Pronouns: he/him
Email: fkung@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-8027
Office:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Room 2124
703 Third Street
Franki Y. H. Kung
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Co-Director, DEI Science Consortium
Areas of Expertise
- Conflict Management
- Goals and Motivation
- Cultural Diversity
- Mindsets
- Difficult Conversations
HHS Signature Research Area(s)
- Developmental Health and Wellness
- Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity
- Sustainable Organizations and Thriving Communities
Department of Psychological Sciences Research Area(s)
- Industrial - Organizational Psychology
Biography
Dr. Kung’s research uses a lay theory approach to study conflict management, generating actionable knowledge for people and organizations to achieve optimal conflict resolution. Currently, his work takes three main directions: 1) addressing when cultural collision and synergy occur in a multicultural space, and how to transform the prior into the latter; 2) identifying and training wise strategies for difficult communications, such as negotiation and performance appraisal; and 3) unpacking and improving the management of multiple goals and goal conflicts.
Trained in both industrial-organizational and social psychology, Dr. Kung is interested in both theory and application and takes varied approaches in his research (e.g., cross-cultural, longitudinal, experimental, network, dyadic, meta-analytical). He is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in research, teaching, and community engagement.
Education
- PhD, Social and Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Waterloo
Websites
Social Media Accounts
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Co-Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Science Consortium (https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/consortium/)
- Co-Chair, Early-Career Committee, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (https://spsp.org/about/committees/earlycareer)
- Organizing Committee Member, Reviewer Zero (https://www.reviewerzero.net/)
Current Courses
- PSY 27200 - Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- PSY 39000 - Research Experience in Psychology
- PSY 49800H - Honors Thesis Research
- PSY 68200D - Culture and Diversity at Work
- PSY 68200G - Self-Regulation, Goals and Motivation
Selected Grants
- Principal Investigator, Developing and analyzing a cultural mindset module for improving multicultural engineering team effectiveness. National Science Foundation (IUSE 2044390). Period: 02/2021-01/2024. Total: $299,973.