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Professor Alex Haslam is a leading scholar in Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. With a career spanning decades, he has made significant contributions to understanding group and identity processes across organizational, social, and clinical contexts. His work includes over 300 peer-reviewed articles and 15 books, such as The New Psychology of Leadership (2020) and The New Psychology of Health (2018). He serves as Associate Editor of The Leadership Quarterly and has held editorial leadership roles at the European Journal of Social Psychology.
- Education: Bachelor (Honours) from University of St Andrews (1990), PhD from Macquarie University (1997)
His research spans four major impact areas: (1) A new psychology of leadership focusing on shared identity as a foundation for influence, (2) The glass cliff phenomenon examining gender dynamics in crisis leadership appointments, (3) The Social Cure framework for health-enhancing group membership, and (4) The BBC Prison Study reinterpreting tyranny through engaged followership rather than blind conformity. His work has been recognized with awards from the Australian Psychological Society, British Psychological Society, and the International Leadership Association.
Recent publications (2025) demonstrate his ongoing influence in domains ranging from construction workers' mental health to emergency response team dynamics. His 5R Leadership Development Program has been adopted globally, and he remains actively engaged in mentoring through both formal supervision and collaborative research initiatives.
