Danielle King
Assistant Professor of Psychology – Organizational Behavior (by courtesy)
Danielle King is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University.
King is the principal investigator of the Rice WorKing Resilience Research Laboratory in organizational psychology. Her research focuses on employee resilience, thriving, resources, voice and stigma. Her work has received funding from the National Science Foundation and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology and Academy of Management Journal, as well as popular outlets including Harvard Business Review.
She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College and a master's and doctorate in organizational psychology from Michigan State University.
King is a 2022 recipient of the American Psychological Association Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists. The Association for Psychological Science designated her one of its 2023 "Rising Stars." She also received a prestigious five-year NSF Career Award in 2023.