity and how creative work serves as an outlet for psychological stress. Key projects include studying creativity’s dual role as both an outcome and driver of workplace dynamics. She is a member of the Academy of Management and Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Publications span journals like Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, emphasizing creativity’s psychological and interpersonal impacts. She advises Velvetina Lim as a PhD supervisor.