Formerly a full-time faculty member at Pepperdine, California State (Channel Islands), and Butler Universities, Smith holds a PhD and MBA in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University, and a BS in Computer Science from Spelman College. Smith’s research interests include workplace inclusion, with special emphases on classroom inclusion for veterans and diversity and inclusion for active duty service members. Smith is co-author of Beyond Inclusion (2014, Palgrave Macmillan) and several journal articles. Her professional activity within the Academy of Management includes serving as a past chair of Management Spirituality and Religion (MSR), Newsletter Editor of Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO), and current Executive Committee of the Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee (D&ITC).