Elisabeth Silver - PhD Student

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Elisabeth R. Silver is fourth-year doctoral student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology at Rice University. Her research broadly focuses on diversity and discrimination, with emphases on (1) resistance to equity-enhancing efforts among people with social and organizational privilege; (2) computational approaches to diversity science, and (3) neurodiversity in the workplace. Elisabeth’s research has been featured in diverse outlets, including Journal of the American Medical Association-Network Open, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Management Decision, and Sex Roles.

Elisabeth is currently on the job market!
Expected graduation: Spring 2024

Research Areas

Diversity; Discrimination; Computational methods; Leadership

Education

M.A.in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Rice University, 2022

B.S. with Honors and Highest Distinction in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience; Spanish, University of Michigan, 2018

Societies & Organizations

Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology

Honors & Awards

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Rice University Kenneth R. Laughery Award for Best Master's Thesis in Psychology (2022)

Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Graduate Best Essay Prize (2022)

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