Binghamton University student receives Graduate Excellence in Research Award

BINGHAMTON, NY (05/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Each year, Binghamton University recognizes research excellence by graduate students with a set of awards designed to recognize the wide variety of approaches to the advancement of knowledge on the Binghamton campus and the important role played by graduate students in research at the University.

Chanyu Hao of Binghamton, NY, who is pursuing studies in leadership and organizational behavior, has received a Graduate Student Excellence in Research award from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Hao was recognized for her impressive research record including a publication in the highest-rated academic leadership journal – The Leadership Quarterly – and another under review by the highest-rated academic research methods journal in organizational behavior – Organizational Research Methods. Hao has established herself as a model graduate student who is equally effective as a team leader or a team player. She has several additional papers under review and has made five conference presentations. Hao has incorporated concepts and methods from outside the fields of leadership and organizational behavior and also taken advantage of unique interdisciplinary opportunities to study complex systems and collective dynamics.

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its curriculum, founded in the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected professional and graduate programs.