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Dr. Audrey Jeanette Murrell, Ph.D.
Dr. Audrey J. Murrell, Ph. D., conducts research, teaches, and works with organizations on strategies to enhance overall effectiveness by utilizing their most valuable assets–their human and social capital. She conducts extensive research on building capacity of people and outcomes at work with a special emphasis on enhancing outcomes for women.
Dr. Murrell recently received funding from the Ford Foundation’s Having a Dream Fund to study way to increase the utilization of minority and women contractors/suppliers among public/governmental agencies.
This includes topics such as mentoring, breaking the “glass ceiling”, diversity, and workplace discrimination. Her work has been published widely in management and psychology journals as well as book chapter and special issues. Popular media—including the Wall Street Journal, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Pittsburgh Business Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Black Enterprise, Jet Magazine, and Vida Executive (in Brazil)—has also highlighted Murrell’s work. She is the author (along with Crosby and Ely) of the book Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships within Multicultural Organizations and the author (with Forte-Trammell and Bing) of the recent book Intelligent Mentoring: How IBM Creates Value through People, Knowledge and Relationships.
Professor Murrell is a professor of business administration and holds secondary appointments in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Pitt’s Psychology Department. She currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow for the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership within Pitt Business, but served as Director from 2007 to 2019. Dr. Murrell received her BS from Howard University, magna cum laude in 1983 and a MS in 1985, and a PhD in 1987 from the University of Delaware. Read More!
Education
Ph.D. University of Delaware, 1987. DISSERTATION TITLE: Belief Similarity as the Basis for the Formation of Group Boundaries and the Reduction of Intergroup Bias.
M.S. University of Delaware, 1985. THESIS TITLE: Perceived Control and Victim Derogation: Is the World Still Just?
B.S. Howard University, 1983, magna cum laud. MAJOR: Psychology, MINOR: Sociology
Honors and Awards
2018 – “Women of Influence” Award – Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 – Academy of Management Practice Theme Committee’s Research Center Impact Award to the David Berg
Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh
2016 – BYU Management Society, Pittsburgh Chapter – “Women Professional Leadership Award”
2011 – City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor – Citizens’ Service Award which proclaimed Aug. 12th, “Dr. Audrey
Murrell Day” within the city of Pittsburgh, PA
2009 – Western PA Small Business Network – Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
2008 – Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 – Student Choice Award, University of Pittsburgh, Teaching & Service Recognition, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 – Irwin-McGraw Hill Distinguished Paper Award, Southwest Academy of Management
2002 – Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, “ Women of Distinction” Award, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 – Susan B. Anthony, “Women of Vision” Award, Women’s Leadership Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 – Chancellor’s Affirmative Action and Diversity Award, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 – Athena Awards Finalist, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 – United Way of Allegheny County, Community Champion Award, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 – H.J. Zoffer Medal for Meritorious Service Award, University of Pittsburgh, Katz Business Alumni
1998 – Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Public and Community Service, University of Pittsburgh
1993 – Society of Experimental Social Psychology, election to membership status
1987 – Nomination for Kurt Ryder Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Humanities, University of Delaware
1987 – Outstanding Young Women in America
1983 – Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Chapter
1982 – National Honors Society in Psychology, Psi Chi (President – Howard University Chapter, 1983)
1982 – Who Who’s Among American College and University Students
1982 – National Institute of Mental Health Competitive Award, Dept. of Psychology, University of Delaware
1982 – National Institute of Mental Health/ADAMAH Research Fellowship, Howard University