Stavroula Leka

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  Jubilee Campus
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  Nottingham
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  UK
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Biography

Dr Stavroula Leka is Associate Professor in Occupational Health Psychology at the Institute of Work, Health & Organisations. She is Chartered Psychologist, member of the International Commission on Occupational Health, the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology and the European Association of Work & Organisational Psychology, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health. She studied Psychology at the American College of Greece, followed by postgraduate studies in Occupational Health Psychology at the Institute. Stavroula is the Director of the Institute's World Health Organization Programme. She is member of the Planning Committee of the WHO Network of Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health and Manager of its programme of work on 'Protection and Promotion of Workers' Health'. She is member of the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. She is also secretary of the scientific committee 'Work Organisation & Psychosocial Factors' of the International Commission on Occupational Health. Stavroula is Chair of the Institute's Internationalisation Committee and member of the Occupational Health Psychology Group; her main research interests are the translation of occupational health and safety policy and knowledge into practice and psychosocial risk management. She is also Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia.

She has been invited as a keynote speaker to a number of international conferences and is expert advisor to the European Commission, the WHO, the European Agency for Safety & Health at Work and the European Parliament. She has also been awarded an early career achievement award by the American Psychological Association for outstanding contribution in occupational health psychology and the study of work-related stress.

Expertise Summary

• Translation of occupational health and safety knowledge and policy into practice
• Psychosocial risk management
• Work-related stress
• Corporate social responsibility and occupational health and safety
• Occupational health and safety practices in small and medium-sized enterprises

Teaching Summary

Dr Leka teaches on the following modules:

• Organisations, Stress and Health
• Workplace Health Promotion
• Occupational Health Psychology - She is also one of the editors for the textbook of the same name

Read more about the Occupational Health Psychology textbook at Blackwells bookshop

Research Summary

Dr Leka's expertise lies in the translation of occupational health and safety knowledge and policy into effective practice. More specifically, Dr Leka's research focuses on the evaluation of… read more

Recent Publications

• HOUDMONT, J., LEKA, S. and SINCLAIR, R., eds., 2012. Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice Wiley-Blackwell.
• LEKA, S. and JAIN, A., 2012. Policy Approaches to Occupational and Organizational Health. In: BAUER, G. and HÄMMIG, O., eds., Bridging Occupational, Organizational and Public Health Springer. (In Press.)
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, COX, T and & KORTUM, E., 2011. The development of the European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Journal of Occupational Health. 53, 137-143
• LEKA, S and & JAIN, A., 2011. PAS1010: Guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace British Standards Institution.

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• Integrating Global Society Initiative, University of Nottingham, Integrating psychosocial risks in strategic risk management for business and policy development, 2012, £8,000 (Leka, S., Cox, T., Diacon, S., Fenn, P., Jain, A., Cope, S., Stafford, B., Tsang, S. & Wu, B.)
• IOSH, The changing landscape of occupational health and safety regulation in the UK: Achieving the right balance in policy and practice, 2011-2013, £196,066 (Leka, S. & Jain, A.)
• SESI (Brazilian social security association), Adapting the European framework for psychosocial risk management in the Brazilian context, 2011-2012, £40,437 (Leka, S. & Jain, A.)
• European Commission, Grundtvig Programme, Improving educators' resilience to stress, 2010-2012, €40,000 (Leka, S.)
• European Agency for Safety & Health at Work, European Enterprise Survey on New and Emerging Risks: Secondary analysis, 2010-2011, €79,000 (Leka, S.)
• European Commission, Leonardo Da Vinci Agency, Psychosocial risk management - education and training, 2009-2011, €330,000 (Leka, S.)
• British Council - DelPHE (Developing Partnerships in Higher Education), Corporate social responsibility and occupational safety and health: A potent contrivance to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, 2009-2012, £30,000 (Leka, S.)
• European Agency for Safety & Health at Work, European Enterprise Survey on Psychosocial New and Emerging Risks, 2007-2009, €99,000 (Leka, S., Griffiths, A. & Cox, T.)
• European Commission Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency, Promotion of active European citizenship, 2007-2008, €12,000 (Leka, S.)
• European Commission FP6, Psychosocial risk management: European framework (PRIMA-EF), 2006-2009, €750,000 (Leka, S. & Cox, T.)
• Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, Exploration of training needs among safety and health professionals, 2006-2007, £8,398 (Leka, S., Khan, S. & Griffiths, A.)
• SALTSA, Towards the development of a psychosocial risk management toolkit (PRIMAT), 2005-2006, £41,500 (Leka, S. & Cox, T.)
• New Lecturers Fund, University of Nottingham, Exploring the integration of occupational safety and health with corporate social responsibility in small and medium-sized enterprises, 2005-2006, £8,640 (Leka, S.)
• Learning & Teaching Development Fund, University of Nottingham, Evaluation of e-learning to support education in occupational health psychology: a case study, 2004-2006, £34,420 (Leka, S. & Cox, T.)
• European Commission, Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, Stress Prevention at Work, 2004-2006, £17,500 (Leka, S.)
• European Commission, Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, Career development of older workers through e-learning support, 2004-2007, £30,000 (Leka, S.)
• European Social Fund, Managing chronic hidden health conditions at work: Facilitating effective coping for employees and organizations, 2004-2005, £60,896 (Munir, F., Griffiths, A., Leka, S., Cox, SJC. & Haslam, C).

Current Research

Dr Leka's expertise lies in the translation of occupational health and safety knowledge and policy into effective practice. More specifically, Dr Leka's research focuses on the evaluation of occupational health policy and its associated infrastructures and supporting systems at different levels (such as international, European, national and organisational). Her research has a strong applied focus and aims at facilitating effective occupational health management in different organisational contexts, with a particular emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises. A key theme in her research is the management of psychosocial risks and work-related stress and the promotion of mental health at the workplace level. As part of her interest in policy implementation she has been conducting research on the promotion of occupational health and safety through a corporate social responsibility framework.

One of the main research programmes Dr Leka has been managing since 2004 is the PRIMA-EF programme that focuses on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace.

You can find more details at: www.prima-ef.org

PhD supervision

Current students:

Linn Burgh (part-time): Developing a psychosocial risk management system in the Oil and Gas industry.

Nicholas Andreou (part-time): The motivation behind engaging in occupational health and safety: An enterprise perspective.

David Hollis (part-time): Developing and testing a robust presenteeism model and scale.

Juliet Hassard (part-time): Gender differences in work-related stress, well-being and health: differential exposure or vulnerability?

Johanna Churchill (part-time): Corporate Social Responsibility and Occupational Health & Safety in SMEs.

Past students

Aditya Jain (part-time): Evaluating policy in psychosocial risk management: An exploration of perceptions and actions of policy makers.

Evelyn Kortum (part-time): Perception and management of psychosocial risks and work-related stress in developing countries.

Kwesi Amponsah (full-time): Work design, work organisation and employee well-being in the mining sector in Ghana.

Jessica Tang (full-time): The psychosocial work environment of teachers in Hong Kong.

Nizam Zacck (full-time): Occupational Health & Safety Practices in the Petrochemical Industry in Malaysia.

• HOUDMONT, J., LEKA, S. and SINCLAIR, R., eds., 2012. Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice Wiley-Blackwell.
• LEKA, S. and JAIN, A., 2012. Policy Approaches to Occupational and Organizational Health. In: BAUER, G. and HÄMMIG, O., eds., Bridging Occupational, Organizational and Public Health Springer. (In Press.)
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, COX, T and & KORTUM, E., 2011. The development of the European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Journal of Occupational Health. 53, 137-143
• LEKA, S and & JAIN, A., 2011. PAS1010: Guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace British Standards Institution.
• IAVICOLI, S, NATALI, E, DEITINGER, P, RONDINONE, B.M, ERTEL, M, JAIN, A and & LEKA, S., 2011. Occupational health and safety policy and psychosocial risks in Europe: The role of stakeholders’ perceptions Health Policy. 101(1), 87-94
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, IAVICOLI, S, VARTIA. M and & ERTEL, M., 2011. The role of policy for the management of psychosocial risks at the workplace in the European Union Safety Science. 49(4), 558-564
• KORTUM, E, LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2011. Perceptions of psychosocial hazards, work-related stress and workplace priority risks in developing countries Journal of Occupational Health. 53, 144-155
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, WIDERSZAL-BAZYL, M, ŻOŁNIERCZYK-ZREDA, D and & ZWETSLOOT, G., 2011. Developing a standard for psychosocial risk management: PAS1010 Safety Science. 49(7), 1047-1057
• TANG, J.J, LEKA, S, HUNT, N and & MACLENNAN, S., 2011. Occupational psychosocial health policies in Hong Kong schools: A review and exploration of key stakeholder perceptions Health Policy. 103(2-3), 266-275
• JAIN, A, LEKA, S and & ZWETSLOOT, G., 2011. Corporate social responsibility and psychosocial risk management in Europe Journal of Business Ethics. 101(4), 619-633
• LEKA, S, HASSARD, J and & YANAGIDA, A., 2011. Investigating the impact of psychosocial risks and occupational stress on psychiatric hospital nurses’ mental well-being in Japan Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 19(2), 123-131
• LEKA, S, ZWETSLOOT, G and & JAIN, A., 2010. Corporate social responsibility and psychosocial risk management. In: HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., eds., Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice vol. 1. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• ERTEL, E, STILIJANOW, U, IAVICOLI, S, NATALI, E, JAIN, A and & LEKA, S., 2010. European social dialogue on psychosocial risks at work: Benefits and challenges European Journal of Industrial Relations. 16(2), 169-183
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, HOUTMAN, I, BAKHUYS ROOZEBOOM, M, ERTEL, M, PECH, E and & RIEDMANN, A., 2010. European survey of enterprises on new and emerging risks: Managing safety and health at work Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
• HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., 2010. Future directions in occupational health psychology. In: LEKA, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., Occupational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• LEKA, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., 2010. Occupational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., 2010. Introduction to occupational health psychology. In: LEKA, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., Occupational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2010. Psychosocial risk management at the workplace level. In: LEKA, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., Occupational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• KORTUM, E, LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2010. Psychosocial risks and work-related stress in developing countries: Health impact, priorities, barriers and solutions International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. 23(3), 1-14
• VARTIA, M and & LEKA, S., 2010. Interventions for the prevention and management of bullying at work. In: EINARSEN, S, HOEL, H, ZAPF, D and & COOPER, C.L., eds., Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace: International Perspectives in Research and Practice 2nd ed. CRC Press.
• HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., eds., 2010. Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• ZWETSLOOT, G and & LEKA, S., 2010. Corporate culture, health and well-being. In: LEKA, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., Occupational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A and ZWETSLOOT, G. & COX, T., 2010. Policy-level interventions and work-related psychosocial risk management in the European Union Work & Stress. 24(3), 298-307
• LEKA, S and & JAIN, A., 2010. Health Impact of Psychosocial Hazards at Work: An overview Geneva: WHO.
• BONDJERS, G, BONGERS, P, FINGERHUT, M, KAUPPINEN, T, LEKA, S, SCHULTE, P, TAIPALE,V and & UUSITALO, H., 2009. Meeting future needs of Finnish working life through a health workforce: 2009 international evaluation of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Ministry of Social Affairs & Health, Finland.
• KORTUM, E, LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2008. Understanding the perception of occupational psychosocial risk factors in developing countries: Setting priorities for action. In: HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., eds., Occupational Health Psychology: European perspectives on research, practice and education vol. 3. Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press.
• LEKA, S, HASSARD, J, JAIN, A, MAKRINOV, N, COX, T, KORTUM, E, ERTEL, M, HALLSTEN, L, IAVICOLI, S, LINDSTROM, K and & ZWETSLOOT, G., 2008. Towards the development of a European framework for psychosocial risk management Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A, ZWETSLOOT, G, VARTIA, M and & PAHKIN, K., 2008. Psychosocial risk management: The importance and impact of policy level interventions. In: LEKA, S and & COX, T., eds., The European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2008. The European Framework for Psychosocial Risk Management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2008. PRIMA-EF Guidance on the European Framework for Psychosocial Risk Management: A resource for employers and worker representatives Geneva: WHO.
• HOUDMONT, J, LEKA, S and & BULGER, C., 2008. The definition of curriculum areas in occupational health psychology. In: HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., eds., Occupational Health Psychology: European perspectives on research, practice and education vol. 3. Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press.
• LEKA, S and COX, T. & ZWETSLOOT, G., 2008. The European framework for psychosocial risk management. In: LEKA, S and & COX, T., eds., The European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham, I-WHO Publications.
• LEKA, S and & KORTUM, E., 2008. A European framework to address psychosocial risks Journal of Occupational Health. 50(3), 294-296
• LEKA, S, KHAN, S and & GRIFFITHS, A., 2008. Exploring health and safety practitioners’ training needs in workplace health issues Wigston, Leicestershire: IOSH.
• LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2008. The future of psychosocial risk management and the promotion of health at work in the EU: A PRIMA time for action. In: LEKA, S and & COX, T., eds., The European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• ZWETSLOOT, G, LEKA, S and & JAIN, A., 2008. Corporate social responsibility and psychosocial risk management. In: LEKA, S and & COX, T., eds., The European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• HOUDMONT, J and & LEKA, S., eds., 2008. Occupational Health Psychology: European perspectives on research, practice and education Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press.
• LEKA, S, VARTIA, M, HASSARD, J, PAHKIN, K, SUTELA, S, COX, T and & LINDSTROM, K., 2008. Best practice in interventions for the prevention and management of work-related stress and workplace violence and bullying. In: LEKA, S and & COX, T., eds., The European framework for psychosocial risk management: PRIMA-EF Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• KOUVONEN, K, OKSANEN, T, VAHTERA J, VÄÄNÄNEN A, DE VOGLI, R, ELOVAINIO, M, PENTTI, J, LEKA, S, COX, T and & KIVIMÄKI, M., 2008. Workplace social capital and smoking cessation Addiction. 103(11), 1857-1865
• MUNIR, F., YARKER, J., HASLAM, C., LONG, H., LEKA, S., GRIFFITHS, A. and COX, S., 2007. Work factors related to psychological and health-related distress among employees with chronic illnesses Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 17(2), 259-277
• HOUDMONT, J and LEKA, S. & COX, T., 2007. Education in Occupational Health Psychology: Where have we been, where we are now and where are we going?. In: HOUDMONT, J and & MCINTYRE, S., eds., Occupational Health Psychology: European perspectives on research, education and practice vol. 2. Maia: ISMAI Publications.
• LEKA, S and & CHURCHILL, J., 2007. Exploring the integration of corporate social responsibility and occupational health and safety in small and medium-sized enterprises University of Nottingham.
• ZUCCONI, A, LEKA, S and & JAIN, A., 2007. Supporting the Older Workforce: A guide for organisations Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• MUNIR, F., PRYCE, J., HASLAM, C., LEKA, S. and GRIFFITHS, A., 2006. Gender differences in managing chronic illness at work: exploring predictors for disclosure Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. 25(3), 173-180
• LEKA, S, JAIN, A and & ELLIS, N., 2006. Work Stress Prevention and Management: A practical guide for organisations Nottingham: I-WHO Publications.
• HOUDMONT, J, LEKA, S and & COX, T., 2006. Education and training in Occupational Health Psychology: the case for E-learning. In: MCINTYRE, S and & HOUDMONT, J., eds., Occupational Health Psychology: European perspectives on research, education and practice vol. 1. Maia: ISMAI Publications.
• LEKA, S, HOUDMONT, J and & COX, T., 2006. Evaluation of the use of e-learning to support education in occupational health psychology: A case study University of Nottingham.
• MUNIR, F., LEKA, S. and GRIFFITHS, A., 2005. Dealing with self-management of chronic illness at work: predictors for self-disclosure Social Science & Medicine. 60(6), 1397-1407
• MUNIR, F., JONES, D., LEKA, S. and GRIFFITHS, A., 2005. Work limitations and employer adjustments for employees with chronic illness International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 28(2), 111-117
• LEKA, S., GRIFFITHS, A.J. and COX, T., 2005. Work-related stress: the risk management paradigm. In: ANTONIOU, A-S.G. and COOPER, C.L., eds., A Research Companion to Organizational Health Psychology Chichester: Wiley. 174-187.
• COX, T., GRIFFITHS, A.J. and LEKA, S., 2005. Work organisation and work-related stress. In: GARDINER, K. and HARRINGTON, J.M., eds., Occupational Hygiene 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell. 421-423.
• MUNIR, F, HASLAM, C, LONG, H, GRIFFITHS, A and COX, S. & LEKA, S., 2005. Managing Chronic Illness at Work: Exploring effective strategies for employees and organizations European Social Fund.
• COX, T., LEKA, S., IVANOV, I. and KORTUM, E., 2004. Work, employment and mental health in Europe Work & Stress. 18(2), 179-185
• LEKA, S., GRIFFITHS, A.J. and COX, T., 2004. Organisation du Travail et Stress Geneva: World Health Organization.
• LEKA, S., GRIFFITHS, A.J. and COX, T., 2004. La Organización del Trabajo y el Estrés Geneva: World Health Organization.
• LEKA, S., GRIFFITHS, A.J. and COX, T., 2003. Work Organisation and Stress Geneva: World Health Organization.
• COWAN, S., LEKA, S., JAIN, A. and GUISE, J., Cowan, S., Leka, S., Jain, A., & Guise, J. (accepted). Factors influencing the implementation of occupational safety and health management measures in European small and medium-sized enterprises Journal of Small Business Management. (In Press.)