COL Jordon E. Swain, Ph.D. Associate Professor Associate Dean for Engagement Director - West Point Press Dean's Staff West Point Press jordon.swain [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Jordon Swain is a career Military Intelligence officer and associate professor. He has over 25 years of organizational leadership experience, having served in various command and staff positions overseas and in the United States during peacetime and war. COL Swain graduated from West Point with honors, holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned a Ph.D. in organizations and management from Yale University. He is also a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, Army Airborne School, Army Assault School, and U.S. Navy Dive School. COL Swain has earned a number of awards, including the Bronze Star medal. He has published numerous papers and book chapters focused on leadership and leader development and has provided leadership training to various teams and organizations in both the public and private sectors. Ph.D. - Yale UniversityM.A. - Yale UniversityM.Phil - Yale UniversityMBA - Wharton School UPENNB.S. - U.S. Military Academy Research Interests Leader humility and leader development Current Research Trust and leader humility Selected Publications Swain, J. E., Conkey, K., Kalkstein, Y., & Strauchler, O. (2024). Exploring the Utility of Psychological Safety in the Armed Forces. Journal of Character and Leadership Development, 11(2), 55-67.Swain, J.E., Dykhuis, E.M. (2023). Heroism and Humility. In Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies. Springer Publishing https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17125-3_298-1Swain, J. E. & Murray, E. D. (2020). Assessing leader humility. Journal of College and Character, 21(3), 204-211Swain, J. E., & Korenman, L. (2018). In their humble opinion: How expressions of humility affect superiors' assessments of leadership potential in the US Army. Military Psychology, 30(6), 507-527Swain, J. E. (2018). The effects of leader humility on the performance of virtual groups. Journal of Leadership Studies, 12(1), 21-37.