Emily David

Dr. Emily David is an Assistant Professor of Management at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Prior to joining CEIBS, she was an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Zayed University in Dubai, U.A.E. where she served as the Discipline Leader for the HR and Management faculty.

Dr. David earned her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of Houston. Her current research primarily focuses on discovering how to make workplaces more welcoming for people of all backgrounds and personality profiles in order to achieve better person-organization fit, maximize performance, and avoid employee burnout. Dr. David’s work has been published in a number of scholarly journals such as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Leadership Quarterly, Human Resource Management Review, Human Performance, Journal of Business and Psychology, and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. She has received Research Incentive Fund (RIF) Grants in both 2014 and 2015 and was awarded 1^st Runner Up for the College of Business Research Award in 2013.

Dr. David is an active member of the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Southern Management Associations. She has also worked as an in-house researcher at both NASA (Wyle Laboratories) and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in addition to consulting for a myriad of organizations including the City of Houston, Kuraray, Saudi ARAMCO, and Exxon Mobil. 

Academic Degrees

* 2011, Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston 
* 2008, M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
* 2006, B.S. & B.G.S. Psychology and General Studies, Louisiana State University

Research Interests

* Culture and Diversity
* Personality and Individual Differences
* Leadership
 

Teaching Interests

* Business Leadership
* Organizational Behavior
* Cultural Psychology