Sharron Hunter-Rainey is an assistant professor in the School of Business at North Carolina Central University. Her work has been recognized with the NCCU Excellence in Teaching Award (2008-09), the School of Business Graduate Students' Choice Teacher of the Year (2009-10), Undergraduate Students' Choice for Most Influential Faculty (2008-09, 2009-10) and Teacher of the Year (2006-07).

She teaches courses in organizational behavior and strategic management to undergraduate students. Her research uses social capital theory and the social network perspective to explain differential labor market outcomes for demographically different workers who are equally qualified. She earned a PhD in business administration from Duke University, an MBA with a marketing concentration from the University of Cincinnati, and a BS in chemical engineering from Purdue University.

Before starting doctoral studies, she led product development teams that developed Tostitos Scoops tortilla chips at Frito-Lay and Cover Girl Smoothers lipstick at Procter & Gamble. She is one of three African-American, female co-inventors on the three domestic (plus corresponding international) patents for the moisturizing lipstick formulation.

Sharron Hunter-Rainey is an assistant professor in the School of Business at North Carolina Central University. Her work has been recognized with the NCCU Excellence in Teaching Award (2008-09), the School of Business Graduate Students' Choice Teacher of the Year (2009-10), Undergraduate Students' Choice for Most Influential Faculty (2008-09, 2009-10) and Teacher of the Year (2006-07). She teaches courses in organizational behavior and strategic management to undergraduate students. Her research uses social capital theory and the social network perspective to explain differential labor market outcomes for demographically different workers who are equally qualified. She earned a PhD in business administration from Duke University, an MBA with a marketing concentration from the University of Cincinnati, and a BS in chemical engineering from Purdue University. Before starting doctoral studies, she led product development teams that developed Tostitos Scoops tortilla chips at Frito-Lay and Cover Girl Smoothers lipstick at Procter & Gamble. She is one of three African-American, female co-inventors on the three domestic (plus corresponding international) patents for the moisturizing lipstick formulation.

PhD	Duke University	2004
MBA	University of Cincinnati	1989
BS	Purdue University	1983

1.	Hunter-Rainey, S. D. (2011). Pairing Electronic Self and Peer Assessment with Discussion Based Teaching to Improve Student Learning. Proceedings Decision Sciences Institute 2011 Annual Meeting.
2.	Hunter-Rainey, S. D. (2011). Combining Learning Communities with Electronic Self and Peer Assessments to Increase Student Engagement in Discussion-Based Courses. Quick Hits: Teaching With Technology.
3.	Hunter-Rainey, S. D., & Rodriguez, L. C. (2011). The Gilded Cage: Contemporary Slavery in American Professional Sports Teams. Proceedings International Association for Business and Society.