Katherine DeCelles

Katherine (Katy) DeCelles is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Academic Director of PhD Program at Rotman, and cross-appointed to the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. She also holds the Secretary of State Professorship in Organizational Effectiveness. Katy’s research is on understanding the micro-mechanisms involved in conflict, emotion, morality, inequality, and crime, and has been published in outlets including Administrative Science Quarterly, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Science, and the Academy of Management Review. Her research has been highlighted in outlets such as the Smithsonian Magazine, Science Magazine, BBC, CNN, and The New York Times. Katy's research has received awards from the Academy of Management and American Sociological Association, and she has been recognized for her MBA teaching by Poets & Quants (2018). Katy served as an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Journal from 2016-2019 and as the Deputy Editor (Micro) for the Academy of Management Journal from 2019-2021. In 2024-2025, she will hold the Inaugural VMWare Women's Leadership Innovation Lab fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (CASBS).