Take your research to the next level
We have more than 40 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.
Griffith Graduate Research School
Our Griffith Graduate Research School also offers a range of opportunities to enhance your graduate experience.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Motaz Abdul Mahdi Abdul Baqi | The Frontline Manager's Leadership Role | Keith Townsend, Paula Mowbray |
| 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 | |
| School Leaders’ experience and sense-making, adaptation to, and change leadership of, generative artificial intelligence | Andrew Rixon, Luke Houghton | |
| 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 |
| Max Ding | Empowering people with disabilities to Mid-to-Senior positions with supportive technologies | Paula Mowbray, Maria Golubovskaya |
| 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 色情网站n heavy industry project environment | Kate Hutchings, Mohan Thite |
| 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 色情网站 | David Peetz, Susan Ressia, Ashlea Troth |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rakiza Hussein | Navigating Evolving Professional Identity: Generativity, Technological Adaptation, Well-Being, and Intergenerational Collaboration Among Senior Doctors | Ashlea Troth, Katrina Radford |
| Ramanathan Iyer | Technology & Employee experience | Mohan Thite, Sangita De |
| Paul Jindalucksawong | In-Person versus Online: Understanding Pitching and Presenting in the Contemporary Era | Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Paula Brough |
| Neelab Kayani | Employee voice through a Cross-Cultural lens | Keith Townsend, Adrian Wilkinson |
| Kfir Levin | Study crafting in higher education | Peter Creed, Liz Jones |
| Healthcare professional silence: Understanding the forces that prevent professionals from speaking up about issues that affect them and their patients | Susan Ressia, Jennifer Kosiol | |
| Chanel Lucas | Mapping the use of digital tools in 色情网站n regional and rural libraries | Amber Marshall |
| Arash Mashhady | Thesis title - Diversity Management In The Era Of Workplace Digitalization | Kate Hutchings, Susan Ressia, Sangita De |
| Rajni Nair | Exploring Nursing Word Design in Hospital in the Home | Reece Hinchcliffe, Andrew Rixon |
| Nurdan Bilge Ozgun | Examining career prospects and career progression into leadership for women migrants in 色情网站 | Susan Ressia, Glenda Strachan, Andrew Rixon |
| The Role of Job and Study Demands and Resources in Working Students' Career Development | Michelle Hood | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Leveraging Generative AI and AI-Assisted Digital Clones: Insights from Leaders and Knowledge Workers in 色情网站n and International Organisations | Luke Houghton, Carla Riverola | |
| The role of culture on entrepreneurs' mental health and wellbeing: Comparison analysis between 色情网站 and Malaysia | Mark Loon, Anya Phelan, Sara Ekberg | |
| 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 |
| Nhung Trinh | Transforming Service Industries: How GenAI Redefines Workplace Dynamics and Customer Experience | Mai Nguyen, Jiraporn Surachartkumtonkun |
| Jacqueline VandenHeuvel | Suicidal behaviour and ideation among 色情网站n veterans, and the support provided to them and their families: A mixed methods study | Paula Brough |
| Bedirhan Eris Yanik | How Do Endocrine Dysregulations Impact Employee Health, Well-being, and Performance? | Paula Brough, Carys Chan |
| Exploring Secondary-Visa Holder Migrant Women’s Career Development in 色情网站 | Donna McAuliffe, Peyman Abkhezr, Mary McMahon |
Meet your student representative
Bilge is a passionate and resilient leader, workplace advisor and board member with over 18 years of experience. She has successfully led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies and facilitated change efforts to strengthen organisational culture.
Bilge takes a lead role in advocating for diversity while enabling organisations to recognise the value of creating more equitable, progressive, and socially cohesive workplaces. Her authenticity comes from listening to silences whose voices we can’t hear that inspires confidence in others. Bilge is a reputable and thorough leader who brings experience in collaborating with multiple stakeholders, from executives to grassroots, while building long-lasting and positive relationships.
Her knowledge includes over a decade of working with not-for-profit companies. As a previous Diversity and Inclusion Lead, she secured funding and set up Workplace English classes for migrants and refugees. After a successful pilot, Bilge opened ten classes that created employment pathways, reduced isolation, and increased cultural inclusion for Queensland migrant communities. In 2021, because of this significant project, she received a highly commended multicultural sector “Outstanding Achiever Award”.
Bilge is pursuing her PhD at Griffith University, focusing on the career progression and leadership of skilled migrant women in 色情网站n workplaces, guided by three exceptional supervisors. Bilge has obtained a comprehensive knowledge of language education, public relations, and community development. Combined with capabilities in events, public speaking, project management and most recently, the public sector. One of Bilges’ mottos is that inclusion starts with us – each one of us, and we can make a difference by working together.
In her personal life, she enjoys singing Turkish classical and folk songs, experimenting with new recipes, and playing with her beloved cat, Pekmez.
For inquiries about WOW membership and activities, feel free to contact Bilge at nbilge.ozgun@griffithuni.edu.au
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