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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

Belle Rose Ragins is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. Their research spans multiple subfields including social psychology, clinical psychology, safety research, education, and sociology and political science. Ragins's scholarly interests have prominently focused on mentoring and academic development, perfectionism, procrastination, anxiety studies, career development and diversity, higher education research studies, social and intergroup psychology, gender diversity and inequality, and cultural differences and values.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Gaining perspective: The impact of close cross-race friendships on diversity training and education." (2020), Journal of Applied Psychology
  • "Allyship, authenticity and agency: The Triple A Model of Social Justice Mentoring" (2024), Current Opinion in Psychology
  • "Give it your all or hardly give? The role of mentors' beliefs about protégé advancement potential and gender in mentoring relationships" (2024), Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Stronger Together: Positive Relationships at Work" (2022), Academy of Management Proceedings
  • "Close Cross-Race Friendships Measure" (2021), PsycTESTS Dataset

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ragins include:

  • Kyle Ehrhardt
  • Brent J. Lyons
  • Kerry Roberts Gibson
  • Natalie Longmire
  • Changya Hu

Ragins has contributed multiple papers to notable publication venues, such as:

  • Academy of Management Proceedings (3 publications)
  • PsycTESTS Dataset (3 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Psychology (1 publication)
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior (1 publication)
  • Current Opinion in Psychology (1 publication)

Recognition received by Ragins includes:

  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded in 2004
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management (year unspecified)

Best Publications

  • Mentor functions and outcomes: a comparison of men and women in formal and informal mentoring relationships.

    Belle Rose Ragins;John L. Cotton

  • Marginal Mentoring: The Effects Of Type Of Mentor, Quality Of Relationship, And Program Design On Work And Career Attitudes

    Belle Rose Ragins;John L. Cotton;Janice S. Miller

  • Diversified Mentoring Relationships in Organizations: A Power Perspective

    Belle Rose Ragins

  • Gender and power in organizations: A longitudinal perspective.

    Belle R. Ragins;Eric Sundstrom

  • The Handbook of Mentoring at Work: Theory, Research, and Practice

    Belle Rose Ragins;Kathy E. Kram

  • Gender gap in the executive suite: CEOs and female executives report on breaking the glass ceiling

    Belle Rose Ragins;Bickley Townsend;Mary Mattis

  • Perceptions of mentor roles in cross-gender mentoring relationships☆

    Belle Rose Ragins;Dean B McFarlin

  • Pink triangles: antecedents and consequences of perceived workplace discrimination against gay and lesbian employees.

    Belle Rose Ragins;John M. Cornwell

  • Making the invisible visible: fear and disclosure of sexual orientation at work.

    Belle Rose Ragins;Romila Singh;John M. Cornwell

  • Barriers to Mentoring: The Female Manager's Dilemma

    Belle Rose Ragins

  • Disclosure Disconnects: Antecedents and Consequences of Disclosing Invisible Stigmas across Life Domains

    Belle Rose Ragins

  • Easier said than done: Gender differences in perceived barriers to gaining a mentor.

    Belle Rose Ragins;John L. Cotton

  • Gender Differences in Expected Outcomes of Mentoring Relationships

    Belle Rose Ragins;Terri A. Scandura

  • Burden or blessing? Expected costs and benefits of being a mentor.

    Belle Rose Ragins;Terri A. Scandura

  • The Effects of Sex and Gender Role Orientation on Mentorship in Male-Dominated Occupations.

    Terri A. Scandura;Belle Rose Ragins

  • Gender and Willingness to Mentor in Organizations

    Belle Rose Ragins;John L. Cotton

  • Exploring positive relationships at work : building a theoretical and research foundation

    Jane E. Dutton;Belle Rose Ragins

  • SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN THE WORKPLACE: THE UNIQUE WORK AND CAREER EXPERIENCES OF GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL WORKERS

    Belle Rose Ragins

  • The Roots and Meaning of Mentoring

    Belle Rose Ragins;Kathy E. Kram

  • Positive Relationships in Action: Relational Mentoring and Mentoring Schemas in the Workplace.

    Belle Rose Ragins;Amy Klemm Verbos

  • Gender and mentoring relationships: A review and research agenda for the next decade.

    Belle Rose Ragins

  • The Relationship between Short-Term Mentoring Benefits and Long-Term Mentor Outcomes.

    Lillian T. Eby;Jaime R. Durley;Sarah C. Evans;Belle Rose Ragins

Frequent Co-Authors

Lillian T. Eby
Lillian T. Eby University of Georgia
Ann Marie Ryan
Ann Marie Ryan Michigan State University
Eden B. King
Eden B. King Rice University
Roger E. Millsap
Roger E. Millsap Arizona State University
Derek R. Avery
Derek R. Avery University of Houston
Charmine E. J. Härtel
Charmine E. J. Härtel Monash University

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