Juliet Hassard

Juliet Hassard is an Associate Professor in the Organisation, Work and Leadership (OWL) department at Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast. She serves as Director of Postgraduate Research and holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham.

Her research focuses on creating psychologically safe workplaces through:

• Work-related stress prevention and management strategies
• Workplace health and mental health initiatives
• Job design optimization
• Occupational health policies
• Organisational change frameworks
• Leadership development for healthy work environments

As an occupational health psychologist, Dr. Hassard examines how working systems, management practices, and organizational policies contribute to psychologically safe environments. Her expertise centers on prevention-oriented approaches to workplace stress, emphasizing proactive rather than reactive solutions to employee wellbeing challenges. Her work bridges psychological theory with practical organizational implementation, contributing to both academic literature and real-world workplace improvements.