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Research

Research Interests

My research examines the intersection of ecosystem leadership, collective flourishing, and organizational effectiveness with particular attention to Caribbean and underrepresented contexts. Grounded in a stewardship orientation, this work asks how leaders can design, steward, and renew bioecological ecosystems to enable sustainable wellbeing and flourishing across work, family, education, and community pathways.

Core Research Questions​

Ecosystem Leadership Mechanisms

RQ1.1: How do ecosystem leadership practices, particularly Design-Steward-Renew actions enacted with a stewardship orientation, shape the alignment of beliefs, practices, and structures?

    1. And through what mechanisms (leadership as social process, boundary negotiation, proximal processes) do aligned systems enable individual and collective flourishing?

Integrative Theoretical Framework​

Anchored in VanderWeele’s Human Flourishing Framework (7 dimensions across 4 pathways), this work synthesizes:

  • Bioecological Systems Theory (Bronfenbrenner): Nested systems from microsystem (daily roles and relationships) through chronosystem (life course and societal evolution) shape flourishing.
  • Leadership as Social Process (Drath et al., McCauley et al.): Direction, Alignment, and Commitment emerge when beliefs, practices, and structures align around shared purpose.
  • Stewardship Orientation (Hernandez, Davis): Leaders accept responsibility for long-term, multi-pathway human and systems wellbeing.
  • Polarity Management (Johnson, Smith & Lewis): Work-life is an ongoing tension requiring both/and thinking, paradigm shifts enable systemic change.
  • Boundary Theory (Ashforth, Clark): Effective boundary negotiation (clarity, flexibility, support) at pathway interfaces enables role transitions and identity integration.
  • Conservation of Resources Theory (Hobfoll): Reciprocal resource flows and sustainability across ecosystems predict resilience and flourishing.
  • Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci): Autonomy, relatedness, and competence across pathways fuel motivation and wellbeing.
  • Internal Family Systems (Schwartz): Sub-personality patterns and internal pluralism explain how leaders navigate competing role demands and achieve integration.

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