Bernadette Ryan BA Hons, PGCE, MBA

Principal Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour; Programme Leader, BA Hons Business Management

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Bernadette Ryan

Bernadette Ryan

Principal Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour; Programme Leader, BA Hons Business Management


Bernadette Ryan has worked within the field of human resources for both the public and private sectors.

Responsibilities within the university

  • Programme leader for BA Business Management
  • Part of the senior management team of the Department of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour (HROB)
  • Course leader for undergraduate module 'Teams in Organisations'
  • Part of the teaching teams for Business Ethics, Personal and Professional practice 1, Personal and Professional practice 2, Career and Professional Practice

Research / Scholarly interests

  • Bernadette is in the final year of completing her educational doctorate (EdD) on the impact of neoliberalism on voice. She has presented preliminary findings at the Society for Research into Higher Education conference (SRHE) and at the European Work and Organisational Psychology conference (EAWOP). She also has an interest in group behaviour and work psychology
  • Member of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
  • Member of the Leadership and Organisational Behaviour research group (LOB)
  • Member of the Work and Employment Relations research group (WERU)