ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
FACULTY COLLABORATORS
Education
- University of Washington MSBA (2025)
- Arizona State University MS (2022)
- Aurora University MBA (2020)
- Knox College BA (2015)
Working Papers
Fehr, R., Heng, Y. T., Boncoeur, O. D., Kong, D. T., & Chico, R. J. [Organizational solitude]. 3rd round R&R at Academy of Management Review.
Aurora, S. R. & Chico, R. J. [Peer coaching and humility development] (Data Analysis; targeted for Personnel Psychology).
Guarana, C., Fehr, R., & Chico, R. J. [Leader family rhetoric] (Main Study Data Collection; targeted for Academy of Management Journal).
Ma, E., Wee, E., & Chico, R. J. [Accommodation request framing].
Rhee, Y. W., Reynolds, S. J., Dang, C., & Chico, R. J. [Moral feedback]. 1st round R&R at Journal of Applied Psychology.
Reynolds, S. J., Leavitt, K., & Chico, R. J. [Practical implications of moral behavior research].
Research Interests
Developmental Relationships, Ethics and Morality, and Language (e.g., rhetoric, message framing)
Publications
Chico, R. J., Thomas, S. R., Wagadia, T., & Aurora, S. R. (2025). Mentoring: An evidence-based approach to leader development. In D. M. Rosch, S. J. Allen, and D. M. Jenkins (Eds.), Moving the needle: What we know (and don’t know) about developing leaders. Emerald Group Publishing.
Trinh, M. P., Chico, R. J., Reed, R. M. (2023). How fun overcame fear: The gamification of a graduate-level statistics course. Journal of Management Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/10525629231181120
Teaching Experience
MGMT 300: Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Awards
Best Reviewer Award, OB Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2026)
Global Forum Best Paper Award, How fun overcame fear: The gamification of a statistics course, Management Education and Development Division, Academy of Management (2023)
Outstanding Reviewer, Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2022)