Alex Haslam

Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow, University of Queensland

Description

Alex is Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. His research focuses on the study of group and identity processes in organizational, social, and clinical contexts. He has received a range of awards from scientific bodies in Australia, the US, UK and Europe for contributions to Social, Organizational, Political and Health Psychology. Together with colleagues, Alex has written and edited 15 books and published over 280 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. His most recent books are The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure (with Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys and Genvieve Dingle, Routledge, 2018), The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power (2nd Ed. with Stephen Reicher & Michael Platow, Psychology Press, 2020), and The New Psychology of Sport: The Social Identity Approach (with Katrien Fransen & Filip Boen, Sage, 2020).

Sessions

Evaluating Bold Policy Proposals - Urban Life and Community
May 14, 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel presentations and live discussion with wellbeing research, policy and practice leaders to propose and assess the feasibility of specific bold, cost-effective, evidence-based and impactful policies for wellbeing.
Speakers
Val Morrison
Scientific Advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, INSPQ
Stefano Bartolini
Professor of Happiness Economics and Political Economy at the University of Siena
Paul Frijters
Professor of Wellbeing Economics, London School of Economics
Alex Haslam
Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow, University of Queensland
Susan Holdsworth
Project Manager for RECOVER: Urban Wellbeing
Keren Tang
Participatory City Development Manager, J W McConnell Foundation
Gaynor Watson-Creed
Assistant Dean, Serving and Engaging Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Society for Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia