Biography

Dr. Frank I. Mullins is the Fred ’78 and Sue Newton Endowed Professor of Human Resource Management and Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business, University of Rhode Island. Prior to joining URI in 2023, he held academic appointments at University of Alabama in Huntsville, North Carolina A&T State University, Rutgers University, and the University of North Carolina system. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration and MBA from Syracuse University and bachelor’s degree in Management from Oakwood University. During his PhD studies, he was an Exchange Scholar at Cornell University in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and an Elon Pre-Doctoral Fellow at Elon University. He is a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®). Prior to his academic career, Dr. Mullins worked in human resources for the IBM Corporation in the areas of compensation, staffing, employee relations, training & development, and diversity.

Dr. Mullins’ research agenda focuses on the impact of corporate governance (i.e., boards of directors, family governance, & large shareholders) on human resource management. His research is published in respected academic journals including Human Resource Management and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, among others. He is currently serving on the Diversity and Inclusion committee for the Labor and Employment Relations Association, and has served as a Guest Editor for a special issue on employee stock ownership at Human Resource Management, a leading HRM journal, and was a past Chair of the Caucus Committee for the Academy of Management.