Thomas Rhys Evans (He/Him/His)

Thomas Rhys Evans (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor in Occupational Psychology

University of Greenwich

Biography

Hello! My name is Tom (he/him/his) and I am an Associate Professor in Occupational Psychology at the University of Greenwich, UK. I am also a Chartered Psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Open Psychology Data.

My early research profile focussed upon a variety of themes surrounding the affective and social aspects of our working lives, leading projects on humour, emotional intelligence, feedback, and frustration. I currently focus upon using meta-science and open scholarship practices to understand the quality of evidence within Occupational Psychology, and Psychology more broadly. I work with a number of industry partners, and have published books on the application of Occupational Psychology to the Fire Service, and the evidence behind HR practices

I particularly enjoy adopting a collaborative and critical approach to addressing big societal issues and welcome opportunities to collaborate with researchers, practitioners and industry partners on such goals.

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Interests
  • Occupational Psychology
  • Open Scholarship
  • Meta-science
  • Evidence-based practice
Education

  • PhD in Psychology

    Coventry University

  • MSc in Organizational Psychology

    Birkbeck, University of London

  • BSc in Psychology

    Coventry University

Resources

Videos and Talks

Since 2020, I have re-recorded all conference talks and presentations so they are accessible and can be enjoyed at a time and space of your comfort. Check out my YouTube channel, here… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQk8y5XqICJkmjfEZO_s0A

Open Data and Materials

Access all materials, data, code and other such resources from my research on my osf page… https://osf.io/ydmcr/

Open Access Publications

You can find a list of all my publications, with open-access versions, here… https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=NjpeSqMAAAAJ

Personal Philosophy & Goals

Tom’s Global Goals

 
 
 
 
 
Improving Science
Goal 1
Jan 2021 – Present

Goals include:

  • Lead/Implement initiatives to improve the practices, methods and/or tools scientists use
  • Lead/contribute to meta-psychology projects with the potential to improve the culture or practices of science
  • Role model the most inclusive and robust practices in communication and collaboration
  • Implement/champion initiatives to improve science culture in my current workplace and collaborations
 
 
 
 
 
Inclusivity and “Isms”
Goal 2
Jan 2021 – Present

Goals include:

  • Offer free consultancy for socially-impactful research and/or non-for-profit initiatives led by individuals from communities who face current, or have faced historic, marginalisation or discrimination
  • Use positions of authority/responsibility to challenge exclusionary systems and empower others
  • Lead/contribute to research challenging existing discrimination and/or promoting equal opportunities
  • Champion allyship (e.g. pronoun use) as standard
 
 
 
 
 
Improving Workplaces
Goal 3
Jan 2021 – Present

Goals include:

  • Lead/contribute to research that improves workplaces for employees
  • Champion the value of Occupational Psychology for businesses to improve existing standards and challenge norms
  • Lead an international consortium conducting research on socially-important workplace phenomena (e.g. green-washing, corruption, etc)
  • Implement/champion initiatives to improve fairness and compassion in my current workplace
 
 
 
 
 
Society and Communities
Goal 4
Jan 2021 – Present

Goals include:

  • Lead/contribute to research that contributes towards the sustainable global goals (e.g. climate change/corruption)
  • Provide quality teaching and a safe and inclusive learning environment to support students to be effective drivers of future societal change
  • Identify/create opportunities to maximise the impact of research contributions to communities and societies
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Development
Goal 5
Jan 2021 – Present

Goals include:

  • Contribute to research projects for the sole purpose of personal enjoyment and/or development
  • Ensure self-care is embedded into work and research practices for self and others
  • Commit to at least one meaningful learning experience each year
  • Apply for external recognition and other opportunities to raise the profile, and maximise the impact, of the research I contribute to

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