Her work on diversity in teams examines how group composition and the social status of group members interact to affect individual, interpersonal, and group outcomes. She uses a primarily experimental approach to understand the micro processes underlying interaction in diverse contexts. Her work has received recognition from the Academy of Management, the International Association for Conflict Management, the Journal of Management Education, and the State Farm Foundation. Prior to joining UIUC, she was on the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She earned her PhD in Management and Organizations from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 2005 return to top of page