Catherine Midel Deen

Dr. Catherine Midel Deen is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Organisational Behaviour at the School of Business, University of New South Wales Canberra. With over 20 years of industry experience prior to entering academia in 2018, she brings substantial practical knowledge to her research and teaching. Her academic credentials include dual PhDs in Business (Organisational Behaviour) from The Australian National University and in Education (Educational Management) from De La Salle University Manila.

Dr. Deen's research focuses on two primary themes: (1) the impact of various forms of control on work and well-being, specifically work-related intimate partner aggression and micromanagement, and (2) the vocational experiences of vulnerable workers. Her work has been published in top-tier management journals including the Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, and Journal of Career Assessment. She has secured significant research funding, including the 2024 ANZSOG and ACT funded Merit 2.0 project and a 2022 Rapid Review of Sexual Harassment in the Australian Workplace funded by Respect Victoria.

• Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division Best Paper with Practical Implications Award (2024)
• Alvah Chapman, Jr. Outstanding Dissertation in Leadership Award (2023)
• Maestro Award in Education from Grace Christian College (2019)
• Higher Degree Research Merit Scholarship at The Australian National University (2018)

Dr. Deen currently co-supervises PhD candidate Max Rixe (researching context in talent management) and Honours student Jessica Williams (studying gendered experiences of women in the military). She teaches Organisational Behaviour at UNSW and has previously taught Career Management, Research Methods, Biological Psychology, and Statistics. Her industry experience includes leadership roles in research management, admissions services, faculty development, and inclusion services in higher education.