Biography
Associate Professor Leisa Sargent lectures in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of Melbourne. Leisa completed her Ph.D. at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, lectured at Cornell University and Queensland University of Technology and gained her Masters in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from The University of Queensland.
Leisa has been an expert witness in the Industrial Relations Commission focusing on the detrimental effects of job changes in the Australian aged care sector and has also made a submission to the Senate inquiry on Aged Care. Her organisational research includes career and job changes, stress and coping, managing work-life boundaries and team effectiveness. Her work is published in several internationally recognised journals as well as edited books. She has consulted to large complex organizations both in Australia and North America. She is currently collaborating on two Australian Research Council linkage grants relating to work organization changes in Australian Aged Care and an evidence based approach to developing leadership capabilities and retaining managerial talent in Australian business.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Organisational Behaviour |
productivity, job satisfaction, teams, careers, identity, stress and coping |
Australia, Northern America |
| Work and organisation in Aged Care |
nursing, organisational behaviour, aggression, HRM |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Arts |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1990 |
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| Master of Psychology |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1994 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Toronto |
31-Dec-2000 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Academy of Management |
Member |
01-Jan-1995 |
|
| Member |
American Psychological Association |
Member |
01-Jan-2004 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Commerce |
Individual Award for Excellence in Teaching |
31-Dec-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Commerce |
Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching |
31-Dec-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Business |
Teaching Excellence Award |
31-Dec-2001 |
| Other (Award) |
University of Toronto |
Open Fellowship Award |
01-Jan-1998 |
| Scholarship |
University of Toronto |
International Student Fee Waiver Scholarship |
01-Jan-1998 |
| Other (Award) |
Career Development International Journal |
Highly commended award for paper titled 'Career development for going beyond the call of duty' |
31-Dec-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Aged care in crisis? The effects of work organisation on nurse, resident and organisational outcomes |
Chief Investigator |
AUST NURSING FEDERATION,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2008 |
| An evidence based approach to developing human and social capital in organisations |
Chief Investigator |
DELOITTE,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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