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Dr. Anna Topakas is a Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology and School Lead for Postgraduate Research (PGR) at the University of Sheffield's Management School, where she has been faculty since 2012. She leads research within the Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) research centre and supervises doctoral researchers in organizational behavior topics.
Her research focuses on organisational leadership, workplace relationships, and employee wellbeing, with specific expertise in leadership-follower dynamics, team resilience, and mental health interventions. Current projects examine manager training in mental health awareness, workplace loneliness, and identity dynamics in leadership. Her work spans healthcare (NHS), policing (South Yorkshire Police), and charitable sectors, funded by BA/Leverhulme and Wellcome Trust.
Recent publications reveal strong trends in
- Leadership identity construction and transitions
- Narcissistic leadership impacts on team wellbeing
- Workplace loneliness interventions
- Work-nonwork balance multidimensionality
- Diversity-inclusion outcomes in healthcare research
Scientific recognition includes:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Reviewer for British Journal of Management, Work and Stress, and other top journals
- Collaborations with National Leadership Centre and Centre for Loneliness Studies
She actively translates research into practice through resources like Leading to Wellbeing and Managers Responding to Loneliness in the Workplace. Dr. Topakas has supervised 12 doctoral students (1 current, 11 completed), securing research funding and developing evidence-based tools for public and private sector organizations. Her lab collaborates with the Institute of Work Psychology on NHS staff wellbeing and police organizational change projects.
