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Steven Zhou is a second-year doctoral student in the Industrial & Organizational Psychology program, studying under Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Philseok Lee. He previously received a B.A. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and M.A. in Religion from Pepperdine University. Prior to starting the Ph.D. program, he worked in human resources and data analytics for a 250+ FTE sales strategy department at a $1.44 billion global food subscription company. He has prior research experience in cross-cultural leadership and college student development, teaching experience in Organizational Behavior and K-12 speech & debate, and extensive corporate training experience including a leadership seminar at the Alibaba International HQ.

At Mason, Steven's research centers around leadership, motivation, and psychometrics. He is currently project managing research teams in early childhood leadership development, conducting research in volunteer motivation and shared leadership, and assisting on psychometrics and big data research. He also has taught undergraduate statistics lab and is a graduate TA for Mason's online Master's in I-O program. Finally, he serves as the Director of Communications for GMU's Graduate and Professional Student Association. Steven is interested in pursuing an academic career and is passionate about teaching, research, and policy in higher education.

April 2021