Overview
Background
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.
Availability
- Associate Professor Kirsten Way is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Australian Catholic University
Research interests
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Psychosocial Hazards, Workgroup Conflict; Bullying, Sexual Harassment
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Work Health and Safety, Regulation, Policy, and Justice
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Work-related Mental Health; Work Stress and Wellbeing;
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Human Factors and Ergonomics
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Supervisor competencies for supporting return to work: a mixed-methods study
Johnston, Venerina, Way, Kirsten, Long, Maryann H., Wyatt, Mary, Gibson, Libby and Shaw, William S. (2015). Supervisor competencies for supporting return to work: a mixed-methods study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 25 (1), 3-17. doi: 10.1007/s10926-014-9511-z
2014
Journal Article
Supervisor conflict management, justice, and strain: multilevel relationships
Way, Kristen A., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Bordia, Prashant (2014). Supervisor conflict management, justice, and strain: multilevel relationships. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 29 (8), 1044-1063. doi: 10.1108/JMP-04-2012-0120
2013
Other Outputs
Multi-level effects of supervisor third-party responses to workgroup conflict on employee strain
Way, Kirsten (2013). Multi-level effects of supervisor third-party responses to workgroup conflict on employee strain. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
2013
Book Chapter
Occupational Health Psychology
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.
2013
Journal Article
Self-labelling versus behavioural experience of workplace bullying: differences in sector- and industry-level prevalence and sources
Way, Kïrsten A., Jimmieson, Nerina L., Bordia, Prashant and Hepworth, Graham (2013). Self-labelling versus behavioural experience of workplace bullying: differences in sector- and industry-level prevalence and sources. Journal of Health Safety and Environment, 29 (2) 29-221, 83-102.
2012
Book Chapter
Psychosocial Hazards and Occupational Health
Way, Kirsten A. (2012). Psychosocial Hazards and Occupational Health. The Core Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals. (pp. 1-45) Victoria, Australia: SIA.
2012
Book Chapter
Psychosocial hazards: Bullying, Aggression and Violence
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.
2011
Book Chapter
An integrative framework of supervisor responses to workgroup conflict
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.
2011
Book Chapter
An integrative framework of supervisor responses to workgroup conflict
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.
2010
Conference Publication
The role of supervisors in managing workgroup conflict: Implications for employee adjustment
Way, K. A., Jimmieson, N. L. and Bordia, P. (2010). The role of supervisors in managing workgroup conflict: Implications for employee adjustment. 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada, 6 - 10 August 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Development of a psychosocial risk assessment tool to aid compliance with health and safety legislation: The people at work project
Way, K.A., Jimmieson, N. L., Bordia, P. and Hobman, E. V. (2010). Development of a psychosocial risk assessment tool to aid compliance with health and safety legislation: The people at work project. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11-16 July, 2010.
2004
Journal Article
Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE guidance - 'Upper limb disorders in the workplace' 2002
Graves, Rod J., Way, Kïrsten, Riley, David, Lawton, Clare and Morris, Len (2004). Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE guidance - 'Upper limb disorders in the workplace' 2002. Applied Ergonomics, 35 (5), 475-484. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.03.011
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Kirsten Way is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Senior leaders' cognitions regarding psychosocial risk management
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Work-related injury and illness experience of trade apprentices in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kelly Johnstone
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Doctor Philosophy
The complexity of regulating mental health at work: a general systems theory approach for understanding large scale uplifts for worker mental health
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of institutional logics and work design in the facilitation of anomie in residential aged care.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicole Gillespie, Dr Theresa Scott
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Doctor Philosophy
The Regulation of Psychosocial Hazards in Australian Workplaces.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yiqiong Li
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Doctor Philosophy
Managing ethical transgressions in military personnel in novel situations: a tame solution to a wicked problem?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Deeply discrediting: The stigma of working in aged care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael Thai, Dr Ken Tann
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing the conceptualisation and operationalisation of workability in later career workers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shaun O'Leary
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Employee responses to jerks at work: Understanding the underlying motives of justice repair following workplace transgressions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tyler Okimoto
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Influencing occupational health and safety outcomes: How occupational health and safety professionals influence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kelly Johnstone
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
When to work: The influence of enrichment, boundaries, and recovery on working parents and their children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stacey Parker
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