Rebekah Hong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2024
- B.A., Macalester College, 2017
Rebekah Hong is an assistant professor of management at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on the interpersonal dynamics of creativity and innovation, examining how managers, coworkers and teams shape whether creative ideas are recognized, developed and ultimately advanced. Through this research, she seeks to identify how creators can more effectively advance their ideas and how organizations can better support creativity and innovation.
Before pursuing her doctoral degree, she worked in human resources and recruiting across the financial services, retail and management consulting industries.
Research Expertise:
- Interpersonal Processes of Creativity and Innovation
- Idea Ownership
- Entrepreneurship
