She has over five years of experience conducting applied research in organizational behavior which spans workplace issues such as gender, diversity, and status, politics and influence, as well as the design and utility of health and safety training interventions. Her projects including the effectiveness of political skill, impression management, mentoring and emotional expression. She has published in The Academy of Management Perspectives and the Journal of Applied Psychology among other research publications. Dr. Smith received her doctorate in Organizational Behavior from the A.B. Freeman School of Business of Tulane University and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rice University.