Michelle (Mikki) Rae Hebl is an applied psychologist whose research focuses on workplace discrimination and barriers experienced by stigmatized individuals.
She is the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Professor of Psychological Sciences at Rice University[1] and affiliated with the Jones Graduate School of Business.
[14] Hebl's research program examines social stigma and discrimination in the workplace and other professional settings, including health care and customer service.
In her work on racial bias, she focuses on how support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives might reduce inequality among White and Black professionals.
By focusing on this under-researched barrier to DEI activities, the researchers wanted to show how organizations might live up to their stated commitment to advance true diversity and equity.