Jill Robinson Ph.D.

Jill Robinson is a professor of management in the Business Administration & Management Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands. 

Professor Robinson has taught full time at Redlands since 2004. Her research interests include leadership development, followership, and gender issues in business, with numerous presentations and publications. Her textbook, Leadership Development: Beginning the Journey, was published in summer 2025.

“I continue to be inspired by my students and their potential to become thoughtful, ethical, and creative leaders. I am honored to be a part of their education and life on campus.”

Prior to teaching, she worked in human resource management in the healthcare field. In her free time, she enjoys writing, gardening, art, and spending time with family and friends, especially her granddaughter Aubrey.

• Ph.D., organizational behavior, Claremont Graduate University
• M.B.A., human resources, California State University, San Bernardino
• B.S., psychology, Texas A&M University

• Department chair, Business Administration & Management
• Certified practitioner in connective leadership
• Advisory board member, Connective Leadership Institute

• Harrington, M., Robinson, J. L., & Lipman-Blumen, J. (2024). Connective leadership. Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies. Sage Publications.
• Robinson, J. L., Bartel, S., & Bleil, P. (2018). Margaret Thatcher: Gender and the Iron Lady. Women & Leadership. SAGE Business Cases Originals.
• Robinson, J. L., & Lipman-Blumen, J. (2017). Challenging our assumptions about male and female preferences for competition. Journal of Leadership Studies, 10, 66–74.
• Robinson, J. L., Cartwright, C., Harrington, M., & Walsh, K. (2017). Connective leadership: From zero-sum to inclusion. In A. Boitano, R. Lagomarsino, & H. E. Schockman (Eds.), Breaking the Zero-Sum Game: Transforming Societies Through Inclusive Leadership.
• Robinson, J. (2016). Connecting leadership and learning: Do versatile learners make connective leaders? Higher Learning Research Communications, 6(1).
• Robinson, J. L., & Topping, D. (2013). The rhetoric of power: A comparison of Hitler and Martin Luther King Jr. Journal of Management Inquiry, 22, 194–210.

• University of Redlands Professor of the Year, 2017–2018
• Outstanding Research Award, 2016
• Community Service Rose Award, Zonta Club of Redlands