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Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Laura Klebe
Helmut Schmidt University
2
Seokho Han
Kyung Hee University
3
Sabine Bergner
University of Graz
4
Benjamin Alan Rogers
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5
Inés Olza
Universidad de Navarra
6
Catherine A. Darnell
University of Birmingham
7
Cortney L. Norris
University of South Carolina
8
Finja Lena Kind
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
9
Christiane M. Büttner
University of Basel
10
Julia Schnepf
Maastricht University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Ostracism in everyday life: A framework of threat and behavioral responses in real life.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2024
41 cit.
2
Everyday ostracism experiences of depressed individuals: Uncovering the role of attributions using experience sampling
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports|2024
16 cit.
3
Generative-based community sustainable tourism development: From conceptualization to practical framework
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management|2024
16 cit.
4
Ostracism Experiences of Sexual Minorities: Investigating Targets’ Experiences and Perceptions by Others
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin|2024
15 cit.
5
The power of human touch: Physical contact improves performance in basketball free throws
Psychology of sport and exercise|2024
10 cit.
6
Cultural differences in perceiving co-present phone use as phubbing: Evidence from six countries
Social Influence|2025
10 cit.
7
Narcissists’ experience of ostracism.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2025
10 cit.
8
Residents’ support for Hyperloop development and their travel intention: a case study of Gyeongnam Province, South Korea
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research|2024
8 cit.
9
“This Message was Deleted”: The Psychological Consequences of Being Out of the Loop During Messenger Use
Media Psychology|2025
6 cit.
10
Hold my beer! Consumer perceptions of innovative and sustainable secondary packaging
International Journal of Wine Business Research|2024
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Katja Einola
Stockholm School of Economics
2
Tristan McIntosh
Washington University Medical Center
3
Mathias Clasen
Aarhus University
4
Ernesto Lodi
University of Sassari
5
Andrea Zammitti
University of Catania
6
Patrick Boyd
Environment and Climate Change Canada
7
Katharina Klug
Helmut Schmidt University
8
Xijuan Yang
Xiamen University
9
Evan Bruno
University of Virginia
10
Brian R. Riches
Olympic College

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Best friend or broken tool? Exploring the co‐existence of humans and artificial intelligence in the workplace ecosystem
Human Resource Management|2022
178 cit.
2
Does Self-Care Make You a Better Leader? A Multisource Study Linking Leader Self-Care to Health-Oriented Leadership, Employee Self-Care, and Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
57 cit.
3
Which way of learning benefits your career? The role of different forms of work-related learning for different types of perceived employability
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology|2023
37 cit.
4
“Imagine Your Career after the COVID-19 Pandemic”: An Online Group Career Counseling Training for University Students
Behavioral Sciences|2023
33 cit.
5
A lead article to go deeper and broader in job insecurity research: Understanding an individual perception in its social and political context
Applied Psychology|2024
33 cit.
6
A colleague named Max: A critical inquiry into affects when an anthropomorphised AI (ro)bot enters the workplace
Human Relations|2023
27 cit.
7
Courage as Mediator between Positive Resources and General/Domain-Specific Well-Being Indices
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education|2022
25 cit.
8
Work Engagement as a Moderating Factor between Positive Attitude toward Smart Working and Job and Life Satisfaction
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education|2022
24 cit.
9
The Psychological Benefits of Scary Play in Three Types of Horror Fans
Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications|2022
24 cit.
10
Time-Restricted Feeding Studies and Possible Human Benefit
JNCI Cancer Spectrum|2022
20 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Martin E. P. Seligman
California University of Pennsylvania
2
Douglas R. May
University of Kansas
3
David B. Larson
Stanford University
4
Jonathan Haidt
New York University
5
Ronnie Janoff‐Bulman
University of Massachusetts Amherst
6
Lynda Jiwen Song
University of Leeds
7
Justin H. Park
University of Bristol
8
W. Keith Campbell
University of Georgia
9
Bruce J. Avolio
University of Washington
10
Christopher Peterson
University of Michigan

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Positive psychology: An introduction.
American Psychologist|2000
11.1k cit.
2
Positive psychology: An introduction.
American Psychologist|2000
9.9k cit.
3
The emotional dog and its rational tail: A social intuitionist approach to moral judgment.
Psychological Review|2001
7.9k cit.
4
Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions.
American Psychologist|2005
5.9k cit.
5
Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership
The Leadership Quarterly|2005
5.3k cit.
6
The psychological conditions of meaningfulness, safety and availability and the engagement of the human spirit at work
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology|2004
3.4k cit.
7
Handbook of Religion and Health
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry|2004
3.3k cit.
8
Re‐examining the components of transformational and transactional leadership using the Multifactor Leadership
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology|1999
3k cit.
9
Beyond Money
Gothic.net|2004
2.5k cit.
10
Learned helplessness: Theory and evidence.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General|1976
2.4k cit.

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