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Expect respect

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Join leading Australian researchers Dr Valerie O’Keeffe and Dr Sara Howard to learn about the impacts of incivility. Discover the practical measures which can serve to create an environment of care and respect.

Wednesday 5 February 2025
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm ACDT

Expert Speakers

Dr Valerie O’Keeffe
Senior Research Fellow, Human Factors, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI), College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University (SA)

Dr Sara Howard
Senior Research Fellow, Organisational Psychologist, MAPS, Human Factors & Ergonomics Team, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI), College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University (SA)

Moderator

Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist, MAPS, Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine & Health (NSW)

Sadhbh has over 19 years’ experience in mental health. She has specialist expertise in neuropsychology, mindfulness-based therapies, self-compassion and workplace mental health. She is passionate about translational research that bridges the gap between clinical and real world settings.

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The Mental Health and Wellbeing Program is an initiative of the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 - 2030.

Dr Valerie O’Keeffe
Senior Research Fellow, Human Factors, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI), College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University (SA)

Dr Valerie O’Keeffe has 30 years’ experience in human factors, ergonomics and WHS practice, research and policy development and is passionate about designing safe, productive and satisfying work, adopting a people-centred, systems approach. An allied health professional by training, Valerie worked in clinical and occupational rehabilitation, focused on returning injured workers to work. She has a background in the psychology of work, examining culture and work organisation to improve performance and wellbeing for individuals and organisations, servicing the healthcare, aged care, manufacturing, food and beverage, construction and transport industries.

Valerie was also Chief Advisor and WHS inspector with the SA WHS regulator and represented SA in developing Codes of Practice (e.g. manual tasks, working hours, fatigue), and guidance material including how to manage risks to work-related psychological health and safety. Valerie’s recent multi-disciplinary research examines the human and social dimensions of digital technologies in the workplace.

Previous projects involved designing and evaluating interventions to improve safety in culturally and linguistically diverse workplaces, preventing harms from alcohol and drugs in male dominated workplaces, and minimising the risk of psychological and musculoskeletal injuries in residential aged care.

Dr Sara Howard
Senior Research Fellow, Organisational Psychologist, MAPS, Human Factors & Ergonomics Team, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI), College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University (SA)

Sara has more than 16 years of applied research experience. She is a Registered Psychologist and is an Organisational Psychologist.

She has an extensive background in quantitative research methods including the design of questionnaires, statistical analysis and reporting.

Sara is experienced in and enjoys liaising with a range of stakeholders and industry representatives spanning private and not-for-profit businesses and government within education, defence, finance, health, agriculture and manufacturing settings.

She has strong expertise in human factors, psychological assessment and debriefs, workshops and training, 360-degree feedback reviews and engagement surveys. Sara is passionate about helping people build more meaningful connections and work more effectively.