Michelle Hebl

Michelle "Mikki" Hebl is a Professor and Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. She also holds an appointment in the Jones School of Business and an adjoint role at UC-Boulder's Leeds Business School. Her research focuses on workplace discrimination, diversity management, and bias mitigation.

• B.A. in Psychology, Smith College (1991)
• M.S. in Psychology, Texas A&M University (1993)
• Ph.D. in Psychology, Dartmouth College (1997)

Dr. Hebl's work spans industrial-organizational psychology, social health psychology, and organizational diversity initiatives. Her research addresses systemic discrimination, health disparities, and evidence-based DEI practices.

She has authored 200 publications and received 21 teaching awards, including the national Cherry Professor of the Year Award (2016). Her 2024 book Working Together: Practicing the Science of DEI synthesizes decades of DEI research.

Scientific Awards

• Sage Award for Scholarly Contributions (Academy of Management, 2014)
• CTE Faculty Fellow (2020-23)
• Nationally recognized teaching awards (7 George R. Brown Prizes, Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize, Society of I-O Psychology Distinguished Teaching Contributions Award)

Dr. Hebl advises 15+ students, many of whom now hold prestigious positions at institutions like Columbia Business School, Cornell ILR School, and Texas Tech University. She has secured research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).