He received his Ph.D. from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. His research examines the intersection between leadership and human resource practices with focus on their joint effects on employee attitudes, emotions, and performance at multiple levels. His work has been published at major journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology and Human Resource Management and has been recognized by several awards from the Academy of Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology among others. Prior to academia, he worked for a global internet company as a project manager.