With a strong background in policy advocacy, I specialise in psychosocial factors and workplace safety. I am currently working on a five-year project undertaken at the Psychosocial Safety Climate Global Observatory (PSC-GO)—a world-first research platform for managing national and international research on workplace psychosocial safety.
In addition to contributing to high-level journals and media outlets, I have conducted extensive research on various aspects of workplace psychology, including national and international public policy analysis, leadership in psychosocial factors, and the impact of digital communication on work stress. Throughout all of my work and advocacy, I am committed to improving work-related psychological... Read more
About me
With a strong background in policy advocacy, I specialise in psychosocial factors and workplace safety. I am currently working on a five-year project undertaken at the Psychosocial Safety Climate Global Observatory (PSC-GO)—a world-first research platform for managing national and international research on workplace psychosocial safety.
In addition to contributing to high-level journals and media outlets, I have conducted extensive research on various aspects of workplace psychology, including national and international public policy analysis, leadership in psychosocial factors, and the impact of digital communication on work stress. Throughout all of my work and advocacy, I am committed to improving work-related psychological health and injury prevention.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Facilitator and Research Partner for Mind Your Head Program SA, SA Unions, 06/05/2025 - 31/12/2026
Building a PSC system for the management of psychosocial risks in WA Mining Sector organisations, Edith Cowan University, 15/11/2024 - 30/09/2025
Measuring Organisational Psychosocial Safety Climate, CMTEDD ACT Treasury, 01/08/2024 - 31/07/2025
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 or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
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| 2023 |
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| 2019 |
2
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| 2016 |
2
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
1
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
105
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| 2024 |
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3
1
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| 2024 |
1
1
4
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| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
Open access
11
6
8
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| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2022 |
7
5
8
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| 2022 |
Open access
11
8
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
6
5
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
5
6
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| 2022 |
18
17
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| 2022 |
Open access
13
9
7
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| 2020 |
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| 2019 |
Open access
35
31
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
8
8
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| 2017 |
28
22
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| Year | Output |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
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| 2016 |
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Potter, R. & O’Keeffe, V. (2019), Australian Work Health and Safety Policy for Psychosocial Hazards and Risks: Problems, Perceptions and Practice, Journal Health & Safety Research & Practice 10(1), 22-30
Potter, R., Fattori, A., & Dollard, M. (2019), Organisational tools for psychosocial risk management: A critical international review [Factsheets], Australia. DOI:10.25954/5dbb88722f302
Where are the psychological health and safety policy gaps?
https://www.sia.org.au/news-and-publications/news/where-are-psychological-health-and-safety-policy-gaps
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Adelaide City Council | AUSTRALIA |
| Danish Ministry of Employment | DENMARK |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| European Trade Union Institute | BELGIUM |
| Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | GERMANY |
| Gachon University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Government of Sweden | SWEDEN |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Kindai University | JAPAN |
| Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | JAPAN |
| Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research | NETHERLANDS |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bordeaux | FRANCE |
| University of Gdansk | POLAND |
| University of Milan | ITALY |
| University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Quebec | CANADA |
| University of Silesia in Katowice | POLAND |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Women’s Research Representative on the Gender Equality Steering CommitteeAdelaide City Council |
2025 |
Women’s Research Representative on the Gender Equality Steering CommitteeAdelaide City Council |
2024 |
Women’s Research Representative on the Gender Equality Steering CommitteeAdelaide City Council |
2023 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 111140 - Mind the Worker: Transformative Change for a Human-Centred Corporate Climate | Current |
| Aligning perceptions to build psychosocial safety climate | Current |
| Lived experiences of older Australians with a mortgage debt | Current |
| The shackles of digital communication: A multilevel study of work stress in Australian university staff | Current |
