Dr. Brandy Edmondson is a postdoctoral research associate in the Organizational Behavior department of the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Brandy obtained her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Work and Organizations department of the Carlson School of Management (University of Minnesota) after completing her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Spelman College.
Brandy's research is largely in the space of culture and social networks with a focus on applicant/ employee evaluations and organizational decision-making. Her work investigates macro-level phenomena by examining individual behaviors. Her work is interdisciplinary, combining elements of human resources, (non-market) strategy, economics, psychology, and sociology. Brandy’s main research goals are to use her interdisciplinary training to find novel ways to test for the presence of impediments to career and organizational success for marginalized groups, identify the underlying mechanisms that create them, and provide unique insights into corresponding implications for organizational policies.
Main Research Interests:
Cultural Capital
Social Networks
Judgement and Decision-making
Organizational Culture
Discrimination
Brandy is honored to be a past leader of the Sadie Collective executive team and to have completed research through a Massachusetts Institute of Technology visiting doctoral fellowship in Organization Studies, The PhD Project, The PhD Excellence Initiative, and the American Economic Association Summer Program.
In her free time, Brandy enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling abroad, playing with her dog, watching movies, and trying new foods and activities. She is also a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Email: be15@rice.edu
