Prospective PhD Students

PhD students in my research team work within a vibrant, productive and supportive environment. Team members include faculty, students (PhD, Masters and Honours) and research assistants as well as industry partners (e.g., ERGT Australia, Deloitte, F45 Fitness Studios).

My research projects offer a wide variety of opportunities for PhD students which involve field research, laboratory work or a combination of both. My PhD students also have access to a wide range of industry links (e.g., from mining, education, health and the military) for field research as well as state-of-the-art facilities for laboratory work. 

The University of Western Australia and the UWA Business School 

PhD students in my team have the opportunity to work in one of the best performing research universities in Australia. The University of Western Australia (UWA; https://www.uwa.edu.au/) is ranked amongst the top 100 universities in the world and is a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research-intensive universities.

The UWA Business School (https://www.uwa.edu.au/able/schools/business-school) is one of the premier schools in the Asia-Pacific region and is fully accredited by AACSB and EQUIS. The UWA Business School has over 100 full-time academic staff, and approximately 5,000 students. Graduates from the School have continued on to become leaders in a variety of industries throughout the world. The Business School is supported by a Board of prominent UWA alumni and leaders in industry and commerce. The school enjoys a strong research culture, including a regular and vibrant seminar scheme, international and national visitors, and short-term visiting fellowship schemes.

The UWA Business School is committed to maintaining an international reputation for scholarly excellence and relevance in pure and applied research in Economics, Management and Organisations, Marketing, Accounting and Finance. School research centres include the Centre for Human Values, Centre for Business Data Analytics and Centre for Social Impact. The Business School also offers high quality research training for students through its honours, coursework masters and higher degree by research programs. At the Business School, we believe that the quality of our research provides essential depth and integrity to our teaching programs.

The Department of Management and Organisations

The Department of Management and Organisations (https://www.uwa.edu.au/able/schools/business-school/management-and-organisations) is renowned for its research capability in Organisational Behaviour, Human Resources/Employment Relations, International Business & Strategy, and Logistics/Transport & Information Management. It brings together a number of internationally renowned researchers, with a long history of staff holding highly competitive and prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Fellowships (Laureate, Future Fellow and Early Career) and Associate Editors for prestigious journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Psychology Review, Human Resource Management Journal and International Journal of Human Resource Management.

The Department has a strong shared value of research and academic scholarship with research strengths in areas such as organisational behaviour and leadership; big data, transport policy; choice modelling; global production networks and employment relations. The Department also has a commitment to world class teaching and student experience in undergraduate, and postgraduate courses including the MBA program and contributes to the supervision of the 100 Higher Degree by Research (mostly PhD) students in the Business School. The Department of Management and Organisations runs a vibrant seminar series that hosts outstanding researchers from around the globe and houses state-of-the-art facilities including the Rosemarie Nathanson Financial Markets Trading Room which is used for experimental laboratory research.

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is regularly ranked among the top 10 most liveable cities in the world. In 2017, Perth was ranked the 7th most liveable city in the world by The Economist. The city boasts an average of nine hours of sunshine per day and enjoys 131 perfectly blue-skyed days a year. The UWA campus is beautifully located on the banks of the Swan River with King’s Park just steps away and easy access to the Central Business District. Perth boasts 19 pristine white sand beaches directly on the Indian Ocean as well as two world-class wine regions within a three hour drive: the Swan Valley, one of Australia’s oldest wine regions, and Margaret River, home to over 200 wineries.

If you are interested in doing a PhD with me at the University of Western Australia in the beautiful city of Perth, please send me an email to discuss project and scholarship opportunities (see also http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/future-students/postgrad for information regarding scholarships).