He holds a bachelor’s in human resource management and an MBA from Western Kentucky University’s Gordon Ford College of Business and a Ph.D. in business administration with a specialization in organization theory from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. His research interests include the microfoundations of institutional change, social movement organizations’ attempts to affect industrial change, emotion and emotion regulation, individual identity construction in organizations, and organizational reputation management. His research has appeared in journals such as Academy of Management Review, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, and International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy and been presented at regional, national, and international conferences.