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Ryan Fehr
Professor of Management
Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor

Education

  • PhD University of Maryland, College Park (2010)
  • MA University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
  • BA The College of New Jersey (2005)

Expertise

building positive relationships, leadership, social burnout

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2011
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland, College Park, 2010-2011

Selected Publications

  1. "The psychology of gratitude: Implications for organizations."
    Fehr, R., Heng, Y. T., & Fulmer, A. (2026). Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 13.
  2. "They don't deserve your thanks! Witness reactions to leader-directed expressions of gratitude."
    Fehr, R., Heng, Y. T., Wang, Y., & Guo, Y. (2025). Journal of Applied Psychology, 110: 197-219.
  3. "How do employees react to leaders' unethical behavior?"
    Fehr, R., Fulmer, C. A., & Keng-Highberger, F. T. (2020). The role of moral disengagement. Personnel Psychology, 73: 73-93.
  4. "The grateful workplace: A multilevel model of gratitude in organizations."
    Fehr, R., Fulmer, C. A., Awtrey, E. C., & Miller, J. A. )2017). Academy of Management Review, 42: 361-381.
  5. "Moralized leadership: The construction and consequences of ethical leader perceptions."
    Fehr, R., Yam, K. C., & Dang, C. T. (2015). Academy of Management Review, 40: 182-209.
  6. "The forgiving organization: A multilevel model of forgiveness at work."
    Fehr, R., & Gelfand, M. J. (2012). Academy of Management Review, 37: 664-688.
  7. "The road to forgiveness: A meta-analytic synthesis of its situational and dispositional correlates."
    Fehr, R., Gelfand, M. J., & Nag, M. (2010). Psychological Bulletin, 136: 894-914.

Honors and Awards

University of Washington PhD Program Mentoring Award
University of Washington Evening MBA Core Professor of the Year
Ascendant scholar award, Western Academy of Management
Best Paper for New Directions in Conflict, AOM Conflict Management Division (twice)
Best Dissertation, International Association for Conflict Management
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Courses Taught

EMBA511: Dynamics of Negotiations
MGMT404: Organizational Development and Change
MGMT583: Positive Organizational Scholarship

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Ryan Fehr

Academic Department

Management & Organization

Collaborators

Robert Chico

Current Research

Social Burnout
Gratitude
Compassion
Solitude