He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Management/Organizational Behavior at the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama. His research interests include examining how managers can maximize employee productivity by fostering more inclusive work environments that mitigate interpersonal and organizational threats. His research has been published in several academic journals and books. He was recently elected to serve a 3-year term to the Executive Committee as a Representative-at-Large for the GDO division of the Academy of Management and selected to serve a 3-year term on the editorial review board of Africa Journal of Management. He can be reached at @OHIV on Twitter.