Maureen is Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, Director and Head of the Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health at the University of South Australia. She is Foundation President of the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, and Co-chair of the International Commission on Occupational Health- Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors, Scientific Committee. She was chair of the ICOH-WOPS conference in Adelaide September 2014 (see http://unisa.edu.au/ICOHcongress)
Her research goal has been to establish a national surveillance system of psychosocial (stress) factors at work, The Australian Workplace Barometer, and the... Read more
About me
Maureen is Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, Director and Head of the Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health at the University of South Australia. She is Foundation President of the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, and Co-chair of the International Commission on Occupational Health- Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors, Scientific Committee. She was chair of the ICOH-WOPS conference in Adelaide September 2014 (see http://unisa.edu.au/ICOHcongress)
Her research goal has been to establish a national surveillance system of psychosocial (stress) factors at work, The Australian Workplace Barometer, and the StressCafé (stresscafe.net).
Since 2000 she has held 16 nationally competitive research grants, 10 as lead CI, including 5 ARC Discovery Grants, and 9 ARC Linkage, and numerous industry grants together totalling $6.3 million. She was lead Chief Investigator on an ARC International Linkage Grant with Utrecht University, The Australian-Netherlands Project on Work and Stress Research. In 2005 she convened a Roundtable on an Australian National Research Agenda and Action Plan for the Prevention of Psychosocial Risk at Work, at the 2nd International Commission on Occ. Health (ICOH) International Conference in Japan. Twenty nine eminent international scientists (e.g. Kristensen, Siegrist, Kawakami) from 14 different countries attended. The Okayama Resolutions were drafted to promote national action in Australia. She convened the 7th Australian I/O conference and the 1st Asia Pacific Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology in Adelaide, 2007.
Her research and consultancy is in the area of work stress and she holds a PhD on the topic. She has worked with human service workers, correctional officers, Salvation Army officers, call centre workers, ambulance officers, nurses, farmers and police officers, and has developed best practice models in psychological injury prevention and management (Vic Workcover; NSW Workcover; NOHSC; Office for the Commission of Public Employment, SA).
She has published four edited books and over 140 book chapters and refereed journal articles in the area. She serves on the beyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group.
Maureen is a frequent speaker at national and international venues and was keynote presenter at the European Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Dublin 2006. She was an invited expert to the Institute for Psychosocial Medicine in Stockholm 2006, workshop on 'From healthy work to healthy society" and co-convened an Expert workshop on Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific, 2010 Maureen is on the editorial board of the Journal of Organisational Behavior; the European Journal of Work, and Organisational Psychology; Work and Stress; and the International Advisory Board of the International Journal of Rural Management and the EAWOP 2015 Congress Advisory Board. Her research in the area includes the impact of deregulation on dairy farmers and their families; and a study of organophosphate farm pesticide use and well-being in rural children. Other research focuses on remote health workers, remote development workers in India, and rural women entrepreneurs.
Grants held
International
National Competitive
Industry Funders
About me
Australian Psychological Association (Organisational College)
Northern Areas and Spencer Gulf Association of Psychologists
Womens' Executive Development, Australian Universities Technology Network
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma of Psychological Practice University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Digital communication and work stress in universities: a multilevel study, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
Pathways to active citizenship: Refugee youth and their transition from school to further education, training and employment., ARC - Linkage Project, 27/06/2015 - 31/12/2019
Men at Work, Movember Group and beyondblue Australian Mental Health Initiative, 25/03/2015 - 25/03/2018
The significance of psychosocial safety climate, health and happiness for productivity at work, ARC - Discovery Projects, 22/05/2014 - 31/12/2017
The dynamic interplay of physical and psychosocial safety in frontline healthcare workplaces in Australia and Malaysia, ARC - Linkage Project, 07/01/2014 - 31/12/2017
Developing a Workplace Bullying Risk Audit Tool, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch), 01/07/2016 - 31/12/2017
Transition from school to work: a 10-year longitudinal study of unemployment, underemployment, social exclusion, and mental health in young people, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/08/2008 - 31/12/2016
State, Organisational, and Team Interventions to Build Psychological Safety Climate using the Australian Workplace Barometer and the StressCafe., ARC - Linkage Project, 29/06/2010 - 31/12/2013
Tasmania Workplace Bullying Data Analysis, WorkCover Tasmania, 06/08/2013 - 15/11/2013
State, organisational, and team interventions (Industry Partner), Safework SA, 30/06/2010 - 30/10/2013
Caring for the Carers: An Investigation of EAP Service Provision Within the Aged Care Sector, Safework SA, 21/07/2011 - 31/12/2012
Working wounded or engaged? Australian work conditions and consequences through the lens of the Job Demands-Resources model, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2012
Minimising Injury in Aged Care Workers, Aged Care Association of Australia - South Australia (ACAASA), 01/06/2010 - 30/12/2011
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Alice Springs Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
AS Consultant and Clinical Psychologists | AUSTRALIA |
Auburn University | UNITED STATES |
Calvary Health Care | AUSTRALIA |
Center for Rural and Remote Health | AUSTRALIA |
Centre for Remote Health | AUSTRALIA |
Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Services | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Human Services | AUSTRALIA |
Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
Eindhoven University of Technology | NETHERLANDS |
Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Fudan University | CHINA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Healthcare Australia | AUSTRALIA |
HEAS Consulting Psychologists | AUSTRALIA |
Heidelberg University | GERMANY |
Heinrich Heine University | GERMANY |
International Commission of Occupational Health-Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors | AUSTRALIA |
James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz | GERMANY |
Johns Hopkins University | UNITED STATES |
Kitasato University | JAPAN |
Korea Safety and Health Agency | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Multicultural Youth SA Inc | AUSTRALIA |
National Institute of Economic and Industry Research | AUSTRALIA |
Northern Territory Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
PKF Organization Development | AUSTRALIA |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Darwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Ruhr University Bochum | GERMANY |
Safework SA | AUSTRALIA |
Seoul National University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences | CHINA |
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Umeå University | SWEDEN |
Université Laval | CANADA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Barcelona | SPAIN |
University of British Columbia | CANADA |
University of Düsseldorf | GERMANY |
University of Georgia | UNITED STATES |
University of Malaya | MALAYSIA |
University of Malaysia Sarawak | MALAYSIA |
University of Malaysia, Sarawak | MALAYSIA |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | UNITED STATES |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Milan | ITALY |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Northern British Columbia | CANADA |
University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tokyo | JAPAN |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
Utrecht University | NETHERLANDS |
Utrecht University (AKA Hogeschool Utrecht) | NETHERLANDS |
Xinjiang Medical University | CHINA |
Zhejiang University of Technology | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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International Board memberInternational Commission of Occupational Health |
2021 |
International Board memberInternational Commission of Occupational Health |
2020 |
International Board memberInternational Commission of Occupational Health |
2019 |
Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2018 |
Australian National Scientific Advisory CommitteeInternational Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH) 2021 bid |
2018 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
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Editorial Board MemberOccupational Health Science |
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Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
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Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
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Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
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External Promotions AssessorUniversity of Malaya |
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FellowEuropean Academy for Occupational Health Psychology |
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International Advisory Panel MemberSwedish Work Environment Authority on Organisational and Social Safety Climate 2016-2018, Malmo University |
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International Board memberInternational Commission of Occupational Health |
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Keynote SpeakerInternational Commission on Occupational Health |
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Keynote SpeakerAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, NZ |
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MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
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MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
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Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
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Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberOccupational Health Science |
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Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
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Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
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Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
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External international evaluatorBehavioural Science Institute Radboud University, The Netherlands |
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External Promotions AssessorUniversity of Malaya |
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FellowEuropean Academy for Occupational Health Psychology |
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International Advisory Panel MemberSwedish Work Environment Authority on Organisational and Social Safety Climate 2016-2018, Malmo University |
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Keynote SpeakerBritish Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference, Liverpool |
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Keynote speakerPsychosocial Safety Climate and Australian Workplace Barometer, SafeWork NSW |
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Keynote speakerAccess Adelaide |
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MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
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MemberNorthern Areas and Spencer Gulf Association of Psychologists |
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MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
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MemberWomens' Executive Development, Australian Universities Technology Network |
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Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2016 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberOccupational Health Science |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2016 |
External Promotions AssessorUniversity of Malaya |
2016 |
FellowEuropean Academy for Occupational Health Psychology |
2016 |
International Advisory Panel MemberSwedish Work Environment Authority on Organisational and Social Safety Climate 2016-2018, Malmo University |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Seminar, York, United Kingdom |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerAustralian Psychology Congress |
2016 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2016 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
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Plenary Speaker25th National Conference, Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia (Inc), Sydney |
2016 |
Plenary SpeakerSA Occupational Physicians and Psychiatrists |
2016 |
President ElectAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2016 |
Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2015 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2015 |
Conference Chair1st International Conference on Theory and Practice, Adelaide |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2015 |
External Promotions AssessorDublin University |
2015 |
External Promotions AssessorUniversity of Malaya |
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Invited SpeakerAustralian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Annual Convention, Canberra |
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Invited SpeakerFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin |
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Invited SpeakerVictoria Trades Hall Melbourne |
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Invited SpeakerWestern Australian Royal College of Australian Physicians, Perth |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerFachgruppentagung Arbeits, Organisations-unid Wirtschaftspsychologie, Mainz, Germany |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerHEADS (HEAlth Determinants in Societies) Project, Universite de Bordeaux |
2015 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2015 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2015 |
Member, Congress Advisory BoardEuropean Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) |
2015 |
Outstanding Achievement in International EngagementInternational Congress on Occupational Health Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors |
2015 |
President ElectAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2015 |
Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2014 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2014 |
Congress ChairInternational Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) Congress, Adelaide |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2014 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2014 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2014 |
Plenary SpeakerAnnual Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit in Shanghai |
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President ElectAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2014 |
Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2013 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2013 |
Invited SpeakerFederal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, Berlin |
2013 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2013 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2013 |
President ElectAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2013 |
Advisory Group Memberbeyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group |
2012 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2012 |
Invited SpeakerMental Health in the Workplace Workshop, Menzies Institute, Tasmania |
2012 |
Keynote SpeakerBUPA Health and Wellness Seminar |
2012 |
Keynote SpeakerIntrepid Minds, Sydney |
2012 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2012 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2012 |
Plenary SpeakerSuperFriend Symposium, Mental Health at Work, Sydney |
2012 |
President ElectAsia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2012 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2011 |
Keynote SpeakerHong Kong Occupational Health and Safety Conference, Hong Kong Safety Council |
2011 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2011 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2011 |
Plenary Speaker and ConvenorResilience at work conference, Adelaide |
2011 |
Co-ChairInternational Commission for Occupational Health- Work, organisations and Psychosocial Factors |
2010 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Rural Management |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Organisational Behavior |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberEuropean Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberWork and Stress |
2010 |
MemberAustralia Psychological Society |
2010 |
MemberWHO Global Network of Collaborating Centre (CC) |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
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Breach of psychological contract in nurses in South Australia: consequences for retention | Current |
Job design in workplaces:The role of specific job control | Current |
Organisations changing environment and implications to employee engagement | Current |
Social system factors affecting project success | Current |
The shackles of digital communication: A multilevel study of work stress in Australian university staff | Current |
Transforming engineering industries: A study of the capacity for innovation and creativity in an ageing workforce | Current |
Using creativity based interventions to help foster positive attitudes towards mathematics in female students in an attempt to increase female representation in STEM Subjects | Current |
A long way from home: investigation of work stress and remoteness in the mining industry | Completed |
A novel remote laboratory for motion control and feedback devices | Completed |
Australian work health and safety policy for psychosocial hazards and risks: evaluation of the context, content, and implementation | Completed |
Burnout and work/family conflict in the Roxby Downs mining community: a community based study | Completed |
Extending psychosocial safety climate theory to practice: injury management systems and organisational intervention frameworks | Completed |
Hybridized autonomous model for analysing work stress-related data using a multi-agent system | Completed |
Interpersonal anger: the theory and measurement of a new psychological construct | Completed |
Nursing in the bush: occupational stress in very remote Australia | Completed |
Psychosocial factors at work and the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) framework | Completed |
Psychosocial safety climate and risk factors at work: the Malaysian context | Completed |
Psychosocial safety climate: composition (mean level) and dispersion (climate strength and climate ideal) at team and organisational levels in Australian and Iranian contexts | Completed |
Resilience in frontline child protection workers: a model of risk and protective factors | Completed |
The health and wellbeing of working students in Australia: the influence of work-study conflict, work-study facilitation, sexual harassment, and bullying | Completed |
Work-family interface in Malaysia: examining its antecedents and outcomes | Completed |
Workplace bullying in Malaysia: the role of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) in the secondary prevention of bullying | Completed |