Professor Alf Lizzio - Griffith University

Site Degrees

BA (Honours), PhD

Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Research expertise

Leadership development, and change management
Feedback and organisational communication
Group dynamics and the performance of teams in workplace and learning environments
Professional supervision and enhancing the capability and adjustment of beginning professionals
Currently supervising masters and doctoral research projects in areas such as mentoring, training and development, improving team effectiveness, organisational culture and school-level interventions

Prof Lizzio is the Head of the School of Psychology. The Head of School role is responsible for the overall effectiveness of teaching and learning and the quality of the student experience in the School. Prof Lizzio welcomes feedback from students on any aspect of their experience as members of the School of Psychology.
Contributes to professional skills courses in the undergraduate and honours programs in areas such as interpersonal skills, organisational psychology and process facilitation.
Member of the teaching team for the Schools postgraduate program in organisational psychology where he contributes in areas such as change management, learning and development and professional supervision.

Lizzio, A., Wilson, K. and Mc Kay. (in press) Managers and subordinates? evaluations of feedback message components. Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Halford, W.K., Lizzio, A.J., Wilson, K.L. and Occhipinti, S. (2007) Does working at your relationship help? Couple relationship self-regulation and satisfaction in the first four years of marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 185-194.
Lizzio, A.J., Stokes, L., and Wilson, K.L. (2005) Approaches to learning in professional supervision: Supervisee perceptions of process and outcome. Studies in Continuing Education, 27, 3, 239-257.
Lizzio, A.J., and Wilson, K.L. (2005) Self-managed learning groups in higher education: Students? perceptions of process and outcomes. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75, 1-19.
Lizzio, A., Wilson, K.L. (2004) Action learning in higher education: An investigation of its potential to develop capability. Studies in Higher Education, 29, 469-488.