Professor Lisa Williams

Professor

Ph.D. Social Psychology, Northeastern University, 2009
M.A. Social Psychology, Northeastern University, 2006
B.A. Psychology, Lewis and Clark College, 2004

Science

School of Psychology

I am a social psychologist whose research explores how emotions shape and are shaped by social processes. Specifically, my research focuses on the adaptive functions of positive social emotions such as pride and gratitude. This program of research covers intrapersonal (within person), interpersonal (between individuals), and intergroup (between groups) processes.

Phone

02 9385 1643

E-mail

lwilliams@unsw.edu.au

Location

School of Psychology University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Mathews Building Room 1302A

Book Chapters | 2021

Bliss-Moreau E; Williams LA; Karaskiewicz CL, 2021, 'Evolution of Emotion in Social Context', in Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 2487 - 2499,

Book Chapters | 2018

Bliss-Moreau E; Williams L; Karaskiewicz C, 2018, 'Evolution of Emotion in Social Context', in Shackelford TK; Weekes-Shackelford VA (ed.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer, Cham,

Book Chapters | 2018

Bliss-Moreau E; Williams LA; Karaskiewicz CL, 2018, 'Evolution of Emotion in Social Context', in Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 13,

Book Chapters | 2018

Williams LA, 2018, 'Emotions of Excellence: Communal and Agentic Functions of Pride, Moral Elevation, and Admiration', in Lench H (ed.), The Function of Emotions When and Why Emotions Help Us, Springer, pp. 235 - 252,

Book Chapters | 2017

Williams LA; Davies J, 2017, 'Beyond the self: Pride felt in relation to others', in Carter JA; Gordon EC (ed.), The moral psychology of pride, Rowman & Littlefield International, London, pp. 43 - 68,

Book Chapters | 2015

Williams LA; Barrett-Cheetham E, 2015, 'Social psychological perspectives on compassion', in On compassion, Createspace Publishers

Book Chapters | 2014

Williams LA; DeSteno D, 2014, 'Building bonds, attaining ambitions, and establishing esteem: How positive emotions serve intrapersonal needs', in Gruber J; Moskowitz JT (ed.), Positive emotion: Integrating the light sides and dark sides, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 206 - 224,

Book Chapters | 2014

Williams LA; DeSteno D, 2014, 'How Positive Social Emotions Motivate Actions for the Future Self', in Positive Emotion, Oxford University Press, pp. 206 - 224,
Journal articles | 2025

Kingsley I; Slavich E; Harvey-Smith L; Johnston EL; Williams LA, 2025, 'Women are awarded more team than solo grants and lead more gender-balanced teams than men', Science and Public Policy, 52, pp. 112 - 127,

Journal articles | 2024

Iannuzzelli R; Gonsalkorale K; Williams LA, 2024, 'Motives matter: The psychological experience of ostracizing among sources', Plos One, 19,

Journal articles | 2024

Kim F; Williams LA; Johnston EL; Fan Y, 2024, 'Bias intervention messaging in student evaluations of teaching: The role of gendered perceptions of bias', Heliyon, 10,

Journal articles | 2024

Kingsley I; Ho N; Chan AB; Harvey-Smith L; Williams LA, 2024, 'Evaluating the cross-disciplinary utility of anonymizing applications for scientific equipment in the Australian research sector', Research Evaluation, 34,

Journal articles | 2024

Williams LA; Nicholls K; Williams JRW, 2024, 'psychological responses to blood donated by men who have sex with men', Blood Transfusion, 22, pp. 96 - 105,

Journal articles | 2024

Williams LA; Tzelios K; Masser B; Thijsen A; van Dongen A; Davison TE, 2024, 'A virtual reality paradigm simulating blood donation serves as a platform to test interventions to promote donation', Scientific Reports, 14,

Journal articles | 2023

Ferguson E; Lawrence C; Bowen S; Gemelli CN; Rozsa A; Niekrasz K; van Dongen A; Williams LA; Thijsen A; Guerin N; Masser B; Davison TE, 2023, 'Warming up cool cooperators', Nature Human Behaviour, 7, pp. 1917 - 1932,

Journal articles | 2023

Marey T; Baker S; Williams LA; Tzelios K, 2023, 'Equity and STEM in elite contexts: challenging institutional assumptions and critiquing student support', International Journal of Inclusive Education, 27, pp. 1576 - 1591,

Journal articles | 2023

Thijsen A; Masser B; Davison TE; van Dongen A; Williams LA, 2023, 'Beyond fear: A longitudinal investigation of emotions and risk of a vasovagal reaction in first-time whole-blood donors', Transfusion, 63, pp. 163 - 170,

Journal articles | 2022

Tzelios K; Williams LA; Omerod J; Bliss-Moreau E, 2022, 'Evidence of the unidimensional structure of mind perception', Scientific Reports, 12,

Journal articles | 2021

Gruber J; Mendle J; Lindquist KA; Schmader T; Clark LA; Bliss-Moreau E; Akinola M; Atlas L; Barch DM; Barrett LF; Borelli JL; Brannon TN; Bunge SA; Campos B; Cantlon J; Carter R; Carter-Sowell AR; Chen S; Craske MG; Cuddy AJC; Crum A; Davachi L; Duckworth AL; Dutra SJ; Eisenberger NI; Ferguson M; Ford BQ; Fredrickson BL; Goodman SH; Gopnik A; Greenaway VP; Harkness KL; Hebl M; Heller W; Hooley J; Jampol L; Johnson SL; Joormann J; Kinzler KD; Kober H; Kring AM; Paluck EL; Lombrozo T; Lourenco SF; McRae K; Monin JK; Moskowitz JT; Natsuaki MN; Oettingen G; Pfeifer JH; Prause N; Saxbe D; Smith PK; Spellman BA; Sturm V; Teachman BA; Thompson RJ; Weinstock LM; Williams LA, 2021, 'The Future of Women in Psychological Science', Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16, pp. 483 - 516,

Journal articles | 2021

Tzelios K; Williams LA, 2021, 'The psychological impact of digital signatures: A multistudy replication.', Technology Mind and Behavior, 1,

Journal articles | 2021

Van Dongen A; Williams LA; Masser BM; Briggs N; Thijsen A; Davison TE, 2021, 'The Impact of Temporal Trajectories of Emotional Experience on Blood Donor Return', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, pp. 686 - 692,

Journal articles | 2021

Williams LA, 2021, 'From human wellbeing to animal welfare', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 131, pp. 941 - 952,

Journal articles | 2020

Bliss-Moreau E; Williams LA; Santistevan AC, 2020, 'The immutability of valence and arousal in the foundation of emotion', Emotion, 20, pp. 993 - 1004,

Journal articles | 2020

France CR; France JL; Himawan LK; Jeitani A; Williams LA, 2020, 'Emotional mechanisms and format effects of motivational questions for blood donation', Transfusion, 60, pp. 1998 - 2009,

Journal articles | 2020

Masser B; Ferguson E; Merz EM; Williams L, 2020, 'Beyond Description: The Predictive Role of Affect, Memory, and Context in the Decision to Donate or Not Donate Blood', Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 47, pp. 175 - 185,

Journal articles | 2020

Tzelios K; Williams LA, 2020, 'Supplemental Material for The psychological impact of digital signatures: A multistudy replication.', Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 1,

Journal articles | 2020

Williams LA; Brosnan SF; Clay Z, 2020, 'Anthropomorphism in comparative affective science: Advocating a mindful approach', Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 115, pp. 299 - 307,

Journal articles | 2019

Williams L; Sun J; Masser B, 2019, 'Integrating self‐determination theory and the theory of planned behaviour to predict intention to donate blood', Transfusion Medicine, 29, pp. 59 - 64,

Journal articles | 2018

Garg N; Williams LA; Lerner J, 2018, 'The Misery-Is-Not-Miserly Effect Revisited: Replication Despite Opportunities for Compensatory Consumption', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0199433,

Journal articles | 2018

Greenaway KH; Kalokerinos EK; Williams LA, 2018, 'Context is Everything (in Emotion Research)', Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 12,

Journal articles | 2018

Klein RA; Vianello M; Hasselman F; Adams BG; Adams RB; Alper S; Aveyard M; Axt JR; Babalola MT; Bahník Š; Batra R; Berkics M; Bernstein MJ; Berry DR; Bialobrzeska O; Binan ED; Bocian K; Brandt MJ; Busching R; Rédei AC; Cai H; Cambier F; Cantarero K; Carmichael CL; Ceric F; Chandler J; Chang JH; Chatard A; Chen EE; Cheong W; Cicero DC; Coen S; Coleman JA; Collisson B; Conway MA; Corker KS; Curran PG; Cushman F; Dagona ZK; Dalgar I; Dalla Rosa A; Davis WE; de Bruijn M; De Schutter L; Devos T; de Vries M; Doğulu C; Dozo N; Dukes KN; Dunham Y; Durrheim K; Ebersole CR; Edlund JE; Eller A; English AS; Finck C; Frankowska N; Freyre M; Friedman M; Galliani EM; Gandi JC; Ghoshal T; Giessner SR; Gill T; Gnambs T; Gómez Á; González R; Graham J; Grahe JE; Grahek I; Green EGT; Hai K; Haigh M; Haines EL; Hall MP; Heffernan ME; Hicks JA; Houdek P; Huntsinger JR; Huynh HP; Ijzerman H; Inbar Y; Innes-Ker Å; Jiménez-Leal W; John MS; Joy-Gaba JA; Kamiloğlu RG; Kappes HB; Karabati S; Karick H; Keller VN; Kende A; Kervyn N; Knežević G; Kovacs C; Krueger LE; Kurapov G; Kurtz J; Lakens D; Lazarević LB; Williams L, 2018, 'Many labs 2: Investigating variation in replicability across samples and settings', Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1, pp. 443 - 490,

Journal articles | 2017

Crone DL; Williams LA, 2017, 'Crowdsourcing participants for psychological research in Australia: A test of Microworkers', Australian Journal of Psychology, 69, pp. 39 - 47,

Journal articles | 2017

Williams LA; Masser B; Van Dongen A; Thijsen A; Davison T, 2017, 'The emotional psychology of blood donors: a time-course approach', ISBT Science Series, 13, pp. 93 - 100,

Journal articles | 2017

Williams LA; Schofield TP; Whitford TJ, 2017, 'Romantic red: Testing the characteristics of color–attraction effects in a novel paradigm', Collabra Psychology, 3,

Journal articles | 2016

Barrett-Cheetham E; Williams LA; Bednall TC, 2016, 'A differentiated approach to the link between positive emotion, motivation, and eudaimonic well-being', Journal of Positive Psychology, 11, pp. 595 - 608,

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