About me

My research centres on social dynamics, leadership, and conflict in community and volunteer organising and small organisations. These are complex situations, and each one is unique because of the influence of individuals, resources and constraints, ongoing change, and being embedded in a context of more powerful institutions. How then, can people create and enact agency for the common good?

Awards

School of Business and Governance Prize for Academic Excellence: Awarded for best academic performance in a two year Master of Business Administration
Murdoch University (Australia, Perth), 07/07/2017
The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Prize: Awarded for outstanding performance as a chemistry student
University of Western Australia (Australia, Perth) - UWA, 25/03/1986

Organisational Affiliations

Lecturer, Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University

Education

Organisations and Conflict
2017–2022, Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

A Lived Experience Theory of Schism (LETS): Exploring the complex social dynamics powering factionalised conflict in nonprofit organisations, Supervised by Megan Paull and Ian Boudville

Learning and Teaching
2024–2024, Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)
Business and Governance
2015–2017, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)
Chemistry
1983–1986, Bachelor of Science (BS), The University of Western Australia, School of Earth Sciences

First class Honours