Elizabeth E. Umphress

Biography

Dr. Umphress is an associate professor and a Mays Research Fellow in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on three related themes: organizational justice, ethical behavior, and diversity. Her work has appeared in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Also, she serves on the editorial boards of The Academy of Management Review and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Dr. Umphress teaches a negotiations and ethics course to executives, and negotiations to undergraduate and graduate students in the Mays Business School. She has won several teaching awards including the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M Distinguished Teaching Award and the Montague Center for Teaching Excellence Award.

She has worked with several companies on issues such as organizational justice, diversity, and motivation that include: Citibank, Lockheed Martin, and NASA. Also, she has been invited to give presentations to companies on a variety of topics related to organizational behavior such negotiations and diversity issues.

Education

Ph.D. Tulane University, 2003 Major: Organizational Behavior Minors: Psychology and Sociology; B.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1997 Major: Psychology Minor: Biology