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Departmental enquiries
Suzie Parnell (Monday - Thursday)
Phone: +61 (07) 555 27650
Email: erhr_admin@griffith.edu.au
Student enquiries
Higher degree by research enquiries
Freecall within Australia: 1800 154 055
Phone: +61 7 3735 3817
Location, delivery and postal address
Gold Coast campus
Griffith Business School (G42) 5.17 Gold Coast campus
Griffith University Parklands Drive
Southport QLD 4222 Australia
Nathan campus
Business 1 (N50) 1.22 Nathan campus
Griffith University 170 Kessels Road
Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
Employment Relations and Human Resources Executive

Professor Ruth McPhail
Head of Department
Ruth is a Professor of Human Resource Management. She is on the Board of ANZAM and is Standards Australia’s representative to ISO on the development of a standard for Diversity and Inclusion. Ruth is a nationally recognized educator receiving both an OLTC citation and University Teacher of the Year Award in 2015.
Ruth has wide experience in management consulting, human resource management and leadership.

Dr Amie Shaw
Deputy Head of Department
Amie Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and the Deputy Head of Department for Employment Relations and Human Resource Management in the Griffith Business School. Her teaching expertise includes a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate, online and face-to-face courses in the areas of human resource management, work and employability and employment relations. Amie received a teaching excellence award in 2017 and was nominated for a national teaching award in 2019. She has a specific interest in teaching and developing innovative curriculum and pedagogical practices in the first year and capstone courses. Her discipline research is in the broad field of human resources management with a focus on diversity and inclusion, career development and employability capital; with scholarship research focusing on graduate employability and student success. Amie holds a PhD from Griffith University and an undergraduate degree with honours from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Associate Professor Alannah Rafferty
Director of Research
Alannah's research is in the fields of organisational change (with a focus on change attitudes) and transformational leadership. Alannah's recent publications are in the areas of change readiness, change attitudes, and employees' subjective experiences of organisational change. Before joining Griffith University in 2017, Alannah was at the University of New South Wales for seven years. Alannah holds a PhD from Queensland University of Technology, a Master of Psychology from The University of Queensland, and a Bachelors (Hons) from Macquarie University.

Associate Professor Rebecca Loudoun
Director of Engagement
Rebecca's research is in the broad field of work health and safety where she considers how organisational policies and practices intersect with the quality of employees’ working experiences and non-work lives. Rebecca has more than two decades experience researching and teaching in the area of work health and safety, including as lead researcher on more than 10 funded research projects in the last 10 years.

Dr Ryan Gould
Director of Learning and Teaching
Teaching in the tertiary environment since 2008, Dr Ryan Gould is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, citations and commendations. Heavily influenced by the transformational school of education he seeks to challenge students as they explore the strategic management of employment relationships through authentic learning experiences. More specifically, Ryan’s teaching has concentrated in the areas of performance management, organisational behaviour and the dynamics of workplace relationships. Holding a PhD in Strategic Management, his thesis qualitatively explored the complex evolution of business models in the New South Wales Registered Clubs sector. Ryan is proud to have supervised PhD candidates in the areas of Implementation and Employee Health and Well-Being.
Academic staff
- Professor Michael Barry
- Dr Amanda Biggs
- Dr Geoffrey Carter
- Dr Sangita De
- Dr Ben French
- Dr Ryan Gould
- Professor Kate Hutchings
- Professor Peter Jordan
- A/Prof Rebecca Loudoun
- Professor Ruth McPhail
- Dr Paula Mowbray
- A/Prof Alannah Rafferty
- Dr Susan Ressia
- Dr Sudong Shang
- Dr Amie Shaw
- A/Prof Professor Mohan Thite
- Professor Keith Townsend
- Dr William Vuk Despotovic
- Professor Adrian Wilkinson
- Dr Matthew Xerri
- Professor Ashlea Troth
Adjunct staff
- A/Prof Janis Bailey
- Prof Bradley Bowden
- Prof Prithviraj Chattopadhyay
- Dr Fiona Edgar
- Prof Elizabeth George
- Prof Anthony Gould
- Prof David Guest
- Dr Alan Burton-Jones
- Mr John Lunny
- Emeritus Professor David Peetz
- Emeritus Professor Glenda Strachan
- Professor Janine Walker AM
- Mr Chris Sutherland