Dr Silvia Pignata is a Senior Lecturer in Aviation (Human Factors) in STEM, and a member of the Centre for Workplace Excellence at UniSA. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in work and organisational psychology. Silvia has expertise in psychosocial safety and organisational interventions and strategies that incorporate well-being and morale building activities, particularly their potential to reduce psychological strain. She is a Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project entitled "Digital communication and work stress in universities: a multilevel study" (DP190100853) together with Professors Maureen Dollard, Tony Winefield, Kurt Lushington, and Arnold Bakker [The Netherlands].
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About me
Dr Silvia Pignata is a Senior Lecturer in Aviation (Human Factors) in STEM, and a member of the Centre for Workplace Excellence at UniSA. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in work and organisational psychology. Silvia has expertise in psychosocial safety and organisational interventions and strategies that incorporate well-being and morale building activities, particularly their potential to reduce psychological strain. She is a Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project entitled "Digital communication and work stress in universities: a multilevel study" (DP190100853) together with Professors Maureen Dollard, Tony Winefield, Kurt Lushington, and Arnold Bakker [The Netherlands].
Silvia’s research has an applied focus with 50+ publications that include her internationally recognised “Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-being in the Public Sector” that she edited with Canadian Professor Ronald Burke for Edward Elgar publishers with contributions from over 40 leading national and international researchers.
Prior to commencing with UniSA Engineering/STEM in 2013, Silvia spent over 20 years working in the public sector and in consultancy. Her other research interests include aviation psychology and human factors; academic stress in university students; the psychosocial aspects of occupational health and safety; and the interaction of people and socio-technical systems within the work environment. Her Ph.D research is titled “Stress interventions: Their impact on psychological well-being and work attitudes in Australian university staff”.
About me
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Certified Professional, Australian Human Resources Institute (CAHRI)
Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group
Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR)
Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA)
Royal Aeronautical Society (MRAeS)
Australian Aviation Psychology Association (AAvPA)
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP)
Aviation/Aerospace Australia
Invited Sole Guest Editor of the International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health - 2021 Special Issue entitled: "Emerging Psychosocial Issues in Occupational Health and Occupational Disease" (Impact Factor: 3.390)
Invited Guest Editor of Biomed Research International (Public Health) – 2019 Special Issue entitled “Addressing risks: Mental health, work-related stress and occupational disease management to enhance well-being” (Impact Factor: 2.197)
Invited Guest Editor of Biomed Research International (Public Health) – 2018 Special Issue entitled “Addressing risks: Mental health, work-related stress and occupational disease management to enhance... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Digital communication and work stress in universities: a multilevel study, ARC - Discovery Projects, 10/03/2019 - 22/12/2023
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
ARC Discovery (2019-2022) $480,000
TAFESA Adelaide North & UniSA Northern Business Research Partnership Evaluate TAFESA equity programs (2012) $20,000 to Savelsberg, H., Pignata, S., & Bailey, T.
EASS Divisional Research Performance Fund (DRPF) The impact of school holiday breaks on adolescents’ sleep, growth and mood (2013) $7,500 to Pignata, S., & Dorrian, J.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
24
21
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
27
19
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
15
12
|
| 2018 |
Open access
14
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
19
17
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
4
4
|
| 2008 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
| 2020 |
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2016 |
|
| 2014 |
6
|
| 2009 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
49
47
28
|
| 2022 |
Open access
11
8
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
4
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
11
8
7
|
| 2021 |
Open access
24
21
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
27
19
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
15
14
10
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
10
6
|
| 2018 |
Open access
15
12
|
| 2018 |
Open access
14
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
20
19
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
19
17
|
| 2016 |
Open access
6
18
|
| 2016 |
Open access
20
21
|
| 2016 |
Open access
23
17
|
| 2016 |
29
16
2
|
| 2016 |
Open access
7
3
|
| 2015 |
6
26
7
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
21
17
|
| 2010 |
171
147
|
| 2008 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
93
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
Research
Invited Sole Guest Editor of the International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health - 2021 Special Issue entitled: "Emerging Psychosocial Issues in Occupational Health and Occupational Disease" (Impact Factor: 3.390)
Invited Guest Editor of Biomed Research International (Public Health) – 2019 Special Issue entitled “Addressing risks: Mental health, work-related stress and occupational disease management to enhance well-being” (Impact Factor: 2.197)
Invited Guest Editor of Biomed Research International (Public Health) – 2018 Special Issue entitled “Addressing risks: Mental health, work-related stress and occupational disease management to enhance well-being” (Impact Factor: 2.476)
Invited Guest Editor of the International Journal of Stress Management – 2017 Special Issue entitled “Health and Wellbeing in Academic Employees” (Impact Factor: 1.632)
Invited Reviewer:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (Impact Factor: 4.036)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Impact Factor: 2.468)
Frontiers in Psychology [Educational Psychology section] (Impact factor: 2.321)
BioMed Research International (Impact Factor: 2.197)
European Journal of Cancer Care (Impact Factor: 2.104)
International Journal of Stress Management (Impact Factor: 1.632)
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health (Impact Factor: 1.347)
Australian Journal of Rural Health (Impact Factor: 1.000)
Australian Journal of Management (Impact factor: 0.795)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Aarhus University | DENMARK |
| Arden University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
| Australian Radiology Clinics | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Dokuz Eylul University | TURKEY |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| European University of Rome | ITALY |
| Harbin Normal University | CHINA |
| Konrad Lorenz University Foundation | COLOMBIA |
| National Distance Education University | SPAIN |
| Sapienza University of Rome | ITALY |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Universidad de Almeria | SPAIN |
| Universita Del Salento | ITALY |
| University College Dublin | IRELAND |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bologna | ITALY |
| University of Campania Luigi Vanvitell | ITALY |
| University of Florence | ITALY |
| University of Laval | CANADA |
| University of Navarra | SPAIN |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Salento | ITALY |
| University of Sassari | ITALY |
| University of Seville | SPAIN |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Verona | ITALY |
| University of Zenica | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| York University | CANADA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Certified ProfessionalAustralian Human Resources Institute(CAHRI) |
2018 |
MemberStress and Anxiety Research Society |
2018 |
MemberSafety Institute of Australia (SIA) |
2018 |
MemberHuman Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia Inc. (HFESA) |
2018 |
MemberRoyal Aeronautical Society |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2018 |
MemberAssociate Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Aviation Psychology Association (AAvPA) |
2018 |
Certified ProfessionalAustralian Human Resources Institute(CAHRI) |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2017 |
MemberAssociate Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) |
2017 |
MemberHuman Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia Inc. (HFESA) |
2017 |
MemberSafety Institute of Australia (SIA) |
2017 |
MemberRoyal Aeronautical Society |
2017 |
MemberStress and Anxiety Research Society |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Aviation Psychology Association (AAvPA) |
2017 |
Former Program Director of Human Factors and Safety Management Systems Program Suites (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters)
Former Program Director of OHS Program Suites (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters)
Development of new postgraduate online course - Management of Work Health and Safety Psychosocial Risk
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| An investigation of burnout and wellbeing in Australian sonographers: a focus on wellbeing interventions | Current |
| Flight crew fatigue management regulations: a case study of the South Asian region | Current |
| Taking a macroergonomics approach to reducing workplace sexual harassment | Current |
| The shackles of digital communication: A multilevel study of work stress in Australian university staff | Current |
