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Dr Carolyn Axtell is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Work Psychology. Her areas of expertise are: Virtual/remote working; Perspective taking/empathy; The organisation of work/job design.
She gained a PhD in Work Psychology from the University of Sheffield after completing an MSc in Occupational Psychology University of Sheffield. Carolyn completed her BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. Chartered Occupational Psychologist and a member of British Psychological Society and a member of the Division of Occupational Psychology.
See more about Carolyn's qualifications here.
Teaching
Carolyn teaches on the MSc in Occupational Psychology and the MSc in HRM. She is Course Director for the MSc Occupational Psychology/MSc Work Psychology. On the MSc in Occupational Psychology she is module organiser for the work systems and human factors module as well as the wellbeing section of the training and wellbeing module. On the MSc in HRM Carolyn is the module organiser for the Employee and Organisational Development module. Carolyn bases her lecture content on leading edge research and incorporates activities, discussion and different media to enhance student learning.
Research
Over the years, Carolyn has worked with a range of organisations within both the public and private sector. These research projects have broadly related to either evaluating the impact of new technologies and new ways of working or helping organisations develop new work practices. Carolyn has also been invited to contribute to chapters/papers and speak at conferences on the topic of virtual working. Carolyn is also on the editorial boards for the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology and the Journal of Business and Psychology.
Publications
Recent publications are:
Holman, D., Totterdell, P., Axtell, C., Stride, C., Port, R., Svensson, R & Zibarras, L. (2012) Job Design and the Employee Innovation Process: The Mediating Role of Learning Strategies. Journal of Business & Psychology, 27, 177-191.
Hislop, D., Axtell, C. (2011). Mobile Phones During Work and Non-Work Time: A Case Study of Mobile, Non-Managerial Workers. Information and Organization, 21, pp. 41-56.
Holman, D.J., Axtell, C.M., Sprigg, C.A., Totterdell, P., Wall, T.D. (2010). The mediating role of job characteristics in job redesign interventions: A serendipitous quasi-experiment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(1), pp. 84-105.
Hislop, D. , Axtell, C.M. (2009). To infinity and beyond? Workspace and the multi-location worker. New Technology Work and Employment, 24, pp. 60-75..
Axtell, C., Hislop, D., Whittaker, S. (2008). Mobile technologies in mobile spaces: Findings from the context of train travel. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 66(12), pp. 902-915.
Parker, S., Atkins, P., Axtell, C.. Building better workplaces through individual perspective taking: A fresh look at a fundamental human process.