Renata Casado

Dr. Renata Casado is a Lecturer in the Management and Organisations department at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia. She holds a PhD (2017), MBA in Organizational Studies (2008), and MBA in Marketing (2007). Her research focuses on labour market dynamics of minority groups, including migrants and women, with specialties in skilled migration, psychological contracts, and domestic violence leave policies. She teaches courses on Strategic HRM, Employment Relations, and Diversity & Inclusion, currently coordinating the Master's in Human Resources and Employment Relations.

Education:

• PhD in Management & Organisations, University of Western Australia (2017)
• Masters in Organizational Studies, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2008)
• MBA in Marketing, IBMEC (2007)

Research Interests: Brazilian migration patterns, ethnic entrepreneurship, career sustainability, and policy impacts on marginalized groups. Current projects include Brazilian entrepreneurship collaboration with Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.

Awards:

• UWA Business School Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2024)
• UWA Responsible Business Fellow (2024)
• Heneman Prize in Industrial Relations (2017)

Her work bridges migration studies with organizational behavior, emphasizing qualitative methodologies. She also contributes to policy research on domestic violence leave and gendered violence prevention through an active grant (2025-2026).