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Strengthening organisational resilience and workplace wellbeing in regional communities

Resilient and productive workplaces are central to vibrant regional communities and the provision of essential human services. Workforce mental health and wellbeing and its relationship to leadership and organisational resilience are fast emerging, high impact areas of research.

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The Regional Work and Organisational Resilience Sturt Group (RWOR) is exploring experiences of workers in regional Australia and examining the factors that contribute to their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing.

A cross-disciplinary and evidenced based approach is being taken, by exploring workplace wellbeing within different organisational settings with a focus on regional organisational resilience.

RWOR consists of two pillars:

1. Workforce Wellness

This pillar conducts research on the physical, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing of the workforce.

2. Leadership, Management and Human Resources

This pillar conducts research on the role of leadership, organisational communication, and human resource management in creating healthy work environments.

Our team

The team offers expertise in policy advice and effective interventions which are designed to enhance the wellness and productivity of organisations – with a focus on front line emergency service workers and supporting agencies.

We have expertise in:

  • leadership and management
  • human resources
  • organisational behaviour/psychology
  • economic benefit
  • trauma
  • responding to bullying and harassment.

Our team works closely with industry to provide recommendations to management on the processes to be undertaken to support a healthy organisational culture and a resilient future workforce throughout regional Australia.

NameTitle/PositionEmailLocation Research Output
Larissa Bamberry Associate Professor, School of Business lbamberry@csu.edu.au Albury Larissa’s Research Profile
NameTitle/PositionEmailLocation Research Output
Mark Morrison Professor/Associate Dean, Research mmorrison@csu.edu.au Bathurst Mark’s Research Profile
Rodney Pope Professor, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences rpope@csu.edu.au Albury Rodney’s Research Profile
Russell Roberts Professor, School of Business rroberts@csu.edu.au Bathurst Russell’s Research Profile
Name Title/Position Email Location
Bernadette Torresan Research Officer, School of Business rwor@csu.edu.au Thurgoona
Name Title/Position Email Location Research Output
Jodie Kleinschafer Lecturer/Research Fellow jkleinschafer@csu.edu.au Bathurst Jodie’s Research Profile
Lucia Wuersch Research Fellow lwursch@csu.edu.au Bathurst Lucia’s Research Profile
Name Title/Position Email Location Research Output
Jodie Kleinschafer Lecturer/Research Fellow jkleinschafer@csu.edu.au Bathurst Jodie’s Research Profile
Lucia Wuersch Research Fellow lwursch@csu.edu.au Bathurst Lucia’s Research Profile
Name Title/Position Email Location Research Output
Yianni AthanasopoulosHuman Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Masters, Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations)yathanasopoulos@csu.edu.auWestern  Sydney Yianni's Research Profile
Alisha McFarlaneWPL Lead Paramedicine, Ph.D. Student Paramedicine, Lecturer in Paramedicine, School of Nursingahensby@csu.edu.auPort MacquarieAlisha's Research Profile
Samantha Sheridan Associate Head of Discipline in (Paramedicine)/ Lecturer in Paramedicine ssheridan@csu.edu.au Bathurst Samantha’s Research Profile