Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information______

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Position

Lecturer, University of New South Wales

Address

School of Psychology, Mathews Building

University of New South Wales

Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia

Contact Numbers

(61-2) 93851643 (voice)

(61-2) 9385 3641 (fax)

Correspondence

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Education______

Ph.D.Social Psychology, Northeastern University, 2009

M.A. Social Psychology, Northeastern University, 2006

B.A.Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 2004, magna cum laude

Research Interests & Current Projects______

  • Functions of social emotions (e.g., pride, gratitude) in interpersonal relations (e.g., status perceptions, dominance, group performance, trust)
  • Motivational roles (e.g., leadership, goal attainment) of social emotions
  • Influence of emotion in shaping intergroup dynamics

Publications______

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (in press). Building bonds, attaining ambitions, and establishing esteem: How positive emotions serve intrapersonal needs. In J. Gruber & J. Moskowitz (Eds), The Light and Dark Sides of Positive Emotion. Oxford University Press.

DeSteno, D., Bartlett, M. Y., Baumann, J., Williams, L. A., & Dickens, L. (2010). Gratitude as moral sentiment: Emotion-guided cooperation in economic exchange. Emotion, 2, 289-293.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (2010). Pride in parsimony. Emotion Review, 2, 180-181.

Dasgupta, N., DeSteno, D., Williams, L. A., & Hunsinger, M. (2009). Fanning the flames of prejudice: The influence of specific incidental emotions on implicit prejudice. Emotion, 9, 585-591.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (2009). Pride: Adaptive social emotion or seventh sin? Psychological Science, 20, 284-288.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (2008). Pride and perseverance: The motivational function of pride. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 1007-1017.

Invited Talks______

University of Sydney, School of Psychology, September 2009, Pride: Virtue or vice?

Williams, L. A. (April, 2008). How to publish your manuscript. Invited symposium, Eastern Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.

Professional Presentations______

Williams, L. A., & Denson, T. F. (submitted, upcoming February, 2012). The impact of group pride on aggression. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Emotion Pre-conference, San Diego, CA.

Williams, L. A. & Do, M. H. (2011).More than polite: Expressions of gratitude facilitate communal behaviors. Symposium paper presented at the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Manly, Australia.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (February, 2009). Motivating liked leaders: The impact of pride on group dynamics. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Tampa, FL.

Williams, L. A., DeSteno, D., Dasgupta, N., & Hunsinger, M. (February, 2008). Biasing bias: Implicit prejudice and discrete emotions. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Albuquerque, NM.

DeSteno, D., & Williams, L. A. (October, 2007). Emotion guided goal perseverance: The motivational role of pride.Paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (January, 2007). Providing motivation to persevere: Pride in action. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Memphis, TN.

Williams, L. A. (August, 2006). Pride as a positive motivator. Paperpresented at theInternational Society for Research on Emotion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Williams, L. A., & DeSteno, D. (May, 2006). Pride and perseverance: Behavioral outcomes of pride. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, New York, NY.

Research Funding______

  • 2012 UNSW Goldstar Award, $30,000, University of New South Wales
  • 2011 Science Faculty Research Grant, $15,899, University of New South Wales
  • 2011 Early Career Researcher Grant, $8,361, University of New South Wales
  • 2010 Science Faculty Research Grant, $12,000, University of New South Wales
  • 2010 Early Career Researcher Grant, $7,745, University of New South Wales

Teaching______

University of New South Wales

Lecturer, Introduction to Psychology (2011)

Lecturer, Assessment and Personality (2009, 2010)

Lecturer, Social Psychology (2009, 2010, 2011)

Lecturer, Honors Seminar (2010, 2011)

Northeastern University

Teaching Assistant, Statistics in Psychological Research, Spring 2009,

Spring 2007, Spring 2006

Teaching Assistant, Laboratory in Personality, Spring 2008

Primary Instructor, Laboratory in Personality, Fall 2007

Teaching Assistant, Laboratory in Social Psychology, Fall 2006

Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Psychology, Spring 2005

Harvard University

Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences,

Summer 2007

Honors & Awards______

Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Graduate Student Poster Award, Runner-up, 2008

Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Student Travel Award, 2008

Northeastern University Graduate and Professional Student Association, Student Travel Award, 2007, 2008, 2009

International Society for Research on Emotion, Student Travel Award, 2006

Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 2003

National Scholar-Athlete, Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association, 2002

Psi Chi, inducted 2001

Professional Development______

Early Career Research @ UNSW Program (February – November 2010)

Foundations of Learning and Teaching Program (November, 2009)

Service______

Editorial Board Membership

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2010-2012)

Emotion (2011-2013)

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewing

British Journal of Social Psychology

Evolution and Human Behavior

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Journal for Experimental Social Psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

University of New South Wales

School of Psychology First-Year Participation Pool Faculty Coordinator, 2011-2012

School of Psychology Representative, UNSW Open Day, September 5, 2009; September 4, 2010; September 3, 2011

Invited Mentor to the Early Career Research @ UNSW Program (Research Strategy Office), October, 2011

Northeastern University

Graduate Student Representative, Northeastern University, Department of Psychology, 2006-2008

Member, Colloquium Committee, Northeastern University, Department of Psychology, 2006-2009

Professional Affiliations______

Member, American Psychological Society

Member, Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Media Coverage______

New York Times: Science Times, April 6, 2009

Radio Health Journal, June 9, 2009

Scientific American, July/August, 2009

Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich, Switzerland, September 2, 2009

Psychologie Heute (Psychology Today), September, 2009

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