Rate My Professor Lisa Williams

Lisa Williams is an Associate Professor of Management in the Holzschuh College of Business Administration at Niagara University, a position she has held since 2016, following her tenure as Assistant Professor from 2010 to 2016. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo in February 2011, specializing in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources with a minor in Communication, and her B.S. in Organizational Behavior from the same university in 2003. Earlier in her career, Williams served as an Instructor, Subject Pool Administrator, and Graduate Teaching Assistant at SUNY Buffalo's School of Management from 2003 to 2010. She also brings practical experience from self-employment in accounting and tax services (1986–2003) and as Office Manager at Buffalo Engine Components, Inc. (1991–1998). Additionally, she holds roles such as College Director of Student Engagement.

Williams' research specializations include individual personality traits, interpersonal relationships, leadership, organizational culture, and systems, with current emphasis on issues of vulnerability and justice in the workplace. Her scholarly contributions feature peer-reviewed publications such as 'Influence and promotability: The importance of female political skill' (Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2011, with B.A. Shaughnessy et al.), 'Motivating trust: Can mood and incentives increase interpersonal trust?' (Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2015, with A. Mislin and B. Shaughnessy), 'The impact of follower narcissism and LMX perceptions on feeling envied and job performance' (The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2017, with D.C. Treadway et al.), and 'The tough get going: Moderating effect of employee political skill on the link between perceptions of a victimizing work environment and job performance' (Frontiers in Psychology, 2017, with J.R. Bentley et al.). She has also contributed chapters to edited volumes, including 'The skill to lead: The role of political skill in leadership dynamics' in The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations (2014) and 'Sensitivity and adaptability in the face of powerlessness' in Power, Politics, and Political Skill in Job Stress (2017). Williams has earned awards including Service of the Year (Niagara University College of Business Administration, 2021), Researcher of the Year (2015), Outstanding Reviewer Award (Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division, 2013), and Ph.D. Student Researcher of the Year (SUNY Buffalo, 2009 and 2010). She serves as co-chair of the University General Education Committee and on inclusive excellence subcommittees, and has completed programs such as the Academic Leadership Institute (2018), Leadership Niagara (2017), and Vincentian Mission Certificate (2019–2021).