PhD and research degrees

Take your research to the next level

We have more than 25 PhD candidates undertaking a thesis aligned with our research and under the supervision of our staff.

If you have an honours or masters by research degree in related fields, you can apply to do a PhD under the supervision of a WOW centre member. Candidates’ whose principal supervisor is a member of WOW are eligible to apply to the Centre.

Interested in undertaking research study?

Research study at Griffith

Find all you need to know about research study at Griffith, from degrees to scholarships.

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Griffith Graduate Research School

Our Griffith Graduate Research School also offers a range of opportunities to enhance your graduate experience.

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How do I apply?

Contact the relevant research convenor for the School or Department in which potential supervisors may be located and to discuss your research project:

Dr Paula Mowbray, HDR Coordinator: p.mowbray@griffith.edu.au
Dr Matt Xerri, ERHR: hdr–convenor–erhr@griffith.edu.au

Explore our PhD candidates

Name	Thesis	Supervisor/s
Jafar Akbari	The conceptual OHS model of job demands and job resources: Exploring the mediating and moderating effects of presenteeism on negative and positive OHS outcomes	Paula Brough, Carys Chan
Vicki Anderson	Examination of instigated supervisory workplace incivility	Peter Jordan, Alannah Rafferty
Salman Ayyaz	Psychological contract, employee engagement, behavioural outcomes	Alannah Rafferty, Sudong Shang
Luke Booker	Exploring technology-related stress in our work-from-anywhere world	Keith Townsend, Paula Mowbray
Nick Brander-Peetz	Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations in human service workers: what maintains engagement when original drivers falter	Paula Brough, Amanda Biggs
Huijuan Dong	The effect of wellbeing-oriented practices on employee wellbeing - the role of leadership style	Paula Brough, Sudong Shang
Corie Duff	A case study of mid-level leadership within an Australian heavy industry project environment	Kate Hutchings, Mohan Thite
Ufi Fatuhrahmah	The Computational Model of Occupational Mental Health: An Integrative Framework	Paula Brough, Carys Chan
Edward Fosu	Exploring the influence of transformational leadership on employee productivity	Alannah Rafferty, Sudong Shang
Negar Faaliyat	The probability of unemployment for Middle Eastern female skilled migrants in Australia	David Peetz, Susan Ressia, Ashlea Troth
Vanessa Giannos	Heating up the boardroom: Exploring senior menopausal leaders' experience of menopause at work	Ruth McPhail, Amie Shaw, Carys Chan
Tuma Greig	Employee voice in hospital settings	Michael Barry, Adrian Wilkinson, Paula Mowbray
Aldrich Guarin	Re-theorising employee voice at time of change	Keith Townsend, Adrian Wilkinson
Leah Hague	Greenspace: effects on mental health and wellbeing at work	Paula Brough, Ralf Buckley
Alan Hudson	Emotions in leadership	Peter Jordan, Ashlea Troth
Ramanathan Iyer	Thesis title - Technology & Employee experience	Mohan Thite, Sangita De
Aditi Jamil	The relationship between psychological contract (PC) breach and employees' behavioural responses in a moderated mediation model: the role of PC violation, PC type and work as calling	Matthew Xerri, Katrina Radford
Samantha Kilmartin	Graduate employability, barriers and employer expectations	Amie Shaw, Ruth McPhail
Kfir Levin	Study crafting in higher education	Peter Creed, Liz Jones
Victoria Lister	Healthcare professional silence: Understanding the forces that prevent professionals from speaking up about issues that affect them and their patients	Susan Ressia, Jennifer Kosiol
Arash Mashhady	Thesis title - Diversity Management In The Era Of Workplace Digitalization	Kate Hutchings, Susan Ressia, Sangita De
Rachel Morrow	Health and work engagement in emergency services: Understanding the impact of multi-level employee needs and work expectations when there is disconnect	Paula Brough, Amanda Biggs
Nurdan Bilge Ozgun	Examining career prospects and career progression into leadership for women migrants in Australia	Susan Ressia, Glenda Strachan, Andrew Rixon
Hasandi Perera	Adjustment challenges faced by foreign female executives in local organisations: a cross country analysis	Ruth McPhail
Ida Bagus Gede Adi Permana	Green human resource management, green organisational culture, and green behaviour	Peter Jordan, Sudong Shang
Nirma Praveeni Sooriya Mudalige	Thesis title - Technology Driven Multitasking Behavior and Entreprenurial Well- Being	Dhara Shah, Anna Ekberg
Laura Rasmussen	The Interaction of Personality and Work Demands in Predicting Work-Family Strategies and Outcomes for Individuals	Paula Brough, Carys Chan
Rizal Rickieno	Digital ecosystem in facilitating distributed social intelligence	Amie Shaw, Ruth McPhail
Afrouz Shoghi	A socio-ecological and integrated approach to enabling and supporting working mothers' return to the workforce during the 'early years'	Ashlea Troth, Amanda Biggs
Kate Thi My Duyen Hoang	Trust-building in 'blind voice': socio-technical lens across different settings on social media	Adrian Wilkinson, Paula Mowbray
Jeewanthi Thiserage	Employee voice: cross cultural perspectives in the South Asian region	Adrian Wilkinson, Sudong Shang
Jacqueline VandenHeuvel	Suicidal behaviour and ideation among Australian veterans, and the support provided to them and their families: A mixed methods study	Paula Brough

Meet your student representative

Meet Vicki Anderson, your HDR Student Representative at the Centre for Work, Organisation, and Well-being (WOW). As a part-time PhD student with the Employment Relations and Human Resource Department of Griffith Business School, Vicki explores managers' 'uncivil' behaviors towards subordinates. She joined WOW in 2020, sponsored by her supervisors, Professor Peter Jordan and Associate Professor Alannah Rafferty.

Vicki highlights the valuable support and opportunities WOW provides for HDRs, including skills development, research support, and engaging seminars and workshops with renowned scholars. She encourages HDRs to join WOW, emphasizing its world-class and inclusive nature. Inspired by WOW's commitment to emerging researchers, Vicki volunteers as the HDR Representative to support fellow HDRs.

For inquiries about WOW membership and activities, feel free to contact Vicki at vicki.anderson@griffithuni.edu.au. Join WOW and be part of a vibrant research community!

Resources

Editing support - Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association
Vlog on all matters PhD by Professor Tara Brabazon - Dean of Graduate Research, Flinders University
Best practice research and publishing - essential reading for Griffith researchers.
Griffith University Researcher Education and Development: offers training and support for researchers and candidates.
Harzing.com - Research in International and Cross-cultural Management
Thesis Whisperer blog, Dr Inger Mewburn (ed), Director, Research Training, ANU
“The rules of the game: a short guide for PhD students and new academics on publishing in academic journals”, Professor Adrian Wilkinson