Professor Katharina Näswall

Katharina's research focuses on employee well-being and factors which lead to psychologically healthy workplaces, using psychology. She often collaborates with organisations in the diagnostic of stress and wellbeing, along with the implementation of initiatives aimed at increasing health and wellbeing at work, applying psychological principles and knowledge about human behaviour and emotions. She has worked on several projects on psychosocial recovery after disasters, as well as project on how organisations and managers can make a positive difference and contribute to employee wellbeing. Katharina supports her own wellbeing by gardening and walking in the Port Hills. She is from Sweden and moved to New Zealand in December 2010.

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Associate Professor Sanna Malinen

Sanna has a background in organisational and applied psychology and works at UC’s Business School. She draws from social and applied psychological principles to support communities and workplaces where people can thrive. She has a keen interest in environmental psychology, particularly on the nature-wellbeing connection. Some of her current projects focus on leadership development, wellbeing and resilience in the community and workplace, values in environmental management and disaster management. Sanna has two boys and is married to Jason, an ecologist. She’s originally from Finland and moved to Aotearoa NZ in 1996.

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Dr. Jennifer Hoi Ki Wong

Jennifer is a Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organisational Psychology in 2016. Her research interests are in workplace wellbeing and safety, positive psychology, leadership, team culture, and change management. Jennifer is passionate about achieving tangible impact through her expertise, and thrives off of figuring out how her research can help workplaces. She also works as a consultant with organisations, carrying out employee assessment, training and evaluation, and coaching. Her own wellbeing is achieved through activities in the great outdoors, or being crafty with her hands.

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Dr. Fleur Pawsey

Fleur is a Research Assistant at the University of Canterbury. Fleur's PhD, awarded in 2020, focused on relationships between mindfulness, stress, and wellbeing. Fleur is interested in how mindfulness practices can be utilised in day-to-day life, to support employees and promote positive work experiences. With a background in competitive endurance and adventure sports, and experience in coaching, Fleur is also especially interested in how employers can support the physical health and fitness of employees, and how organisations can weave aspects of nature into their working environments.

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