Vanessa Bohns

Social Psychologist

Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. She studies help-seeking, social influence, compliance, consent, and why saying no is so hard. Her research has been published in top academic journals in psychology, management, and law. Her research and writing have been featured in The New York TimesThe Wall Street Journal, The AtlanticHarvard Business Review, and on NPR’s Hidden Brain.

Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. She studies help-seeking, social influence, compliance, consent, and why saying no is so hard. Her research has been published in top academic journals in psychology, management, and law. Her research and writing have been featured in The New York TimesThe Wall Street Journal, The AtlanticHarvard Business Review, and on NPR’s Hidden Brain.