My career trajectory in the field of work and people management has been shaped by a combination of scholarly training, industry experience, and a deep commitment to addressing workplace inequalities. After completing my MSc and PhD at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, I held a teaching position there for about a year. During my doctoral studies, I also worked as a Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer in the school, contributing to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across various HRM and organisational behaviour modules.

Prior to joining academia, I gained nearly six years of professional experience in the non-banking financial sector, progressing from executive to managerial roles. This practical foundation - complemented by an MBA in Human Resource Management - continues to inform my research and teaching, grounding them in real-world organisational dynamics and policy challenges. 

I am the author of the book ‘Advanced Human Resource Management: Theories and Concepts for HR Practice’ (Kogan Page), which bridges theoretical foundations with practical HR strategies.

My research is qualitative in nature and focuses on work-related inequalities, particularly those experienced by marginalised worker groups. I have a dedicated interest in how age and gender intersect with broader systems of exclusion within work-related contexts. 

My PhD paper received the Best Paper Award - sponsored by Wiley and the British Journal of Industrial Relations (CABS 4) - at the BUIRA Annual Conference in 2019, reflecting the strength of my early research contributions.

Since then, my research has been published in top-tier journals such as Work, Employment and Society and Gender, Work & Organization. Additionally, my public-facing scholarship has had significant global reach and impact: my article for The Conversation is the most-read piece by a Queen’s Business School academic since the platform’s UK launch in 2013. It has been republished internationally by both commercial and state media outlets in several countries.

In 2023, I was awarded a competitive visiting fellowship at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford. In 2025, my expertise on algorithmic ageism was featured in an expert interview for the BBC’s flagship business programme Talking Business, where I discussed the implications of AI for older workers in the labour market. 

At Queen’s Business School, I sit on the Postgraduate Research Committee (PGR) and am the PGR Coordinator for the Organisation, Work and Leadership (OWL) department. I also sevrve as the Examination Officer for two of our largest undergraduate programmes: BSc Business Management and BSc International Business with a Modern Language.

I am a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA). As part of my teaching portfolio, I teach qualitative research inquiry and methods (PhD), People Strategies (MSc) and Human Resource Management (undergraduate). 

Module leader: QBS9006 Qualitative Research Design and Inquiry (Postgraduate Research Degree programme/PhD) (since 2024)

Module leader: OWL 7200 HRM Theory and Strategy (MSc Human Resource Management) (since 2022)

Module leader: OWL2013 Human Resource Management (BSc in Management/BSc in Intl Business/BSc in Economics) (since 2023)

Other: MGT9152 MSc Human Resource Management Dissertation (since 2022)

PhD supervision:

Reem Mohammed Y Alhowaish (2nd year) (principal supervisor)

Huda Alrasheed (3rd year) (second supervisor)