Dr Joanna Butler
Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Work, Employment and Organisation
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Area of Expertise
- Human resource development
- Training and Development
- Employability
- Career Managment and Development
- Professional practice in welfare provision
- Coaching and personal development
- Organisational Development and Change
Prize And Awards
- Stephen Young Entrepreneurship Award
- Recipient
- 16/11/2023
- Winner of "Innovator with Future Impact" at the KE Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 1/6/2023
Qualifications
University of Strathclyde
- PhD Work, Employment and Organisation (2020)
- MSc Occupational Psychology (2010)
- BA (Honours) Psychology (2003)
British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Awarded Associate Fellow status (2016)
- Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS) (2015)
- Qualification in Occupational Psychology (QOP) (Stage 2) (2012)
- Assessment Test User: Occupational (Ability and Personality) (2010)
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Publications
- The individual and situational factors predicting unethical behaviour in the workplace : a direct and conceptual replication of Jones & Kavanagh (1996)
- Evans Thomas Rhys, Bartlett James Edward, Gourdon-Kanhukamwe Amelie, Allen Tim, Antoniou Georgia, Arent Sara, Asmarani Dea, Binns Neelo, Boulton Clara, Bowhay Joshua, Cederlund Linnea, Chana Ramnik, Chou Yu Yang, Dookheea Kevina, Guglani Gurbani, Hamson-Ford Abi, Hood Holly, Hostafci Eci Balim, Jahanzeb Suha, Jones Kaylie, Joseph Gemma Katie M, Kemalesh Tephilla, Karoui Lamiss-Roya, Khan Soha, Kviatkoyskyte Renata, Lee Jing Xuan, Lewis Rahimah, Logan Odelia, Martin Georgia, Masuleh Samaneh Vahedi Moghadam, McCulloch Rebecca, Modi Pragya, Nakro Susan, Nguyen Vy, Phan Minh, Philcox Edward, Pliego Ana B, Raman Sasha, Ramji Anusha Vaithianathan, Ramsay Anna M H, Rhone-Parkinson Natasha E, Rizzo-Powell Tayla, Simony Attila, Sobolak Roksana A, Thompson Maia, Ujobundo Believe, Vijayakumar Bhagyashree, Wells-Dean Natalja, Wernick Michaela Natasha, Wood Gemma, Yang Chan Young, Zahid Zareen, Addicott Colleen, Bending Hazel, Bradford Elisabeth E F, Branney Peter Edward, Butler Joanna, Chu Irene, Clark Oliver, Dean Laura, Griep Yannick, Hatton Tom, Heard Caroline, Kowalczyk Olivia, Lautarescu Alexandra, McCarthy Tony, More Kimberly R, Sabo John, Schleu Joyce Elena, Scholarios Dora, Searle Rosalind, Sebah Ilham, Wallis Laura, Wang Ruijie, Wilson-Lemoine Jérémy E, Wilson-Lemoine Emma, Burns Calvin
- Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, pp. 1-33 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2025.2507434
- Disability & Inclusion Consultancy (spin-out)
- Butler Joanna, Smith Marisa, Remnant Jennifer
- (2024)
- Advancing occupational psychology in Scotland
- Butler Joanna
- 18 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.21825/ewopinpractice.90426
- Employability Assessment Tool (Spin Out) : MyEmploy
- Butler Joanna
- (2024)
- Disabled Parents Employability Support Fund Evaluation : Final Report
- Remnant Jen, Butler Joanna
- (2023)
- Understanding the skills opportunity for today and tomorrow in Glasgow : Report for Glasgow Chambers of Commerce
- , Roy Graeme, McIntyre Stuart, Findlay Patricia, Butler Joanna
- (2019)
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Teaching
I teach several areas of work and organisational psychology across professionally accredited postgraduate programmes in the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation and the MBA unit.
Topics include:
- Employee Reward
- Human Resource Development
- Managing People in Organisations
- Stress and wellbeing
- Employability
- Career Development
- Coaching and Mentoring
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Research Interests
My research interests lie in the delivery of welfare programmes, specifically personalised employability and skills provision directed at disadvantaged jobseekers.
Examples of projects include:
- social impact in Saudi Arabia;
- evlauation of employability programmes;
- inclusive recruitment for disabled people;
- skills mismatch across Glasgow’s workforce;
- monitoring and evaluation strategies;
- retention issues in social care organisations;
- attraction, retention and development of chefs in Scotland;
- distance travelled (employability) at a national disability charity.
Professional Activities
- “They’re not gonna want someone like me”: Understanding neurodiversity in personality assessment
- Contributor
- 7/3/2025
- Occupational Psychology in Scotland: Showcase
- Organiser
- 22/8/2024
- European Society for Health and Medical Sociology
- Participant
- 2/7/2024
- Scottish Union for Supported Employment Annual Conference
- Invited speaker
- 21/5/2024
- HR Network National Conference and Exhibition
- Participant
- 2024
- Inspire 100
- Speaker
- 16/11/2023
Projects
- Blue Triangle Recovery Service Evaluation
- Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator) McIntyre, Stuart (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- Cracking the Code: Can Objective Personality Tests combat Social Desirability Responding, Impression Management and Faking?
- Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator) Scholarios, Dora (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- Opportunities and Challenges for Transforming Employability in Scotland
- Butler, Joanna (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2028
- Evaluation of Edinburgh's Disabled Parents Employability Fund
- Remnant, Jennifer (Principal Investigator) Butler, Joanna (Co-investigator)
- 19-Jan-2022 - 16-Jan-2023
- Commercialisation of an Employability Tool (MyEmploy)
- Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator)
- The first Strathclyde Business School academic to have successfully commercialised their research into a spin out.
- 01-Jan-2022
- Train the Trainer: Disability Inclusion
- Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator) Remnant, Jennifer (Co-investigator)
- 07-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2022
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Contact
Dr
Joanna
Butler
Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Work, Employment and Organisation
Email: joanna.butler@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3219