Biography

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Laura L. Beauvais is Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Rhode Island and an adjunct faculty member of the Schmidt Labor Research Center. She received her Ph.D. degree in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee in 1987. She has taught courses at the undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and doctoral level in general management; organizational behavior, design, and change; human resources management; leadership and motivation; and workplace gender issues.  Her research has included the study of the management of work/professional/ family roles among employees; union and organizational commitment; labor-management cooperation; self-concept-based motivation; and organizational culture and change.  From 2009-2019, she was Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, where she served as a liaison between URI faculty and the Office of the Provost in curricular issues, faculty development and annual review, online learning, student learning outcomes assessment, and undergraduate research and innovation. From 2014-2018, she was given oversight of all global initiatives, focusing on the growth and quality of international education and global partnerships until an inaugural Vice Provost for Global Initiatives was appointed.