Resume

Prior to becoming an academic, I spent my time show jumping, joined the army, and opened two restaurants. Moving to London and working at the National Theatre made me re-think the aversion to study I had acquired (I did Latin and Ancient Greek in a Jesuit-run College), and here is what I did next:

I also coach at Board Level in a variety of leading national and international firms.

Employment history

2011-date
Reader

2001
Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society

1999
Level A and B Intermediate in Occupational Testing, Psychological Consultancy Limited

Pre 1995
Prior to this, I rode and jumped horses, cooked professionally, did my army duty, ran restaurants and organised functions at the National Theatre.

2001-2010
Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London

2000
Full member of Division of Occupational Psychology

1997-present
Consultant for a range of organisations on relationships at work, internal communication programs and executive coaching

Awards

BAIT award for Innovation in Teaching, awarded by Birkbeck

Ronald Tress Prize awarded by Birkbeck for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Social Sciences

Qualifications

1998-2001
PhD Psychology, University of Surrey: 'Accounts of bullying at work: voice, discourse, power'

1998
Certificate in Personal Construct Psychology and Repertory Grids Module II Course, Centre for Personal Construct Psychology ( Dr Fay Fransella)

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Organization Name      
Jan 2012 to May 2012

1997-1999
MSc in Occupational Psychology, Department of Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London. Thesis: 'Appraisal Systems in Action: a Structurational Account'

1994-1997
BSc (Hons: First) Psychology and Counselling, University of Surrey, Roehampton. Thesis: 'The role of intuition in clinical decision making'

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Organization Name
Feb 2009 to Sep 2011

Professional invitations/offices/honorary positions

2005: Member of the Taskforce on Continuing Professional Development, British Psychological Society

March 2002: Visiting Professor at University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; funded by Socrates grant

2001-2006: Convener of the Scientific Affairs Committee, British Psychological Society

2001-2006: Member of the Research Board, British Psychological Society

2001-2003: Book Review Editor of the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

2001-2007: Visiting Professor at Sasin, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

March 2001: invited research visit at the University of Tottori, Japan, funded by the Sasakawa Foundation