I am Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology within UniSA Justice & Society and the Centre for Workplace Excellence. Through my research I'm interested in understanding the psychosocial aspects of how work and work environments influence well-being. My focal areas are workplace bullying, occupational stress, sexual harassment, and workplace mindfulness.
My most significant contribution lies in fostering a fundamental shift in the way that workplace bullying is understood and tackled by organisations – from approaching it as an interpersonal problem where the emphasis is on responding to bullying behaviour, to addressing it as an organisational issue where the focus is on identifying and mitigating the root... Read more
About me
I am Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology within UniSA Justice & Society and the Centre for Workplace Excellence. Through my research I'm interested in understanding the psychosocial aspects of how work and work environments influence well-being. My focal areas are workplace bullying, occupational stress, sexual harassment, and workplace mindfulness.
My most significant contribution lies in fostering a fundamental shift in the way that workplace bullying is understood and tackled by organisations – from approaching it as an interpersonal problem where the emphasis is on responding to bullying behaviour, to addressing it as an organisational issue where the focus is on identifying and mitigating the root causes of bullying embedded within work environments, systems, and processes. I work closely with partner organisations to translate my research into better quality work and work environments for their staff. I also provide expert advice and presentations to support effect change at sector and national levels regarding bullying and harassment at work. Recent examples include supporting the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021), and citations in the final report for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Workplace Fatigue and Bullying in South Australian Hospitals and Health Services.
I currently serve as an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology and on the editorial boards of Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management.
Representative research projects include:
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Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Flinders University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Towards Safe and Healthy Workplaces by Design, Teamgage Pty Ltd, 15/05/2023 - 28/03/2024
Towards Safe and Healthy Workplaces by Design, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 15/05/2023 - 28/03/2024
Workplace Engagement, Respect and Care (WERC), Woolworths Group Limited, 01/10/2019 - 31/07/2023
Respectful Workplace Foundations Project – Pilot Project in Collaboration with the NSW Public Service Commission, Public Service Commissioner NSW, 01/04/2021 - 30/04/2022
Workplace Bullying Risk Assessment in the Limestone Coast LHN – Phase 1 (Operating Theatre), Limestone Coast Local Health Network Incorporated, 15/08/2019 - 30/12/2019
WorkSafe Victoria - Psychosocial Risk Assessment in Youth Justice, Victorian Workcover Authority, 26/04/2019 - 31/08/2019
Psychosocial Environment Assessment, Victim Support Service Inc, 06/12/2017 - 16/04/2018
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
Workplace Bullying Risk Assessment Within SafeWork NSW, NSW Dept of Finance Services and Innovation, 23/06/2017 - 15/12/2017
Designed with care: improving job design in the SA aged care industry, Safework SA, 01/05/2015 - 15/12/2016
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 |
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2021 |
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2021 |
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2019 |
1
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2018 |
2
|
2017 |
Open access
19
14
|
2016 |
7
3
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
1
|
2014 |
1
1
|
2014 |
5
|
2014 |
10
|
2014 |
9
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
6
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
|
2023 |
6
5
9
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2022 |
1
3
|
2022 |
Open access
8
6
4
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
6
2
110
|
2021 |
Open access
2
1
|
2021 |
Open access
5
4
11
|
2021 |
2
2
5
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
47
|
2020 |
Open access
6
7
|
2020 |
Open access
4
3
3
|
2020 |
18
15
|
2020 |
5
3
1
|
2019 |
Open access
73
58
|
2019 |
Open access
18
17
5
|
2019 |
Open access
13
13
3
|
2019 |
19
13
11
|
2019 |
32
27
20
|
2018 |
Open access
33
24
9
|
2018 |
Open access
29
23
|
2018 |
Open access
9
7
6
|
2018 |
Open access
24
24
3
|
2017 |
Open access
69
44
11
|
2017 |
Open access
132
114
11
|
2017 |
Open access
7
4
5
|
2017 |
Open access
11
8
6
|
2017 |
77
62
11
|
2016 |
55
38
1
|
2016 |
Open access
15
13
1
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
5
13
|
2015 |
63
45
1
|
2015 |
Open access
11
4
2
|
2015 |
24
24
3
|
2015 |
Open access
97
86
2
|
2014 |
20
15
8
|
2014 |
12
8
1
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
Open access
29
76
40
|
2014 |
Open access
86
74
3
|
2014 |
86
63
24
|
2013 |
5
4
|
2012 |
22
19
|
2012 |
101
86
|
2012 |
Open access
180
166
|
2012 |
Open access
20
17
|
2012 |
33
22
|
2011 |
|
2011 |
89
90
|
2011 |
267
215
|
2011 |
60
58
|
2011 |
31
23
|
2011 |
11
|
2010 |
157
|
2010 |
174
143
|
2010 |
Open access
26
20
|
2009 |
85
75
|
2009 |
16
11
|
2008 |
35
26
|
Year | Output |
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2019 |
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2009 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2022 |
|
2019 |
Open access
66
|
2018 |
Open access
4
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2008 |
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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AS Consultant and Clinical Psychologists | AUSTRALIA |
Auburn University | UNITED STATES |
Auburn University System | UNITED STATES |
AusPsych | AUSTRALIA |
Australasian Centre for Policing Research | AUSTRALIA |
Calvary Health Care | AUSTRALIA |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Education and Children's Services | AUSTRALIA |
Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz | GERMANY |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
Masstricht University | NETHERLANDS |
Mindfulness Exchange | UNITED KINGDOM |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Old Dominion University | UNITED STATES |
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School | UNITED STATES |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Providence College | UNITED STATES |
Safework SA | AUSTRALIA |
Seattle University | UNITED STATES |
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
Sunway University | MALAYSIA |
Unilever Netherlands | NETHERLANDS |
Universiti Putra Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
University Malaysia Sabah | MALAYSIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Barcelona | SPAIN |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Georgia | UNITED STATES |
University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
University of Malaya | MALAYSIA |
University of Mannheim | GERMANY |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of the Arts London | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Tokyo | JAPAN |
University of Waikato | NEW ZEALAND |
Victoria University of Wellington | NEW ZEALAND |
Wildlife Conservation and Science | AUSTRALIA |
Zoos Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Board DirectorBrodie's Law Foundation |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2018 |
Guest Editor (for submissions to the journal by the Chief and Associate Editors)Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2018 |
Keynote SpeakerNo More Harm, Melbourne |
2018 |
MemberEuropean Association for Work and Organizational Psychology |
2018 |
MemberInternational Association of Applied Psychology |
2018 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2018 |
Recipient, Augusta Zadow AwardSafeWork SA |
2018 |
Board DirectorBrodie's Law Foundation |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2017 |
Guest Editor (for submissions to the journal by the Chief and Associate Editors)Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2017 |
Honourable Mention, Best Paper Award for 2015-2016Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Society for Occupational Health Psychology |
2017 |
Keynote SpeakerHealthy Work, Auckland, New Zealand |
2017 |
Keynote SpeakerInternational Conference on Stress Management, Goa, India |
2017 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2017 |
Panel ExpertSafe Work Australia Virtual Seminar Series, Adelaide |
2017 |
Recipient, Augusta Zadow AwardSafeWork SA |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2016 |
Guest Editor (for submissions to the journal by the Chief and Associate Editors)Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerInternational Association of Workplace Bullying and Harassment Conference, Auckland |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Association (Vic Branch) Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference, Melbourne |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerDiversity and Inclusion in the NHS: The Inclusive Revolution, London |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerNew Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference, Wellington |
2016 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2016 |
Co-Founders Award for Excellence in Trauma ResearchInternational Critical Incident Stress Foundation |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2015 |
Guest Editor (for submissions to the journal by the Chief and Associate Editors)Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia Conference, Melbourne |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Vic Branch) Conference, Melbourne |
2015 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2015 |
Panel FacilitatorCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia Conference, Melbourne |
2015 |
Chair, Scientific CommitteeInternational Committee on Occupational Health: Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors Congress (2014) |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2014 |
Guest Editor, Special issueInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2014 |
Keynote SpeakerNew Zealand Applied Psychology Conference, Hamilton |
2014 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2014 |
Chair, Scientific CommitteeInternational Committee on Occupational Health: Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors Congress (2014) |
2013 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningOffice for Learning and Teaching, Department of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberStress and Health |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2013 |
Guest Editor, Special issueInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2013 |
Member, Management CommitteeCrisis Intervention and Management Australasia |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberStress and Health |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2012 |
Commendation, Innovative Learning, Teaching and Assessment Resource CompetitionAustralian Psychology Educators Network , Australian Learning and Teaching Council |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberStress and Health |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2011 |
Expert memberNational Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 |
2011 |
Co-Chair1st Asia-Pacific Expert Workshop on Psychosocial Factors at Work |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberStress and Health |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Stress Management |
2010 |
Keynote Speaker5th Bi-Annual Conference of the Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation Australia, Melbourne |
2009 |
Premier Certificate of Appreciation (in recognition of outstanding service to the South Australian Country Fire Service)Government of South Australia |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110365 - Primary prevention for workplace sexual harassment - Addressing structural inequalities from gender and organisational power | Current |
An investigation into the use of augmented environmental graphic design to help improve employee wellbeing within the healthcare workplace | Current |
Taking a macroergonomics approach to reducing workplace sexual harassment | Current |
A long way from home: investigation of work stress and remoteness in the mining industry | Completed |
Australian work health and safety policy for psychosocial hazards and risks: evaluation of the context, content, and implementation | Completed |
Emotional boundaries and well-being within the nursing context | Completed |
Emotional boundaries: from theory to practice | Completed |
Exploring responsibility and accountability in clinical handover | Completed |
Extending psychosocial safety climate theory to practice: injury management systems and organisational intervention frameworks | Completed |
Maintaining male dominance in the workplace: firefighters in an Australian metropolitan fire service | Completed |
Nurses' sensemaking: the social context of occupational health and safety decision making | Completed |
Progressing zoo conservation-education evaluation: application of theory to practice | Completed |
The boundaries and constraints of bystander intervention in organisational settings | Completed |
Workplace bullying in Malaysia: the role of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) in the secondary prevention of bullying | Completed |