• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 2013
• M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Oklahoma, 2011
• B.A., Psychology (Minor in Business Management), Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2009

• Associate Professor, Management, College of Business, James Madison University, (2023-present)
• Assistant Professor, Management, College of Business, James Madison University (2016-2023)
• Assistant Professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (2013-2016)
• Graduate Assistant & Instructor, University of Oklahoma (2009-2013)

Friedrich, T.L., Peterson, D.R., & Van Doorn, S. (In Press). Group and Organization Management.

Peterson, D. R., & Pattie, M. W. (2022). Think Outside and Inside the Box:The Role of Dual-Pathway Divergent Thinking in Creative Idea Generation. Creativity Research Journal.

Marques-Quinteiro, P.M., van Dijk, H., Peterson, D.R., Adamovic, M., Buengeler, C., & Santos, C.M. (2022). A model of leadership transitions in teams. Group and Organization Management, 47(2), 342-372.

Peterson, D.R. (2019). “Are Satisfied Employees Productive or Productive Employees Satisfied? How Leaders Think About and Apply Causal Information.” In M.D. Mumford (Ed.). Leader Thinking Skills: Capacities for 21st Century Leadership. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Thiel, C. E., Hardy, J. H., Peterson, D. R., Welsh, D. T., Bonner, J. M. (2018). Too Many Sheep in the Flock? Span of Control Attenuates the Influence of Ethical Leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(12), 1324-1334.

Awards

• 1st Place Basic or Discovery Scholarship Award, JMU College of Business - 2021
• MBA Course Development Grant - 2021
• Nominated for Otto Brenner Award for Teaching - 2018, 2020, 2021
• MBA Graduate Teaching Award, JMU - 2017
• Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence nominee, PhD Program, University of Warwick - 2015
• Warwick Ventures research grant award, Warwick Business School - 2014-2015
• Recognition of Teaching Excellence, MBA Program, Warwick Business School - 2014
• Global Research Priorities Funds, Warwick Business School - 2014

Media

• Teaching Evidence-Based Management to Undergraduates, Part 1 and Part 2 - 2023
• Encouraging the Next Generation of Innovative Thinkers - 2020
• Invited guest, BBC Business Daily, “Negotiation for Dummies,” - 2013 
• Invited guest, BBC Breakfast, “Social exclusion at school and preparing children for the world of work,” - 2013