On friendship, jealousy and the people we keep.
Keelah's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including *New York Times*, *The Wall Street Journal*, National Public Radio, and ABC Australia.
Keelah and Jaimie Krems Featured · NPR, Here & Now
Two best friends who study friendship, on the air together
Keelah joined UCLA psychologist Jaimie Krems, her collaborator since their PhD years at Arizona State, to talk about how adult friendships form and what keeps them going.
Ask Keelah about
- Making friends as an adult
- Friendship jealousy
- Friendship at work
- Why we vent to friends
- Sex differences in friendship
- Loneliness and belonging
- Scarcity and punishment
- Stereotypes and judgment
Coverage
- NPR · Here & Now On friendship, with collaborator Jaimie Krems
- Hamilton College Four tips for making friends, from Professor Keelah Williams
- Hamilton College Williams, Li ’28 and Chung ’28 publish new paper on friendship
- KJZZ · The Show ASU study finds jealousy strengthens friendships
- ASU News Jealous feelings can act as a tool to strengthen friendships
- Neuroscience News Jealous feelings can act as a tool to strengthen friendships
- GIGAZINE “Jealousy” may strengthen friendship
Press kit
Keelah Williams, PhD, JD, is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Jurisprudence, Law and Justice Studies at Hamilton College. An evolutionary psychologist and attorney, she studies friendship and legal decision-making. She earned her PhD, MA and JD at Arizona State University, where she was editor-in-chief of the Arizona State Law Journal.