Dr. Stephanie Creary

Biography

Stephanie Creary is an Assistant Professor in the Management Department at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the field of organizational behavior. She is the Faculty Director for the Relationships and Differences (RADs) Roundtable, a collaborative initiative co-sponsored by Wharton, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and NYU Stern School of Business. Professor Creary's research program investigates relational theories of inequality change within organizations, focusing on how identity, emotion, and felt experiences shape relationships and differences at work. She examines how organizational structures can create environments that allow individuals to speak up, take action, and support meaningful inclusion, while also scrutinizing how well-intentioned efforts often fall short. Her research employs qualitative, experimental, and archival methodologies to study various phenomena, including mentoring and allyship, revealing how inequalities are reproduced and challenged in everyday interactions. Professor Creary has published her findings in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Review and Organization Science, and her work has garnered multiple awards for contributions to management research and thought leadership. Additionally, she has hosted the Knowledge@Wharton Leading Diversity Work podcast series and served as a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School.

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