Shoshana "Shasa" R. Dobrow

• Bachelors: AB, Biological Anthropology, 1997, Harvard University
• Masters: AM, Social Psychology, 2002, Harvard University
• PhD: Organizational Behavior, 2006, Harvard University

• Careers
• Longitudinal research
• Developmental mentoring networks
• Musicians’ careers
• Meaning of work

• Higgins, Monica C., Dobrow, Shoshana R., and Chandler, Dawn.  (2008).  “Never quite good enough: The paradox of sticky developmental ties for elite university graduates,” Journal of Vocational Behavior.
• Dobrow, Shoshana R.  (2007).  “The development of calling:  A longitudinal study of musicians.”  Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.
• Dobrow, Shoshana R. and Higgins, Monica C. (2005).  “Developmental networks and professional identity:  A longitudinal study."  Career Development International, 10(5), 567-583.
• Dobrow, Shoshana R.  (2004).  “Extreme subjective career success:  A new integrated view of having a calling,” Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans.

Shasa Dobrow joined the Management Systems area of Fordham University′s Business Schools as an Assistant Professor in 2006. She earned her A.B. in Biological Anthropology, A.M. in Social Psychology, and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University.

Professor Dobrow’s research focuses on understanding individuals’ careers over the course of time.  She is involved in two ongoing longitudinal research studies. 

In the first stream of research, the Longitudinal Study of Music Involvement study, she addresses the question of why people make seemingly irrational decisions to pursue extraordinarily competitive, challenging career paths.  This study of several hundred talented, young musicians, begun in 2001, focuses on the sense of calling that may compel some people to pursue paradoxical career paths.

In the second stream of research, the Building Career Foundations study (1996-present), Professor Dobrow examines the dynamics of developmental mentoring networks over time in a cohort of business school alumni.

Professor Dobrow has taught management courses in Fordham’s Graduate School of Business Administration and College of Business Administration. She is also a professional bassoonist, and is currently a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. She has performed with numerous other orchestras in the Boston area and in New York, including on Broadway and at Carnegie Hall. Professor Dobrow has also appeared as a contestant on the TV trivia game shows Jeopardy and Cash Cab.