She received her Ph.D in Organizational Behavior and Leadership at the University of Nebraska and MBA in International Management at Thunderbird, the School of Global Management. Dr. Clapp-Smith has devoted her research to Global Mindset and Global Leadership Development, publishing articles in journals such as the International Journal of Leadership Studies, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Human Resource Management, and the Journal of Business Studies. She is also published a chapter in Global Mindset: Advances in International Management. Dr. Clapp-Smith has presented at a number of annual meeting of the Academy of Management.