He received his PhD in psychology from York University. His research interests include the measurement and impact of meaningful work, and the role of personality in the workplace (e.g., perfectionism). He is also an applied consultant in industrial-organizational psychology, specializing in various forms of individual and organizational measurement, as well as organizational research. He has published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, and in Advances in Developing Human Resources. He recently authored a chapter on the role of meaningful work in employee health outcomes in The Fulfilling Workplace: The Organization's Role in Achieving Individual and Organizational Health, edited by Ronald Burke and Cary L. Cooper (Gower Publishing, 2013).