My name is David Newman. I earned my PhD from the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California. I received my B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. After law school, I ran the nonprofit EthicalSystems.org, a collaboration of social scientists advocating ethical systems design for businesses. At USC, I was a program advisor with the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership, a new initiative in ethics education. While finishing my degree, I have worked part-time as a researcher for Google’s behavioral economics team.

I study various topics in moral psychology. In particular, I am interested in the morality of technology.

My other research interests include:
Moral Foundations Theory
Business Ethics
Moral Identity

Publications:
- Newman, D. T., Fast, N., & Harmon, D. (2020). When eliminating bias isn’t fair: Algorithmic reductionism and procedural justice in human resource decisions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 160, 149-167.
- Kim, P. H., Wiltermuth, S. S., & Newman, D. T. (In press). A theory of ethical accounting and its implications for hypocrisy in organizations. Academy of Management Review.
- Peifer, J. L., & Newman, D. T. (2020). Making the business case for corporate social responsibility and perceived trustworthiness: A cross‐stakeholder analysis. Business and Society Review, 125(2), 161-181.
- Wiltermuth, S. S. & Newman, D. T. (2019). Moral Clarity, in Gray, K. & Graham, J., eds., The Atlas of Moral Psychology. Guilford Press.
- Wiltermuth, S. S., Newman, D. T., & Raj, M. (2015). The consequences of dishonesty. Current Opinion in Psychology, 6, 20-24.