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Shimul Melwani is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests meet at the intersection of emotions and interpersonal processes in organizations. She is conducting (and will be presenting) research on the influence of gossip - the negative and positive consequences of initiating and participating in it - for individuals and groups in the workplace. She also investigates how emotions such as boredom, contempt, compassion and anger influence performance and relationships in work contexts. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology and Psychological Science and has been covered by media outlets, such as the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes and Science Daily.

Shimul received her PhD and master's degree in management and organizational behavior from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She received a master's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Mumbai.

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