Grace M. Simon

Ever since my first job, I’ve had a natural curiosity about the interplay between emotions and engagement in the workplace. After studying Psychology at Haverford College, I chose to participate in a Management Development Program at M&T Bank. After five years across different roles including branch management, training, and crisis response communication, I decided it was time to return to academia to inform my hypotheses with data-driven studies in a research setting. As a PhD student at Wharton, I draw on my experiences managing and working within teams to explore emotional support dynamics between leaders and followers and how emotions can be shared when speaking up with issues or ideas at work.  When I’m not working on research, you can find me volunteering with the Wharton Society for the Advancement of Women in Business Academia (WSAWBA).