Supporting Employee Wellbeing

Katharina Näswall serves as Professor in the Industrial & Organizational Psychology Program at the University of Canterbury, where she has established herself as a preeminent researcher in employee wellbeing and organizational psychology since moving from Sweden to New Zealand in 2010. Her research has garnered over 7,000 citations, with groundbreaking contributions to understanding job insecurity, employee resilience, and psychologically healthy workplaces. As a highly influential scholar, she has authored seminal works including comprehensive meta-analyses on job insecurity and its consequences, while developing new measures for employee resilience. Her expertise spans employee wellbeing, psychological measurement, boundaryless working life, and psychosocial safety, with particular focus on applying psychological principles to real-world organizational challenges. Through collaborations with organizations outside academia, she actively works to translate research findings into practical workplace improvements, providing consultancy on staff engagement and wellbeing initiatives. Her impact extends beyond research through her commitment to organizational development and the practical application of psychological knowledge. When not advancing the field of organizational psychology, she maintains her own wellbeing through gardening and walking in Christchurch's Port Hills.

Fleur Pawsey serves as a Lecturer at the University of Canterbury's School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, where she combines her expertise in mindfulness research with practical applications for workplace wellbeing. After completing her PhD in 2020 focusing on relationships between mindfulness, stress, and wellbeing, she has established herself as an expert in applying mindfulness practices to enhance work experiences and recovery processes. Her groundbreaking research includes a 28-day diary study examining how daily mindfulness practices affect sport coaches' recovery and stress management