William Brady

William Brady is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations, specializing in the intersection of emotion dynamics, social networks, and AI-mediated contexts. His research focuses on how human psychology interacts with digital platforms to shape emotions, intergroup attitudes, and moral behavior.

Education: BA in Psychology & Philosophy (UNC-Chapel Hill, with distinction), PhD in Social Psychology (NYU), and NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University.

Research Interests:

• Emotion regulation in online environments
• Algorithmic impacts on social learning
• Moral contagion mechanisms
• Design-centered interventions for digital interaction

Awards:

• APS Rising Star Award (2023-24)
• SAGE Emerging Scholar Award
• Andrew Carnegie Fellow Finalist (2024)

Teaching: Micro-Organizational Research Methods (MORS-526-1), focusing on experimental designs in behavioral research.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Mind & Technology Lab, exploring digital-age psychological phenomena.