Sarah Otner is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Kingston Business School, specializing in economic sociology, social networks, and interpersonal judgments. With a Ph.D. in Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an MSc. in Organizational and Social Psychology, Otner's research focuses on prestige-based status, reputation & legitimacy, and innovation tournaments. She examines the roles of hierarchies and networks in social evaluations and performance, and her specific expertise lies in the mechanisms and consequences of status allocation. Otner also studies a variety of organizational contexts such as academia, e-commerce, and innovation tournaments. As a former Data Science Institute Affiliate Fellow at Imperial College London and Visiting Lecturer at ESMT Berlin, Otner brings a wealth of experience in teaching and research. Additionally, she has served as a curriculum designer and researcher at Saïd Business School and a Research Fellow at Imperial College Business School and Saïd Business School.