Professor Carolyn Axtell
PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Management School
Professor of Work Psychology
+44 114 222 3267
Full contact details
Management School
Room B027
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
- Profile
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Carolyn Axtell is a Professor at the Institute of Work Psychology. Her areas of expertise are: virtual/remote working; the impact of new technology on work; employee well-being; 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 which she also studied at the University of Sheffield.
Carolyn completed her BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. She is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and a member of British Psychological Society (Division of Occupational Psychology).
- Research interests
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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’s core interests are in virtual/telework, employee well-being, work design and empathy/perspective taking.
She has been invited to speak at conferences on the topic of virtual and mobile work. Carolyn is also on the editorial boards for the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology and the Journal of Business and Psychology.
- Publications
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- Research group
- Teaching activities
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Carolyn primarily teaches on the MSc in Occupational Psychology/MSc Work Psychology.
She teaches topics related to technology mediated work and wellbeing at work.
Carolyn bases her lecture content on leading edge research and incorporates activities, discussion and different media to enhance student learning.
- PhD supervision
Carolyn currently supervises:
She has previously supervised:
Name Thesis title Year of completion Ignacio Perez Sepulveda Team Communication Actions: Beyond the Dichotomy of Face-to-Face versus Virtual Interactions in Teams 2024 Are you interested in applying for a PhD?