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Christopher M. Barnes
Professor of Management
Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor

Education

  • PhD Michigan State University (2009)
  • MPH University of Washington (2024)
  • M.Sc. University of Oxford (2022)
  • MBA Webster University (2003)
  • BS Pacific Lutheran University (1999)

Expertise

emotions, ethics, human sustainability, leadership, organizational behavior, sleep, teamwork

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2013
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, 2011-2013
Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2009-2011
Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 2004-2009
Behavioral Scientist/Acquisitions Officer, United States Air Force, 2000-2004

Selected Publications

  1. “The Role of Human Managers within Algorithmic Performance Management Systems: A Process Model of Employee Trust in Managers through Reflexivity”
    Leavitt, K., Barnes, C.M., and Shapiro, D., (2025). Academy of Management Review.
  2. “Domain Switch Theory: Toward a Deeper Temporal Understanding of Transitions Between Work and Family Domains”
    Kauer, E., Barnes, C.M., Butts, M., and Gabriel, A., (2025). Academy of Management Review.
  3. “A Breath of Toxic Air: Air Pollution, Abusive Supervision, and Laissez-Faire Leadership”
    Khan, U.A., Patel, C., and Barnes, C.M., (2024). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 109, pp. 157–168.
  4. “Leading for Human Sustainability: An Extension of Restricted Employee Sustainability Theory”
    Barnes, C.M., and Wagner, D.T., (2023). Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 43(100197).
  5. “Toward a Circadian Theory of Paradoxical Leadership”
    Volk, S., Waldman, D.A., and Barnes, C.M., (2023). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 48, pp. 611–638.
  6. “Using Wearable Technology (Closed Loop Acoustic Stimulation) to Improve Sleep Quality and Work Outcomes”
    Barnes, C.M., Guarana, C., Lee, J., and Kaur, E., (2023). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 108, pp. 1391–1407.
  7. “Human Sustainability and Work: A Meta-Synthesis and New Theoretical Framework”
    Barnes, C.M., Wagner, D.T., Schabram, K., and Boncoeur, O.D., (2023). Journal of Management, Vol. 49, pp. 1965–1996.
  8. “The Circadian Leader: A Review and Integration of Chronobiology and Leadership”
    Volk, S., Lowe, K., and Barnes, C.M., (2023). Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 44, pp. 180–201.
  9. “Cannabis Use Does Not Increase Actual Creativity but Biases Evaluations of Creativity”
    Heng, Y.T., Barnes, C.M., and Yam, K.C., (2023). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 108, pp. 635–646.
  10. “More Inspirational at Some Times Than Others: A Chronotype Circadian Model of Charismatic Leadership”
    Guarana, C.L., Barnes, C.M., Ryu, J.W., and Crawley, R., (2022). Leadership Quarterly, Vol. 32(101509).
  11. “Ghost in the Machine: On Organizational Theory in the Age of Machine Learning”
    Leavitt, K., Schabram, K., Hariharan, P., and Barnes, C.M., (2021). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 46, pp. 750–777.
  12. “Sleep and Social Relationships: A Systematic Review”
    Gordon, A., Carrillo, B., and Barnes, C.M., (2021). Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol. 57(10148).
  13. “The Effects of Blue Light Filtration on Sleep and Work Outcomes”
    Guarana, C.L., Barnes, C.M., and Ong, W.J., (2021). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 106, pp. 784–796.
  14. “Guiding Principles for Determining Work Shift Duration and Addressing the Effects of Work Shift Duration on Performance, Safety, and Health”
    Gurubhagavatula, I., Barger, L., Barnes, C.M., Basner, M., Boivin, D.B., Dawson, D., Drake, C.L., Flynn-Evans, E.E., Mysliwiec, V., Patterson, P.D., Reid, K.J., Samuels, C., Shattuck, N.L., Kazmi, U., Carandang, G., Heald, J.L., and Van Dongen, H.P.A., (2021). Sleep, Vol. 44, pp. 1–24.
  15. “The Rise of COVID-19 Cases Is Associated with Support for Political Leaders”
    Yam, K.C., Jackson, J.C., Barnes, C.M., Lau, T.C., Xin, Q., and Lee, H.Y., (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, pp. 25429–25433.
  16. “High Profile Football Matches in Europe Are Associated with Traffic Accidents in Asia”
    Yam, K.C., Jackson, J.C., Lau, T.C., Xin, Q., Barnes, C.M., and Chong, J.K., (2020). British Medical Journal, Vol. 371(m4465).
  17. “Sleep Loss and the Socio-Emotional Brain”
    Simon, E.B., Vallat, R., Barnes, C.M., and Walker, M., (2020). Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 24, pp. 435–450.
  18. “Healthy Sleep Is Good for Business: A Review of the Literature on Sleep and Employee Outcomes”
    Barnes, C.M., and Watson, N.F., (2019). Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol. 47, pp. 112–118.
  19. “Sleepwalking into Bad Opportunities: Sleep and Entrepreneur Opportunity Evaluation”
    Gish, J., Wagner, D.T., Gregoire, D., and Barnes, C.M., (2019). Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 34(10593).
  20. “Resetting the Clock on Dynamic Leader Behaviors: A Conceptual Integration and Agenda for Future Research”
    McClean, S., Barnes, C.M., Courtright, S.H., and Johnson, R.E., (2019). Academy of Management Annals, pp. 479–508.
  21. “Why So Serious? A Laboratory and Field Investigation of the Link Between Morality and Humor”
    Yam, K.C., Barnes, C.M., Leavitt, K., Wei, W., Lau, T.C., and Uhlmann, E., (2019). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 117, pp. 758–772.
  22. “Sleep Well, Lead Better”
    Barnes, C.M., (2018). Harvard Business Review, pp. 140–143.
  23. “Bad Behavior Keeps You Up at Night: Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Rumination, and Insomnia”
    Yuan, Z., Barnes, C.M., and Li, Y., (2018). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 383–398.
  24. “Lack of Sleep and the Development of Leader–Follower Relationships Over Time”
    Guarana, C.L., and Barnes, C.M., (2017). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 141, pp. 57–73.
  25. “Helping Employees Sleep Well: Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Work Outcomes”
    Barnes, C.M., Miller, J.A., and Bostock, S., (2017). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 104–113.
  26. “Too Tired to Inspire or Be Inspired: Sleep Deprivation and Charismatic Leadership”
    Barnes, C.M., Guarana, C.L., Nauman, S., and Kong, D.T., (2016). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 1191–1199.
  27. “Sabotaging the Benefits of Our Own Human Capital: Work Unit Characteristics and Sleep”
    Barnes, C.M., Jiang, K., and Lepak, D., (2016). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 209–221.
  28. “Sleep and Moral Awareness”
    Barnes, C.M., Gunia, B., and Wagner, D.T., (2015). Journal of Sleep Research, Vol. 24, pp. 181–188.
  29. “Prioritizing Sleep Health: Public Health Policy Recommendations”
    Barnes, C.M., and Drake, C.L., (2015). Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 10, pp. 733–737.
  30. “You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Sleepy: Leader Sleep, Daily Abusive Supervision, and Work Unit Engagement”
    Barnes, C.M., Bhave, D., Christian, M., and Lucianetti, L., (2015). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 58(5), pp. 1419–1437.
  31. “The Morality of Larks and Owls: Unethical Behavior Depends on Chronotype as Well as Time-of-Day”
    Gunia, B., Barnes, C.M., and Sah, S., (2014). Psychological Science, Vol. 25, pp. 2272–2274.
  32. “Morning Employees Are Perceived as Better Employees: Employees’ Start Times Influence Supervisor Performance Ratings”
    Yam, K.C., Fehr, R., and Barnes, C.M., (2014). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 99, pp. 1288–1299.
  33. “Beginning the Workday Yet Already Depleted? Consequences of Late-Night Smartphone Use and Sleep”
    Lanaj, K., Johnson, R., and Barnes, C.M., (2014). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 124, pp. 11–23.
  34. “Borrowing from Sleep to Pay Work and Family: Expanding Time-Based Conflict to the Broader Non-Work Domain”
    Barnes, C.M., Wagner, D.T., and Ghumman, S., (2012). Personnel Psychology, Vol. 65, pp. 789–819.
  35. “Lost Sleep and Cyberloafing: Evidence from the Laboratory and a Daylight Saving Time Quasi-Experiment”
    Wagner, D.T., Barnes, C.M., Lim, V., and Ferris, D.L., (2012). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 97, pp. 1068–1076.
  36. “Lack of Sleep and Unethical Behavior”
    Barnes, C.M., Schaubroeck, J.M., Huth, M., and Ghumman, S., (2011). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 115, pp. 169–180.
  37. “Sleep Deprivation and Teams: Burning the Midnight Oil or Playing with Fire?”
    Barnes, C.M., and Hollenbeck, J.R., (2009). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 34, pp. 56–66.
  38. “Changing to Daylight Saving Time Cuts into Sleep and Increases Workplace Injuries”
    Barnes, C.M., and Wagner, D.T., (2009). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 94, pp. 1305–1317.

Honors and Awards

Fellow of the Society for Organizational Behavior (2023)
Best Reviewer Award (6 awarded among board members), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2023)
Faculty of the quarter (for teaching), MS Entrepreneurship program (Autumn quarter 2020)
Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award (mid-career research award from AOM OB Division) (2020)
Professor of the Week, awarded by Poets & Quants (2019)
Responsible Research in Management Award (2017)
Finalist for the AOM HR Division Scholarly Achievement Award (2017)
Nominee for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research (2017)
SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award - Science (2017)
Finalist for Paper of the Year award from Personnel Psychology (2016)
Western Academy of Management Ascendant Scholar Award (2014)
Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2013)
SIOP Top Poster Presentation Award (2013)
Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2012)

Courses Taught

I have taught undergraduates, masters students, and PhD students, including the topics of organizational behavior, leadership, ethics, and negotiation.

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Christopher M. Barnes

Academic Department

Management & Organization

Academic Service

Faculty Mentor Award, for mentoring PhD students (2018)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2017)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2016)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2014)
CIDER Teacher of the Week, Virginia Tech (2012)
Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
Favorite Faculty (student-nominated), Virginia Tech (2012)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2010)

Collaborators

Asiya Bari Emily Ma Jason Moy Jenson Lau Joy Kim Mingze Xu Robert Chico Vishal Rituraj Zeren Li

Current Research

Sleep and fatigue issues in the workplace
Team performance and decision making
Emotional labor
Behavioral ethics
Compensation