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Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
Ph.D. Business Administration – Management & Organizational Behavior Drexel University
MBA Business Administration Regis University
BS Behavioral Science | Human Factors Engineering Track United States Air Force Academy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-kiker/

LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt Training
United States Air Force Academy, CO

Systems Acquisitions Management Test Director Course
Defense Acquisitions University


Ph.D. programs:
- Advanced Quantitative Methods
- Inferential Statistics
- Human Capital Development
- Decision Making Methods
- Behavioral Sciences-Student Data Management & Analysis Boot Camp
- [Introductory] Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods

Undergraduate:
- Organizational Behavior
- Chapel Leadership Development Program
- Foundations for Leadership Development
- English & American Culture (overseas service)
- Contemporary Leadership Theory and Practice

CV Link for My Scholarly Areas -> https://assets.foleon.com/eu-central-1/de-uploads-7e3kk3/49164/kiker_vita_21_11a.5f52673112b3.pdf

CV Link for My Multi-University Courses Taught -> https://assets.foleon.com/eu-central-1/de-uploads-7e3kk3/49164/kiker_vita_21_11a.5f52673112b3.pdf

Drexel University
United States Air Force Academy

CV Link for My Research Pipeline -> https://assets.foleon.com/eu-central-1/de-uploads-7e3kk3/49164/kiker_vita_21_11a.5f52673112b3.pdf

Research Interests:
Shared leadership | Ethical/unethical conduct | Leadership development/program assessment | Team diversity & knowledge/information sharing | Social network analysis

Recent scholarship (36 months/ Jan 2026 - Jan 2023):

Resick, C. J., Mawritz, M. E., LaBella, M. S., Sutich, J., Kiker, J. D., & Zaheer, Z. (2026). Shared Ethical Leadership in Teams: A Network Approach. Under review for the Academy of Management conference.

Ziegert, J. C., Resick, C. J., LaBella, M. S., D’Innocenzo, L, & Kiker, J. D. (2025). Bridging the power divide: Contingent effects of team power dynamics on shared leadership emergence and effectiveness. Returned from review at Journal of Applied Psychology.

Kiker, J. D. & Winter, N. C. (2025). Professional judgment, ethics, & decision making. A presentation to Moreno Valley’s city-management, certificate program – Moreno Valley, CA. Seminar.

Ziegert, J. C., Resick, C. J., LaBella, M. S., D’Innocenzo, L, & Kiker, J. D. (2025). Shared Leadership Emergence and Effectiveness: The Role of Team Power Dynamics. Presented at the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) Annual Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Kiker, J. D. (2024). New evidence: Tapping into what truly motivates us and others. A workshop presentation for the city of Moreno Valley employee certificate program – Moreno Valley, CA. Seminar.

Kiker, J. D. (2024). Designing pre-post assessment and empirical possibilities in human resource and training programs. A consultation with agency training and human resource leadership on engagement initiatives as well as the potential to advance scholarly contributions from their periodic assessments – San Bernardino County Probation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Kiker, J. D. & Winter, N. (2024). Professional judgment, ethics, & decision making. A presentation to the 2024 leadership-development cohort – San Bernardino County Probation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Seminar.

Kiker, J. D. (2024). Congregational growth questionnaire. A pro-bono consultation advising a place of worship’s pre-post survey designed to assess the inter-connectedness, development, and gathering frequencies of their congregants - Anaheim, CA.

Winter, N. C. & Kiker, J. D. (2024). Professional judgment, ethics, & decision making. A presentation to Moreno Valley’s city-management, certificate program – Moreno Valley, CA. Seminar.

Kiker, J. D. (2023). Employee engagement instruments and study design. A consultation with county human resources on the potential to advance scholarly contributions from their periodic assessments - Riverside County Human Resources, Riverside, CA.

Kiker, J. D. (2023). Developing a shared and ethical leadership intervention for between-subject experimental designs. Presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Kiker, J. D. (2023). Shared ethical leadership: Measure development and validation. Presented at the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Kiker, J. D. & Winter, N. C. (2023). Professional judgment, ethics, & decision making. A presentation to the San Jacinto municipal leaders – San Jacinto Leadership Academy & CBU’s Kienel Leadership Institute’s Leadership Development Seminar Series, San Jacinto, CA. Seminar.

Kiker, J. D. (2023). New evidence: Tapping into what truly motivates us and others. A presentation to the San Jacinto municipal leaders – San Jacinto Leadership Academy & CBU’s Kienel Leadership Institute’s Leadership Development Seminar Series, San Jacinto, CA. Seminar.

Active members (with my family) in a multi-ethnic community in North Anahiem