Corey Crossan is a research and teaching fellow at The Oxford Character Project where she develops and facilitates character development programs for students, industry, and university partners. Her research examines how character can be developed and its impact on performance and well-being. Her undergraduate work in Exercise Science inspired her unique application of exercise and habit development towards her research that shed light on what it takes to implement a daily practice of character development. Corey’s love for elite performance developed as she competed in top-level athletics for most of her life, highlighted by competing as a NCAA Division 1 athlete. Corey translated her understanding for elite performance into a passion for helping individuals and organizations develop sustained excellence. She is also the co-founder of Virtuosity Character, a mobile software application created to support the daily, deliberate practice of character-based leadership development.
Publications
Crossan, M., Ellis, C., & Crossan, C. (2023). The Role of Physiology, Affect, Behavior and Cognition in Leader Character Activation: A Music Intervention. The Journal of Character & Leadership Development.
Crossan, C. & Crossan, M. (2023). The Practice of Developing Character to Elevate Judgment in Virtues and Leadership, eds. T. Newstead and R. Riggio. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge.
Crossan, C., Crossan, M., & Ellis, C. (2023). Exercising Character through Improvisation. Companion to Improvisation in Organizations. Routledge.
Crossan, C., Elsner, L., & Sarker, A. (2022). The UK Law Values Report – Elevating Character Alongside Competence. Institute of Business Ethics.
Crossan, C., Elsner, L., Sarker, A., & Brooks, E. (2022). The UK Finance Values Report – The call for a new narrative. Institute of Business Ethics.
Crossan, C., Elsner, L., & Sarker, A, & Brooks, E. (2022). The UK Values Report – Putting Character First. Institute of Business Ethics.
Crossan, M., Ellis, C., & Crossan, C. (2021). Towards a Model of Leader Character Development: Insights from Anatomy and Music Therapy. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 28(3), 287-305.
Crossan, M., Ellis, C., & Crossan, C. (2018). Using Music to Activate and Develop Leader Character. Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice: Volume 1, 45-69: Arts-based Methods. Palgrave Macmillan, eds Antonacopoulou, E., & Taylor, S.
Crossan, C., & Salmoni, A. (2017). A simulated walk in nature: Testing predictions from the Attention Restoration Theory. Environment and Behavior, 53(3), 277-295.