Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Campbell is a research-oriented professor in organizational behavior and an award-winning instructor of leadership development and management at the Carlson School of Management. Broadly, her research examines leadership and interpersonal interactions in teams, with her main projects centering on the consequences high performers create for themselves and how they affect their peers and teams.
The University of Minnesota is her third “U of M". Campbell holds a Ph.D. in management from the University of Maryland and a B.A .in psychology from the University of Michigan. She has published in leading outlets, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology. She serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology. Within the Academy of Management, she was an appointed member of the Organization Behavior (OB) Division's Executive Committee, chairing the Making Connections Committee (2019 - 2021). She is currently an elected member of the OB Division’s Executive Committee, serving as an OB Representative-at-Large (2021 - 2024).
Prior to academia, Campbell worked in human capital consulting for Deloitte, where she advised and supported public sector and Fortune 100 leaders in their organizational design, leadership development, and change management efforts.