Dr. Williams earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Science and an M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from UNC Charlotte in 2020. Her current research focuses on how emotions and social connections influence people’s experiences at work, with an emphasis on the role of leaders in supporting employees to navigate their emotions effectively. Her research has been published in The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Research Methods, and Journal of Management. She also serves on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly and Journal of Business and Psychology.

Dr. Williams earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Science and an M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from UNC Charlotte in 2020. Her current research focuses on how emotions and social connections influence people’s experiences at work, with an emphasis on the role of leaders in supporting employees to navigate their emotions effectively. Her research has been published in The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Research Methods, and Journal of Management. She also serves on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly and Journal of Business and Psychology.

• Organizational behavior
• Human resources management

• Banks, G. C., Rasmussen, L. M., Tonidandel, S., Pollack, J. M., Hausfeld, M. M., Williams, C.E., ... & Yang, T. (2025). Women’s and Men’s Authorship Experiences: A Prospective Meta-Analysis. Journal of Management, 51(4), 1273-1287.
• Williams, C. E., Thomas, J. S., Gooty, J., & Dunne, D. D. (2025). Negative emotions, difficult conversations and leader–follower relationships. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(1), e12566.
• Williams, C. E., Thomas, J. S., Bennett, A. A., Banks, G. C., Toth, A., Dunn, A. M., McBride, A., & Gooty, J. (2024). The role of discrete emotions in job satisfaction: A metaanalysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 45(1), 97-116.
• Ernst, B., Banks, G. C., Loignon, A. C., Frear, K.*, Williams, C. E.*, Arciniega Ruíz de Esparza, L. M., Gupta, R. K., Kodydek, G., & Subramanian, D. (2022). Virtual charismatic leadership and signaling theory: A prospective meta-analysis in five countries. The Leadership Quarterly, 33(5), 101541.
• Gooty, J., Banks, G. C., Loignon, A. C., Tonidandel, S., Williams, C. E. (2021). Meta-analyses as a  multi-level model. Organizational Research Methods, 24(2), 389-411.
• Banks, G. C., Gooty, J., Ross, R. L., Williams, C. E., & Harrington, N.T. (2018). Construct redundancy in leader behaviors: A review and agenda for the future. The Leadership Quarterly, 29, 236-251.
• Banks, G. C., Engemann, K. N., Williams, C. E, Gooty, J., Davis McCauley, K., & Medaugh, M. (2017). A meta-analytic review and future research agenda of charismatic leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 28, 508-529.
• Banks, G. C., Davis McCauley, K., Gardner, W., & Guler, C. E. (2016). A meta-analytic review of authentic and transformational leadership: A test for redundancy. The Leadership Quarterly, 27, 634- 652.