Bringing the Whole Person to Work
How identities, experiences, and parts of life beyond formal work roles enter organizational life and influence connection.
Ph.D. Candidate in Management & Organizations
Yuxin Lin
How do people create meaningful human connections in increasingly disconnected workplaces?
I study how people build meaningful connections at work by getting to know coworkers as whole people beyond their formal roles—and when knowing more about one another brings people closer together or creates unexpected social costs.
Research Program
Knowing Coworkers as Whole Persons
How conversations, disclosure, and interpersonal understanding shape meaningful connection at work.
Whole-Person Knowledge in Social Systems
How whole-person knowledge becomes embedded in status, visibility, and broader social dynamics.
Research: featured projects and selected scholarly work
A focused overview of Workplace Parenting Conversations, Public Visibility & Professional Life, other fieldwork, and published work.
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Beyond Research: life outside research
A short note about life outside research, with Arizona, travel, and Miso.
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