This project develops a new framework that expands traditional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts by adding Civility as a structural component of organizational and educational culture. The model—D.I.C.E. (Diversity, Inclusion, Civility, Engagement)—argues that inclusion without civility can unintentionally suppress discourse, hinder perspective-taking, and create climates where dissent is discouraged. Civility is redefined not as politeness, but as the norms and practices that make dialogue, disagreement, and mutual respect possible.

This work draws on Habermas’s communicative action, theories of dialogue and relational ethics, research on psychological safety, and organizational literature on trust, conflict management, and moral culture. It also builds on scholarship showing that civility is essential for intellectual humility, engagement across differences, and sustainable inclusion.

• Develop a conceptual and empirical model of civility as an organizational competency.
   
• Create tools and rubrics for assessing civility within higher education and workplace environments.
   
• Provide guidance for institutions seeking to strengthen discourse, trust, and engagement.
   
• Offer training and curriculum modules for leadership development, faculty development, and student engagement.
   

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This project examines how leaders develop through the interaction of personal values, identity structures, moral commitment, and relational influence. Instead of focusing primarily on skills or behavioral competencies, this work explores the deeper processes by which leaders form a sense of responsibility, meaning, and purpose—and how this internal formation shapes organizational culture. The project includes a developmental rubric and research program designed to map how individuals integrate values, identity, and moral reasoning into leadership practice.

The framework is grounded in self-concept theory, moral identity research, character and virtue ethics, systems thinking, identity-based motivation, and scholarship on values-driven and prosocial leadership. Research from psychology, leadership studies, and organizational behavior informs the developmental pathways through which leaders internalize ethical commitments.

• Advance a model of leadership formation centered on values integration and identity development.
   
• Provide assessment tools for measuring leadership growth across developmental stages.
   
• Produce empirical research using surveys, interviews, and narrative identity methods.
   
• Develop applications for leadership education, coaching, and organizational development programs.
   

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This project explores how individuals experience and express faith, spirituality, and meaning within the workplace. Building on the TIP/SF framework, it investigates the interplay between personal belief systems, workplace culture, and organizational policies related to religion and spirituality. The search seeks to provide valid, reliable measurement tools for understanding religious identity, spiritual motivation, and freedom of religious expression at work.

The project integrates research from religion-and-work studies, meaning-making psychology, identity and values theory, cultural pluralism, and organizational climate for religion and spirituality. It also engages emerging scholarship on covenantal pluralism, workplace spiritual climate, and the social and prosocial impacts of religious identity in organizations.

• Refine and validate the TIP/SF measurement scale across diverse populations.
   
• Map how faith and spirituality shape motivation, belonging, ethics, and psychological well-being at work.
   
• Provide evidence-based guidance for organizations seeking to support pluralism and religious freedom.
   
• Produce scholarly publications, training tools, and applied recommendations for policy and practice.
   

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