Associate Professor Kirsten Way

Associate Professor

School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
k.way@psy.uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 69504

Overview

Dr Kïrsten Way is an Associate Professor and Program Director at the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology at UQ where she conducts research on safety regulation, work-related mental health, work design, human factors, and occupational health. Her work focusses on psychosocial hazards both systemically and focally (investigating specific hazards such as conflict, bullying, fatigue, and sexual harassment). Dr. Way is an Organisational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Certified Professional Ergonomist. She has significant industry expertise having worked as the Director of a private consultancy specialising in WHS and organisational psychology and having held positions for Australian and UK WHS regulatory authorities, including Principal Inspector (Ergonomics), Manager Psychosocial Strategy Unit, and Manager WHS Policy Branch. She has provided expertise to the Australian and UK Governments and, for example, has assisted in the development of the Safe Work Australia Handbook Principles of Good Work Design, NSW’s Mentally Healthy Workplaces Benchmarking Tool and The Mentally Healthy Workplaces Strategy 2018-2022, as well as numerous WHS jurisdictions’ Psychosocial Regulations and Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Codes of Practice.

Research Interests

  • Work Health and Safety, Supervisor behaviour; Workgroup conflict; Work-related mental health; Work Stress and Wellbeing; Organisational Psychology; Organisational Justice; Human Factors and Ergonomics

Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Australian Catholic University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Caponecchia, C. and Way, K. A. (2021). Bullying and Violence. The Core Body of Knowledge for the Generalist OHS Professionals. (pp. 1-38) edited by Pryor, P.. Gladstone Park, VIC Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Safety.

  • Way, Kïrsten (2020). Psychosocial hazards. The core body of knowledge for generalist OHS professionals . (pp. 1-50) Tullamarine, VIC, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Safety.

  • Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Way, Kirsten A. (2013). Occupational Health Psychology. Organisational Psychology: Research and Professional Practice. (pp. 219-242) edited by Sarris, Aspa and Kirby, Neil. Prahran VIC Australia: Tilde Publishing and Distribution.

  • Way, Kirsten A. (2012). Psychosocial Hazards and Occupational Health. The Core Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals. (pp. 1-45) Victoria, Australia: SIA.

  • Way, Kirsten A. (2012). Psychosocial hazards: Bullying, Aggression and Violence. The Core Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals. (pp. 1-45) Victoria, Australia: SIA.

  • Way, Kirsten, Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Bordia, Prashant (2011). An integrative framework of supervisor responses to workgroup conflict. New directions in organizational psychology and behavioral medicine. (pp. 191-219) edited by Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou and Cary Cooper. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Gower.

  • Way, Kïrsten, Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Bordia, Prashant (2011). An integrative framework of supervisor responses to workgroup conflict. New directions in organizational psychology and behavioral medicine. (pp. 191-220) edited by Cary Cooper. Farnham, United Kingdom: Gower.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Associate Professor Kirsten Way is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor