Melissa Williams

Melissa J. Williams joined the Goizueta faculty in 2011, after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford. She earned a PhD in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Williams'' research focuses on the components of interpersonal interaction that operate outside of conscious awareness, and how they affects decision-making, teamwork, success, and relationships at work and in life. She is particularly interested in what happens when power, dominance, and organizational hierarchy intersect with individuals'' social identities, such as gender, race, and culture.

Areas Of Expertise

• Gender in the Workplace
• Diversity in Organizations
• Leadership Power and Dominance
• Culture
• Social Psychology

Education

• University of California, Berkeley: Ph.D., Social / Personality Psychology 2008
• Rice University: B.A., Psychology 1995

Companies

• Associate Professor Emory University (2017)
• Assistant Professor Emory University (2011 — 2017)
• Postdoctoral Scholar Stanford Graduate School of Business (2008 — 2010)