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2026 INGRoup Conference Details

Registration is open! Please use the following link to register for the 2026 conference: ingroup.net/2026Registration

*Please note: If you would like to take advantage of member prices, be sure to sign up for or renew your INGRoup membership BEFORE registering for the conference.

To check your membership status, please sign in using the "Member Login" button in the top-right of the page. To become an INGRoup member, please click on the "Membership" tab and click "Become a Member of INGRoup!"

For questions about conference registration, please contact Anita Blanchard, Vice President, Conference Coordinator, at anita.blanchard@uncc.edu.

For questions about your membership status, please contact Joe Allen, Vice President, Association, at joseph.a.allen@utah.edu.

REGISTRATION FEES

Faculty/Professional Member: $595
Student Member: $325
Faculty Advanced*: $695
Non-member: $745

In an effort to encourage an environment where newer and more senior attendees can interact with one another, your registration fee includes the following:

A catered Poster Reception on Thursday evening
Dinner on Thursday evening
A Student Reception following the Thursday dinner
Lunch on Friday
A catered event on Friday evening
Lunch on Saturday
Coffee breaks throughout each day

*Faculty Advanced provides an option for faculty and professional members to pay a slightly increased rate as a donation to INGRoup.

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HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The 2026 21st Annual INGRoup Conference will be held at Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Rooms have been reserved at a nearby hotel:

Courtyard Pittsburgh University Center (3*)
100 Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Make a reservation by June 21, 2026
Price: $189 for single rooms

Reservations at the reduced room rate are on a first-come, first-serve basis. We thank you in advance for making all reservations using INGRoup's promotion codes so that INGRoup meets our contractual obligations!

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In Press

Lu, L. & Yan, B. (2026). Syncing Minds and Machines: Hybrid Cognitive Alignment as an Emergent Coordination Mechanism in Human–AI Collaboration. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2024.0546
Thürmer, J. L., McCrea, S. M., & McLeod, P. L. (2026). Group processes and climate change: Rejecting intergroup calls for climate action. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102992
Mohan, G., Carter, D. R., Maupin, C. K., Lee, Y., & Carter, N. T. (2026). Rapid Rise Versus Slow Recognition: Motivation to Lead and the Emergence of Informal Leaders in Self‐Managing Teams Over Time. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.70089?af=R
Carter, D., Lungeanu, A., Pearman, J., Carter, N., Bauer, L., Pendergraft, J., Landon, L., Shuffler, M., DeChurch, L., & Contractor, N. (2026). Collective Attention in Virtual Teams: A Pathway for Mitigating Communication Delays. Personnel Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.70024?af=R
Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2026). The Beauty of Dismantling Everything: Team Processes as a Multimodal Puzzle. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261427799
Spoelma, T. (2026). Broadening Our View of Effectiveness in the Next Era of Teams Scholarship. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430716
Ferguson, A. J. (2026). Liminal Spaces in Teams Research. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430682
Allen, J. A. (2026). From Human Gatherings to Human–Agent Meetings: Rethinking Small Group and Team Collaboration in the Age of AI. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430677
Mayo, A. T. (2026). Toward Profound Simplicity in Complex Teams Research: Insights from Healthcare. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430375
Luciano, M. M. (2026). On the Future of Teams Research: A Letter to Team-Would. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430372
Emich, K. J. (2026). Re-Centering Teams as Dynamic Multilevel Open Systems: Reflections on the Next Decade of Groups and Teams Research. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261433935
Kane, A. A. (2026). A Promising Time for Groups and Teams Researchers. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430373
Paletz, S. B. F. (2026). Diversity in Teams and Approaches for Studying Teams. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430661
Wiltshire, T. J. (2026). Multiscale Coordination Dynamics: Reflections and Opportunities for Advancing Groups and Teams Research. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430685
Doyle, S. P., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2026). Group Status as Multilevel Phenomenon. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430707
van Eijndhoven, K. H. J., Wiltshire, T. J., Fransen, A. F., Hałgas, E. A., & Gevers, J. M. P. (2026). Team Coordination and Disconnects During Simulation-Based Medical Team Training. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261422694
Handke, L. (2026). Team Boundary Blurring: Implications for the Next Decade of Teams Research. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430374
Park, S. (2026). Teams as Patterns of Interaction: Rethinking Team Dynamics for the Next Decade. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430671
Urien, B., Rico, R., Demerouti, E., & Bakker, A. B. (2026). A Multilevel Model of Team-Level Work Engagement Emergence. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866261429483
Bray, A., Sangal, R. B., & King, M. D. (2026). Teams in Crisis: The Effect of Team Familiarity on Performance Under Conditions of Crisis and Uncertainty. Organization Science, 37(2), 664‒684. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2025.20912
Griep, Y., Obenauer, W. “., Cruz, K. S., Davis, W., Harvey, P., Pinto, J., Rapp, T., Rau, D., Anisman-Razin, M., Bennett, A., Bojovic, N., Branicki, L., Caner, T., DeJordy, R., Djurdjevic, E., Fenneman, A., Fenneman, J., Ferguson, A., Fida, R., Follmer, K., Fortin, M., Garbers, Y., Garcia, P., Geiger, M., Gianiodis, P., Gibney, R., Haggard, D., Johnson, A., Jundt, D., Kakarika, M., Kennedy, D., Kiewitz, C., Klasmeier, K., Knol, W., Koseoglu, G., Kraak, J., Laulié, L., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Lemoine, J., LePine, M., Lub, X., Luke, Z., Marineau, J., Meuser, J. D., Moore, C., Peticca-Harris, A., Raetze, S., Rudolph, C., Sherman, U., Simha, A., Simosi, M., Smallfield, J., Tekleab, A., Thomas, B. J., de Brake, J. v., Vandenberghe, C., Vranjes, I., & Wang, G. (2026). Getting Published in, and Reviewing for, Group & Organization Management. Group & Organization Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011261415739
Posada, V. P., Chiacchia, D. J., & Leonardelli, G. J. (2026). New kinds of group complexity in intergroup relations: An analysis of gender and sexuality. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302261419401
David, L. Z., Hoogeboom, M. A. M. G. M., Endedijk, M. D., & Schraagen, J. M. (2026). Coordination Restructuring in Team Training: Navigating Through Order and Disorder. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251405195
Madrid, H. P., Patterson, M., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2026). Team Positive Affective Tone in the Relationship Between Psychological Safety and Innovation. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261417692
Bello, K., Aqlan, F., & Salas, E. (2025). Understanding Shared Mental Models in Virtual Teams: Key Insights and Future Directions. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251395005
Lacerenza, C. N., Marlow, S. L., Weinberger, C., & Carter, D. R. (2025). Missing Team Dynamics? An Integrative Review of Research on Team Development Over Time. Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251395670
Lancaster, C. M., Flathmann, C., Hsu, J., McNeese, N. J., O'Neill, T. A., & Salas, E. (2025). Preparing for Tomorrow's Teamwork: Insights From eSports on How Human Expertise Shapes Training Needs for AI‐Integrated Work. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.70036?af=R
Papineau, S. B., Wolf, S. A., Eccles, D. W., Giardina, M. D., & Buning, M. M. (2025). Navigating Team Membership Transitions Together: Implications of Team Configurations and Time. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251392144
Sackett, E., Gray, S. M., & Howell, T. (2025). Unpacking our Differences: The Contrasting Effects of Surface-Level versus Deep-Level Diversity in New Venture Teams. Group & Organization Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011251389248

Recently Published

Hui, R., Benson, A. J., & Evans, M. B. (2026). Affective Reactivity and Its Role in Predicting Position in Small Group Networks. Small Group Research, 57(2), 304‒335. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251329219
Verresen, R., Vangrieken, K., & Loeys, T. (2026). Team Psychological Safety (De)Composition: Connecting Lower-Level Dyadic Perceptions to Higher-Level Beliefs. Small Group Research, 57(2), 263‒303. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251347901

2026 INGRoup Conference Details

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