Caryn Block

Caryn Block is a Professor in the Department of Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. She joined Columbia University in 1991. She has received numerous awards for her excellence in teaching. Professor Block is also a faculty member in the Columbia Business School Executive Education programs that focus on leadership development. She has been working with Executive Education programs at Columbia Business School since 1997. Professor Block received her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from New York University and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Professor Block’s research focuses on how leaders can create climates of inclusion that foster engagement and high performance for all members of their team. Her publications include work on understanding how women and people of color successfully navigate careers in professional contexts when they are in the demographic minority, as well as the influence of gender and racial stereotypes on perceptions of leaders. She has collaborated with researchers at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to examine the impact of perceived racial discrimination at work on adjustment and with researchers at the ADVANCE Project of the National Science Foundation examining the long-term effects of stereotype threat on women scientists. She has published this work in journals such as Journal of Vocational Behavior, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Applied Psychology.

Professor Block brings this work to a number of organizations in her consulting practice. She works with leaders in organizations to enhance their effectiveness at managing teams, working with diverse individuals, and creating inclusive climates. Her consulting experience has included work with senior leaders in a wide variety of industries in the United States, Asia, Israel, and Australia.