Chris Leupold
Professor of Psychology, Isabella Cannon Leadership Professor, Faculty Fellow for Law and Leadership, & Faculty Athletics Representative
Department: Psychology
Email: cleupold@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-6296
Professional Expertise
Brief Biography
An industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist, Dr. Leupold is the Isabella Cannon Professor of Leadership and a Professor of Psychology at Elon University. He began his career working for the international management consulting firm Personnel Decisions International (since acquired by Korn Ferry) that specialized in leadership assessment and development, executive coaching, and organization development. During that experience, he worked with dozens of Fortune 500 companies and across a wide range of industries. From there, he moved to The Home Depot where he was responsible for the leadership development, succession planning, and organization development for the Eastern Region. Dr Leupold came to Elon in 2003 and since that time has taught a variety of courses in the Psychology Department as well as in Elon's MBA Program and Elon's School of Law. As the Isabella Cannon Professor of Leadership, he works closely with Elon's Center for Leadership and supports leadership programming across campus. In addition to teaching, he has published in a variety of academic journals and continues to consult to organizations in the above mentioned areas. He also currently serves as Associate Editor for the European Management Journal and is an member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Leadership Education.
News & Notes
Education
BA Psychology, University of Notre Dame,
MA Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
PhD Industrial/Organizational Psychology (with concentration in Measurement & Statistics), Wayne State University,
Courses Taught
PSY 111 General Psychology
PSY 363 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 368 Psychology of Leadership
PSY 372 Leadership and Organizational Development
PSY 461 Senior Seminar in Psychology
LED 210 Foundations in Leadership
COR 392 Authentic Leadership in Literature
LAW 684 Lawyering, Leadership, & Professionalism
LAW 751 Public Law & Leadership
LAW 755 Leadership Capstone
Leadership Positions
Associate Editor, European Management Journal
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Leadership Education
Former Vice Chair and Chair, North Carolina Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists
Isabella Cannon Professor of Leadership, Elon University
Faculty Fellow for Leadership and Executive Coach in Residence, Elon University School of Law
Former Psychology Department Chair, Elon University
Research
Sample of Recent Publications
Leupold, C.R. (in press). Exploring the current culture of organizational trust in the United States today. In C.T. & B. Kuo (Eds.), Trustworthiness in context. In S. Glazer & C.T. Kwantes, Springer Series in Emerging Cultural Perspectives in Work, Organizational, and Personnel Studies.
Stangej, O., Minelgaite, I., & Leupold, C.R. (in press). Cultural configurations of Nordic organizations. Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies.
Leupold, C.R., Lopina, E.C., & *Erickson, J. (2020). Examining the effects of core self-evaluations and perceived organizational support on academic burnout among undergraduate students. Psychological Reports, 123, 1260-1281. doi.org/10.1177/0033294119852767
Leupold, C.R., Lopina, E.C., & *Skloot, E.C. (2020). An examination of leadership development and other experiential activities on student resilience and leadership efficacy. Journal of Leadership Education, 19(1), 53-68. doi: 10.12806/V19/I1/R1
Dunham, C.R., & Leupold, C.R. (2019). Third generation discrimination: An empirical analysis of judicial decision making in gender discrimination litigation. DePaul Journal for Social Justice, 13 (1). https://via.library.depaul.edu/jsj/vol13/iss1/6
Leupold, C.R. (2019). Studying complexities with a purpose. In M. Kastanakis (Ed.), Making a difference: Thoughts on management scholarship from the editorial team (p. 249). European Management Journal, 37, 245-250.
Leupold, C.R. (2019). Teaching leadership in ‘major’ contexts: A ‘minor’ application. Journal of Leadership Education, 18(4), 166-177. doi: 10.12806/V18/I4/A3
Leupold, C.R., Weaver, A.G., & Hall, E. (2019). Studying abroad while developing the organization: A case study of high impact pedagogical practices for a Division I volleyball team. Journal of Higher Education Athletic Innovation, 1(6), 47-81. doi: 10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2019.1.6.47-81
Gentry, W.A., Cullen, K.L., Sosik, J.J., Chun, J.U., Leupold, C.R., & Tonidandel, S. (2013). Integrity’s place among the character strengths of middle-level managers and top-level executives. The Leadership Quarterly, 24, 395-404.
Leupold, C.R., *Ellis, L.A., & Valle, M. (2013). Job embeddedness and retail pharmacists’ intention to leave. The Psychologist Manager Journal, 16, 197-216.
Current Projects
Gudmundsdottir, A.E., Gudmundsdottir, G., Leupold, C.R., & Snorradóttir, T.K. Perceptions of working conditions and work-related stress among senior government officials (under review).
Vaiciukynaite, E., Minelgaite, I., & Leupold, C.R. It takes two to tango: A conceptual model of empathetic emotional exchanges between leader and follower (under review).
Professional Activities
Journal of Leadership Education Advisory Board, Member
European Management Journal, Associate Editor