He received his B.A. in Marriage, Family, and Human Development at Brigham Young University (2002); his Masters of Public Administration at Brigham Young University (2004); and his Masters and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at the University of Washington (2007, 2009); and held a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan (2009-2011). He has published research on the impact of humility on individual performance, on team processes, and in the role of leadership.