Dr. Sandra W. DeGrassi

Education

Texas A&M University, College Station
Ph.D., Management (OB/HRM)

The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors
Major: Finance, Minor: Management

Certifications / Licenses

SHRM-SCP
ACUE Promoting Active Learning
Real Estate 

Awards

• College of Business Professor of the Year (2026)
• Outstanding Educator, Southwest Academy of Management (2026)
• Best Paper Award, Occupations Track, SWAM (2026)
• Nominated for University Faculty Advisor of the Year (2026)
• College of Business Research Enhancement Award (2024 & 2026)
• Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship, Case Research Foundation (2025)
• MOBTS's 2022 Fritz Roethlisberger Memorial Award (best paper in Journal of Management Education)

Recruitment and Selection; Individual differences; Incivility; Management Education; Ethics

Dr. Sandra DeGrassi, SHRM-SCP, received her BBA in Finance from The University of Texas-Austin, and her PhD in Management from Texas A&M University in College Station. Her teaching and research interests focus on Human Resource Management topics including recruitment, selection, incivility, teams, and management education. She has relevant experience in performance management, training, talent development, HR strategy, real estate, and small-business operations. She has been published in top journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of Management Education, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. She currently serves on SHRM-Coastal Bend’s Board of Directors as the Vice President of Professional Development and as the Faculty Advisor for the SHRM student group at TAMU-CC.

• Garg, V., Yadav, H., DeGrassi, S. W., Black, S. L. (2026). Resilience Isn’t Just Forklifts and Forecasts: How Female HR Administrators Fortify the Supply Chain. International Journal of Logistics Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-09-2025-0677 
  Video summary: https://youtu.be/AdJLWbZBUTM
• Wertheim, C., Diosdado, L., DeGrassi, S., Theodossiou, A., & Bland, E. (2025). Entrepreneurship and Student Loans: An Analysis of the Association between Self-Employment and Student Loans. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 18(3), 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18030149
  Video summary: https://youtu.be/rWpzCyKMDH8 
• Daniels, R. A., & DeGrassi, S. W. (2025). Bridgerton: A conversation catalyst for managers to discuss gender bullies and allies. Management Teaching Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/23792981251396083 
  Video summary: https://youtu.be/6GZa4EjLTSc
• Black, S., DeGrassi, S. W., & Sweet, K. (2021). Multisource Feedback as an Experiential Learning Enabler in Large-Format Management Classes. Journal of Management Education, 45(3), 479-517. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562920987292
• DeGrassi, S. W. (2019). The role of the applicant's moral identity and the firm's performance on the ethical signals/organization attraction relationship. Journal of Business Ethics, 158(4), 923- 935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3717-x 
• Walker, S. S., Ruggs, E. N., Morgan, W. B., DeGrassi, S. W. (2019). Diverse perspectives on Inclusion: Exploring the experiences of individuals in heterogeneous groups. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An international journal, 38(1), 2-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-11-2017-0250
• Triana, M., Porter, C., DeGrassi, S. W., & Bergman, M. (2013). Who do we help (or kick) when they are down? The interaction of racial diversity, workload, and feedback on attributions and backing up behavior in teams. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 34(8), 1124-1144. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.1842
• Barrick, M. R., Shaffer, J. A., & DeGrassi, S. W. (2009) What you see may not be what you get: A meta-analysis of self-presentation tactics in the employment interview and implications for predictive validity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(6), 1394-1411. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016532

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