Quinetta Roberson, associate professor of human resources studies in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), has been recognized by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education) as one of the top 10 emerging scholars for 2007.

Roberson, the first African-American to receive tenure in ILR, is an expert in the areas of diversity and inclusion, fair employment practices, group dynamics and processes, human resources management, inclusive organizations, motivation, theory and behavior, and fair employment practices. She joined the Cornell faculty in 1999.

"Receiving this recognition is an honor, but also a testament to doing what you love," said Roberson. "I think this recognition is in part due to the impact that I've had on others and as well as the impact that various colleagues and students at Cornell have had on me by encouraging me to think bigger and reach higher."

Roberson's research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, Group and Organization Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management. In 2002, she received the General Mills Award for Innovation in Teaching and an honorable mention for the James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony at Cornell.

Roberson received a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of Maryland; she holds a B.S. from the University of Delaware in finance and accounting and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in finance and strategic planning.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education was founded in 1984 and has been a top U.S. news source for information concerning diversity issues. The magazine received the 2002 Folio award as the best education publication in America.