Postgraduate researchers
We are proud to support PhD researchers whose work extends and enriches the Centre's research agenda. Below are the researchers currently part of our team.
Cassandra Lippert
Postgraduate Researcher
University of Glasgow
Ms Lippert is a PhD researcher in Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) whose work examines the lived experiences of skilled migrant workers in precarious employment. Her doctoral study focuses on the impact of the ILO's Decent Work Agenda on Filipino nurses working in the UK healthcare sector. She is particularly interested in how organisational policies and practices shape the quality of work and life, and how these dynamics affect health equity.
Ronald O’Kane
Postgraduate Researcher
Glasgow Caledonian University
Ronald O'Kane is a PhD researcher in Applied Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, and a member of the Ageing Well Research Group and Workplace Wellness Hub. His doctoral research focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of employees with chronic pain in small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), through the design of a co-created intervention to enhance manager-led workplace support. He has contributed to a systematic review on chronic pain interventions He is particularly interested in stakeholder-led co-creation and the application of behavioural science frameworks, such as the Behaviour Change Wheel, to real-world health and wellbeing challenges.