My research journey is driven by a genuine passion to improve the psychological health of Australian and international workers, particularly via policy level approaches that can influence broad stakeholder action. I am an adaptive and ‘outward-facing’ academic and work across disciplines of psychology, public health and law/regulation. My expertise lies in qualitative research and public policy analysis, yet I work with quantitative researchers, and together, we provide clear and meaningful recommendations to policy and practice for improved work-related psychological health and reduced injury.
I am currently working on two long-term projects. The first project is a four-year (2019 - 2023) research project funded by an... Read more
About me
My research journey is driven by a genuine passion to improve the psychological health of Australian and international workers, particularly via policy level approaches that can influence broad stakeholder action. I am an adaptive and ‘outward-facing’ academic and work across disciplines of psychology, public health and law/regulation. My expertise lies in qualitative research and public policy analysis, yet I work with quantitative researchers, and together, we provide clear and meaningful recommendations to policy and practice for improved work-related psychological health and reduced injury.
I am currently working on two long-term projects. The first project is a four-year (2019 - 2023) research project funded by an Australian Research Council grant (DP190100853) that explores digital communication and work stress in Australian universities. The second is a five-year project (2020 – 2015) at the Psychosocial Safety Climate Global Observatory (PSC-GO) called ‘Mind the Worker: Transformative Change for a Human-Centered Corporate Climate’ led by distinguished Australian Research Council Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Professor Maureen Dollard. PSC-GO is a world-first research platform for managing national and international research on workplace psychosocial safety.
About me
Work Health Organization
SA Unions
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) University of South Australia
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
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| 2016 |
2
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
8
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
2
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| 2022 |
3
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| 2022 |
4
2
7
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
21
20
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| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
18
14
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
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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 |
|---|---|
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Milan | ITALY |
| University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Quebec | CANADA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 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 |
