Dejun Tony Kong

Dejun Tony Kong is a Professor and PhD Program Director in Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles.

• Research Focus: Trust dynamics in leadership, teams, and cross-cultural contexts
• Key Areas: Positive psychology (humor, gratitude, authenticity), behavioral ethics (moral emotions, diversity/equity)

Awards & Honors:

• Best Conflict-in-Context Paper & Most Influential Article Awards (AOM Conflict Management Division)
• University of South Florida WALI Research Award (2020)
• Poets & Quants '40 under 40' (2019)
• Ascendant Scholar (Western Academy of Management, 2019)
• Fellowships: Rutgers University, University of Louisville Rechter Fellow

Service: Associate Editor for Journal of Management and Journal of Organizational Behavior, editorial board member for multiple journals, and 2024 AOM Conflict Management Division Program Chair-elect.