Shimul Melwani
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar and Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Business Program
Shimul Melwani’s research is deeply focused on understanding how complex emotions and relationships can enable leaders to create more inclusive environments.
She teaches courses on leadership, managing others, and systems thinking to solve wicked problems.
Dr. Melwani’s research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Science. It has featured by the BBC, Harvard Business Review Time, Businessweek, Fast Company and “Good Morning America.”
As a teacher, she seeks to create a classroom community characterized by creativity, connection and belonging, and seeks to help students step out of their comfort zone to learn through experiences and conversation. In 2020 she created the Belonging Fund to assist students.
An award-winning teacher, Dr. Melwani received the 2021 Weatherspoon Award for Excellence in Teaching in the PhD Program, the 2018 Weatherspoon Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Undergraduate Business Program, and the Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, a University award.
As a leader of the Undergraduate Business Program, she seeks to operate with flexibility, compassion and intentionality. In 2023, she represented UNC-Chapel Hill as one of five experienced leaders at the ACC-Academic Leadership Network.
She 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.
