Expertise

A political theorist by training, my research interests consider how democratic and practice theory provide a lens to understand civic leadership, deliberative civic engagement and work/organization-based learning and development. My research is often situated from a critical, dialogic, and constructivist lens.

Research:

  • Civic leadership
  • Deliberative civic engagement
  • Theory and practice of democracy

His research areas include civic and organizational leadership, leadership learning and development, and qualitative and community-engaged methods for applied social science research. His scholarly agenda is actively contributing to the field of Leadership-as-Practice and work-based leadership learning in civic and organizational contexts.

Affiliations

Associate Professor, Staley School of Leadership, Kansas State University

Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Past Affiliations
Degrees
PhD, University of Georgia, Political Science, 2011
MA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Political Science, 2008
BA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Political Science, 2006