Belle Rose Ragins

Belle Rose Ragins is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Department of Management and Organizations & Strategic Management. She is an expert in mentoring, diversity, and positive relationships at work, with a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

• PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
• MSW, Social Welfare Management, University of Illinois - Chicago
• BA, Psychology, Southern Illinois University

Dr. Ragins’ research examines high-quality mentoring relationships, diversity training effectiveness, and systemic workplace issues such as the glass ceiling, sexual harassment, and racism. She has co-authored influential books like Mentoring and Diversity: An International Perspective and co-edited The Handbook of Mentoring at Work.

Her work has been cited in major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review, and she has served on editorial boards of leading journals such as the Academy of Management Review, where she held roles as Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

• Academy of Management Sage Life-Time Achievement Award
• Stanford/Elsevier top 2% of the world’s most cited scientists
• Fellow in multiple prestigious societies (e.g., Academy of Management, American Psychological Association)

She helped establish UWM’s Institute for Diversity Education and Leadership (IDEAL) and was a Distinguished Research Fellow at Queen Mary University’s Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity.