Christy Nittrouer is a tenure-track, assistant professor in the management area in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. She earned her PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from Rice University. She studies the experiences of individuals with stigmatized identities in the workplace and society, in particular how they are perceived and treated, and how policy, social norms, and organizational practices can reduce bias and discrimination.

 

She has received NSF grant funding for her scholarly work, as well as awards and scholarships from the Academy of Management (AOM), Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and several universities. She has 19 published peer-reviewed papers and book chapters (at outlets including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Personnel Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Harvard Business Review) and has given over 60 presentations on the impact of diversity in the workplace, with a special focus on selection. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The New York Times, NPR, the London School of Economics, and the Houston Chronicle, as well as broadcasted on local news channel KLBK.

 

She was nominated for the 2023 Rawls Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award, and she received Rice University’s 2020 graduate teaching award for her outstanding work teaching undergraduates. She currently teaches “Organizational Behavior” and “Human Resource Management” at the Rawls College of Business.

 

She has consulted for companies including LyondellBasell (global legal team), Exxon Mobil (affinity group), Baylor College of Medicine (medical students), Proctor & Gamble (global talent assessment team) and non-profits (selection).