Amy Zadow

Dr Amy Zadow

Lecturer

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Amy Zadow Is a Lecturer and Organisational Psychologist in the Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors). Dr Zadow’s research focuses on workplace psychosocial risk factors and work stress. Dr Zadow specialises in multilevel statistical analysis and meta-analytic research. Along with numerous other publications she has co-published with the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. She has received funding for her work from a range of industry partners including SafeWork SA and a Postdoctoral Fellowship Mobility Grant from the Future Industries Institute. Dr Zadow has also presented at the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, the International Commission on Occupational Health, the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, and the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology. Dr Zadow works on a group of projects partnering with industry colleagues and has more than ten years industry experience including a range of leadership roles.

Journal Articles

Zadow, A. J., Loh, M. Y., Dollard, M. F., Tuckey, M. R., & Idris, A. M. Psychosocial Safety Climate Extended JD-R Theory: A Cross-Level Multilevel Meta-Analysis. In review (In review, Journal of Applied Psychology).

Zadow, A.J., Potter, R. E., Dollard, M. F., Bakker, A., Pignata, S., Afsharian, A., Parkin, A., & Lushington, K. Development and Validation of the Workplace Digital Demands and Resources (WDDR) Scale.  (In review).

Kent, L., Luu, X., Gresham, B., Hockman, L., Leifels, K., Neser, D., Richter, S., Smolarek, L., Scott-Young, C., Swadling, M., Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F., (2024). Measuring student and staff mental wellbeing at an Australian university: Findings and methodological lessons from a multi-level, multi-wave study. (In review).

Dollard, M. F., Loh, M. Y., Neser, D., Richter, S., Zadow, A., Afsharian, A., Potter, R.  (2024). Psychosocial safety climate as a social determinant of working time loss and expenditure associated with work related injury and illness. In press. (Safety Science A IF. 6.10)  

Potter, R, Afsharian, A, Richter, S, Neser, D, Zadow, A, Dollard, M, & Lushington, K. (2024). Longitudinal Investigation of Restructuring, Psychosocial Safety Climate and Burnout in Australian Universities during COVID-19 2020-2022. (Journal of Industrial Relations IF: 3.19).

Idris, I., Idris, M. A., Syed-Yahya, S. N. N., & Zadow, A. (2023). Longitudinal Effects of Quantitative Job Demands (QJD) on Presenteeism and Absenteeism: Role of QuanJI and QualJI as Moderators. (International Journal of Stress Management A IF: 3.39)

Zadow, A., Loh., M., Dollard, M. F., Yantcheva, B., & Mathisen (2023). Psychosocial Safety Climate as a Predictor of Work Engagement, Creativity, Innovation, and Work Performance: A Case Study of Software Engineers (Frontiers in Psychology: IF: 4.23).

Lushington, K., Markobotsaris, M., Dollard, M., Parking, A., Potter, R., Zadow, A., Pignata, S., Afsharian, A., Owen. M., & Bakker, A. (2023). P080 Using your mobile/tablet device at bedtime for work: Implications for adult sleep and performance. (Sleep Advances: IF:4.80)

Parkin, A., Zadow, A., Potter, R., Afsharian, A., Pignata, S., Dollard, M. F., Bakker, A. & Lushington, K. (2022). The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible working from home digital job demands and work-life conflict. (Industrial Health, IF: 2.71)

Potter, R. E., Dollard, M., Pignata, S., Zadow, A., & Lushington, K. (2022). Review of practice & policy strategies for managing digital communication and ICT use in Australian universities. (Computers in Human Behavior Reports CiteScore: 4.1)

Rugiles, R, Ando, E., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L.,  ..& Zadow, A. (2021). The effect of long working hours on depression. A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. (Environmental International; IF. 13.35)

Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., Dormann, C., & Landsbergis. P. (2021). Predicting New Clinical Depression from Long Working Hours and Psychosocial Safety Climate. (BMJ Open IF: 2.9)

Potter, R. E., Zadow, A., Dollard, M., Pignata, S., & Lushington, K. (2021). Digital communication, health & wellbeing in universities: a double-edged sword. (Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management IF: 2.6)

Gupta, C. C., Dorrian, J., Coates, A. M., Zadow, A., Dollard, M., & Banks, S. (2020). The impact of dayshifts and sleepover nightshifts on the eating and driving behaviours of residential support workers: An exploratory workplace study. (Work IF: 2.3).

Rugulies, R, Ando, E, Ayuso-Mateos, JL, Bonafede, M …& Zadow, A (2019). WHO/ILO work-related burden of disease and injury: Protocol for systematic reviews of exposure to long working hours and of the effect of exposure to long working hours on depression.  (Environment International IF: 13.35)

 

Afsharian, A., Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., Dormann, C., & Ziaian, T. (2018). Should psychosocial safety climate theory be extended to include climate strength? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23(4), 496.

Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., McLinton, S. S., Lawrence, P., & Tuckey, M. R. (2017). Psychosocial safety climate, emotional exhaustion, and work injuries in healthcare workplaces. Stress and Health, 33(5), 558-569.  

Book Chapters

Loh, M. Y., Potter, R., Afsharian, A., Zadow, A., Dollard, M. (2024). Stress. In M. Bal (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Organizational Psychology (1st ed.). Edward Elgar.  In press.

Afsharian, A., Dollard, M. F., Zadow, A., Loh, M. Y., Potter, R., Parkin, A., Crispin, C., et al., (2023). Psychosocial Safety Climate, An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell. In press.

Loh, M. Y., Zadow A., & Dollard, M. (2020). Psychosocial Safety Climate and occupational health. What we know so far. In T. Theorell (Ed.). Handbook of Socioeconomic Determinants of Occupational Health. (pp. 1-27). Switzerland: Springer.  

Owen, M., Bailey, T., Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F. (2019). Global working conditions: Australia. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. Eurofound. Reference number: WPEF19056.

Tuckey, M. R., Zadow, A, Li, Y, and Caponecchia, C. (2019). Prevention of workplace bullying through work and organizational design. In P. D'Cruz,, E. Noronha, C. Caponecchia, J. Escartín, D. Salin, and M. Tuckey. Dignity and inclusion at work. Singapore: Springer Singapore.1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-53382_2-1

Zadow, A., Dollard, M., Parker, L., & Storey, K. (2019). Psychosocial Safety Climate: A Review of the Evidence. In M. F. Dollard, C. Dormann, & M.A. Idris. (Eds.)., Psychosocial Safety Climate. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

McLinton, S.S., Zadow, A., Neall, A. M., Tuckey, M. R., & Dollard, M. F. (2018). Violence and psychosocial safety climate: quantitative and qualitative evidence in the healthcare industry. In R. J. Burke & C. L. Cooper (Eds.)., Violence and Abuse in and around organisations. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

Afsharian, A., Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F. (2016). Psychosocial Safety Climate from Two Different Cultural Perspectives in the Asia Pacific: Iran and Australia Hospitals. In Psychosocial Factors at Work in the Asia Pacific (pp. 187-201). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Dollard, M. F., & Zadow, A. (2016). Evaluation of the Development and Implementation Phase in Stress Prevention: A Case Study from the Australian Public Sector. In K. Nielsen & A. Noblet (Eds.)., Organizational interventions for health and wellbeing (pp. 113-143). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

Dollard, M., Zadow, A., Pignata, S., & Bailey, T. (2016). Stress management. In A. Farazmand (Ed.). Global Encyclopaedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2509-1

Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F. (2016). Psychosocial safety climate. In S. Clarke, T. M. Probst, F. Guldenmund, & J. Passmore (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health (pp. 414-436). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 

 

Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations

Hess, N., Pritchard, L., Harrison, E., Auton, J. & Zadow, A (2024, October 25). Development of a Framework for Assessing Organisational Psychology Postgraduate Students on Placement, Australian Psychological Society 15th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Perth, Australia (accepted).

Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., Loh, M. Y., Tuckey, M., & Idris, A. (2024, October 25). Psychosocial safety climate extended job-demands-resources theory: A multilevel meta-analysis. Australian Psychological Society 15th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Perth, Australia (accepted).

Zadow, A., Potter, R., Afsharian, A., Dollard, M., Bakker, A., Lushington, K, Pignata, S., & Parkin, A. (2024, June 5). Well-Being in Academia: How to Create, Boost and Measure it. 16th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Granda, Spain (accepted)

Clements, K., Zadow, A., Dollard, M., Potter, R, Lushington, K., Bakker, A., Parkin, A., & Neser, D., (2024). Psychosocial safety climate symposium: Playful work design. 16th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Granada, Spain (accepted)

Zadow, A., Potter, R., Afsharian, A., Dollard, M., Bakker, A., Lushington, K, Pignata, S., & Parkin, A. (2024, February). Development and Validation of the Workplace Digital Demands and Resources (WDDR) Measure. Centre for Transformative Work Design Conference, Perth, Australia

Clements, K., Zadow, A., Dollard, M., Potter, R, Lushington, K., Bakker, A., Parkin, A., & Neser, D., (2024, February). Multilevel Antecedents to Playful Work Design and Relationships to Psychological Distress and Work Engagement: A Longitudinal Study of University Employees. Centre for Transformative Work Design, Perth, Australia.

Zadow, A. (2023, Sept). Invited Chair for the Symposium, Digitalization of working life, International Commission of Occupational Health Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors and the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work, Tokyo, Japan.

Zadow, A (2023). Psychosocial Safety Climate Extended JD-R Theory: A Cross-Level Multilevel Meta-Analysis (invited conference presentation). Society of Organisational Behaviour (SOBA), Perth, Australia.

Zadow, A., Lushington, K., Snowden, C., Dollard, M. F., Pignata, S., Potter, R., Afsharian, A.& Parkin, A. (2022, July 6). Vested Interests in the University Sector: Disentangling the Method from the Result. 15th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. Bordeaux, France.

Dollard, M. F. & Zadow, A. (2021, November 5) Keynote Conference Presentation: Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia Inc 29th National Conference Presentation. Virtual presentation.

Zadow, A. J., Dollard, M. F., Tuckey, M., & Idris, M. A. (2021, July 27). Psychosocial Safety Climate Extended JD-R Theory: A Cross-Level Multilevel Meta-Analysis. Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work. 2nd Conference of the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work. Well-being vs productivity: Decent Future Work. Virtual Presentation.

Zadow, A. (2021, May 25). Resilience. The Psychosocial Safety Climate Approach. Department of Education, Skills and Employment State Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Zadow, A. (2020, September 4). Psychosocial Safety Climate: New evidence. (Symposium Chair). 14th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology “Promoting healthy and Sustainable Work.” Virtual presentation.

Zadow, A, Loh, M, Dollard, M & Yantcheva, B. (2020, September 4). Individual perceived Psychosocial Safety Climate as a predictor of future creativity, innovation, and work performance: A study of software engineers. (14th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. (Conference proceedings). Promoting healthy and Sustainable Work. Virtual presentation.

 

Zadow, A.J., Dollard, M. F., Idris, A. M. & Becher, H. (2018). Psychosocial safety climate theory and meta-analysis. International Commission of Occupational Health Psychology, Paper presented by H. Becher in Mexico. 

 

Zadow, A. J., Idris, M. A., & Dollard, M. F. (April, 2016). Psychosocial Safety Climate theory meta-analysis. In K. Teoh, V. Dediu, Saade, N. J., & Hassard, J. 12th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. (Conference proceedings). Occupational Health in Times of Change: Society and the Workplace. Paper presented in Athens, Greece.

McLinton, S. S., Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. R. (2015). Psychosocial and physical safety climate, health and safety performance in healthcare. 31st International Congress for Occupational Health (ICOH). Paper presented by S. McLinton in Seoul, Korea.

McLinton, S. S., Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. R. (2015). Violence and emotional labour at work; national and local evidence from healthcare workers. 31st International Congress for Occupational Health (ICOH). Paper presented by S. McLinton in Seoul, Korea.

Zadow, A.J, & Dollard, M.F., & Tuckey, M. R (May, 2015). Organisational stress interventions. 17th European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference (Conference Proceedings). Paper presented in Oslo, Norway.

Zadow, A. J., Dollard, M. F., Tuckey, M. R., & Chen, P. (April, 2014). The dynamic role of psychosocial safety climate in frontline healthcare workplaces. In Andreou, N, J, A., Jain, A., Hollis, D., Hassard, J., & Teoh, K. Looking at the past – planning for the future: Capitalizing on OHP multidiscliplinarity. 11 th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (Conference Proceedings). Paper presented in London, United Kingdom.

Zadow, A. J, Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. R. (July, 2014). Organizational stress interventions in healthcare. In International Association of Applied Psychology (Ed.) From Crisis to Sustainable Well-Being. 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology. Paris: IAAP (Conference Proceedings). Paper presented in Paris, France.

Zadow, A. J., Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. R. (September, 2014). A meta-analysis of organisational stress interventions. ICOH-WOPS (Ed.). Worker health: A basic human right for all. International Commission on Occupational Health: Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors (Conference Proceedings). Paper presented in Adelaide, Australia.

Zadow, A. J., Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. R. (September, 2014). Psychosocial and physical safety climate, health and safety performance in healthcare.  ICOHWOPS (Ed.). Worker health: A basic human right for all. International Commission on Occupational Health: Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors (Conference Proceedings). Paper presented in Adelaide, Australia.

Zadow, A. J., Dollard, M. F., Tuckey, M. R., & Chen, P. (April, 2013). Improving safety performance in healthcare using organisational stress interventions. International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Poster presented in London, United Kingdom.

Industry Reports

Dollard, M. F., Lushington, K., Neser, D., Zadow, A., Potter., A., Afsharian, A. Loh, M., Crispin, C., Richter, S. & Parkin, A. (2023) Brain Strain: The Hazardous Corporate Climate in Australian Universities for Employee Psychological Health, Submitted to The Australian Universities Accord process.

Zheng, C., Perera, S., Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., Hayati, A., Neser, D., Dong, I., Richter, S., & Voranau (2022). Evaluation and Validation of Wellbeing SA’s Healthy Workplace Check (HWC) Tool. Submitted to Wellbeing SA

Afsharian, A., Zadow, A. & Dollard, M (2020, November). Psychosocial safety climate report for the Department of Education WA: School of Special Educational Needs – Behaviour & Engagement (SSEN:BE) 2020. Department of Education WA.

Zadow, A, Loh, M. Y., Bailey, T., Parkin, A., & Dollard, M. (2020, 15 September). Rapid review of the literature to identify tools measuring health, safe and thriving workplaces. Wellbeing SA, SA Health. 

Zadow, A & Dollard, M. (2020, February). Future Industries Accelerator Mobility Grant Scheme Report for the Australian Semiconductor Technology Company (ASTC). Future Industries Institute.

Owen, M., Bailey, T., Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F. (2019). Global working conditions: Australia. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. Eurofound. Reference number: WPEF19056.

Competitive Grants and Consultancy Funding ($603,028)

2024

Zadow, A. J., Lushington, K., Fox, E., & Dollard, M. F. ARC Discovery EOI (rated highly as a near miss -top 10% of unfunded projects).

2024

Hewitt, A., Zadow, A., Blackham, A., Cameron, C., & Grant-Smith. Work-integrated learning. Spencer Vision Grant (in review)

2024

Zadow, A.J., Dollard, M. F., & Potter, R. ACT Government Project. (contract currently being finalised)

2022-2024

Zadow, A. J., & Dollard, M. F. EAPAA Project. ($24,200).

2022

Zheng, C., Perera, S., Zadow, A, & Dollard, M. F. Wellbeing SA. SA Health Project ($99,870). 

2022

Zadow, A. J., & Dollard, M. F. Services Australia Project. ($12,000). 

2021-2023

Zadow, A. J.& Dollard, M. F. Federal Government Project. ($61,172).

2021-2022

Zadow, A. & Dollard, M. F. Well-Educated University Project. ($80,763).

2020

Afsharian, A., Zadow, A., & Dollard, M. F.  Department of Education WA ($15,000).

2020

Zadow, A., Dollard, M. F., Bailey, T. & Loh, M. Wellbeing SA Project. SA Health. ($30,000).

2019-2020

Zadow, A., Yantcheva, B., & Dollard, M. F. Future Industries Mobility Grants (MOB14 and MOB15). Future Industries Institute ($167,000).

Internal Grants ($64, 012)

2024

Zadow, A.J. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Symposium. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Early Grant Award ($4512)

2023

Strelan, P., Zadow, A. J., Dry, M., & Palmer, E. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Group Work in Tertiary Settings on Student Experience and Satisfaction, Learning and Teaching Advancement Grant ($5000)

2023

Zadow, A. J. Digitalisation of work ICOH Symposium. School of Psychology Early/Mid Career Grant. ($4,500). 

2019-2020

Zadow, A., Mclinton, S. S., Dollard, M. F., & Tuckey, M. PSC Smiley Face Project. EASS URIPA Partnering Application. $20,000 ($15,000 additional industry contribution)

2019

Sinha, R., Dollard, M. F., & Zadow, A. The Role of Leadership, Organizational Climate and Engagement in Driving School Improvement. BUE Funding. ($15,000)

Teaching and Supervision (2019-Present)

University of Adelaide

July 2024

Program Director of the Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) (MPsych[OHF]) degree, University of Adelaide 

Course Coordination and Lecturing

2023-Present

Psychol7335 Human Resource Management (Semester 1), MPsych(OHF)

2022-Present

Psychol7341, 7340, 7343 Placement I, II, III (Placement Coordinator), All Year, MPsych(OHF) 

2023-Present

Psychol4313 Applied Psychological Interventions and Research (Semester 2), Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)

Lecturing

2023-Present

PSYCHOL2007 Psychology in Society (Semester 2), Bachelor of Psychological Science

2023-Present

Psychol7331 Professional Practice (Summer School), MPsych(OHF)

2023-Present

Psychol7331 Evidence Based Practice (Summer School), MPsych(OHF)

University of South Australia

2018-2020

Organisational Psychology (Semester 2), Bachelor of Psychological Science.

2018-2019

Human Factors (Semester 1), Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot, Flight, Management).

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Co-Supervisor A study of the workplace factors associated with work addiction and depression in mothers. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sara El-Kaissi
    2024 Co-Supervisor The impact of emotional intelligence (EQ) of veterinary leaders on psychological safety Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Olivia Joanna Oginska

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor The Mind of the Cynical Employee: Development and Validation of Multidimensional Scales to Measure the Cognitive Underpinnings of Organisational Cynicism University of South Australia - Doctorate - Kathryn Stephenson
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor E-mail load, stress and engagement of university staf University of South Australia - Doctorate - Amy Parkin
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Aligning Perceptions to Build Psychosocial Safety Climate University of South Australia - Doctorate - Gemma David
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Employee Well-being in Hybrid Work Environments: A Multilevel Investigation of National Culture, Leadership Styles, and Psychosocial Safety Climat University of South Australia - Doctorate - Dinethi Subasingha
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor The Mind of the Cynical Employee: Development and Validation of Multidimensional Scales to Measure the Cognitive Underpinnings of Organisational Cynicism University of South Australia - Doctorate Full Time Kathryn Stephenson
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor E-mail load, stress and engagement of university staf University of South Australia - Doctorate Full Time Amy Parkin
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Aligning Perceptions to Build Psychosocial Safety Climate University of South Australia - Doctorate Full Time Gemma David
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Employee Well-being in Hybrid Work Environments: A Multilevel Investigation of National Culture, Leadership Styles, and Psychosocial Safety Climate University of South Australia - Doctorate Full Time Dinethi Subasingha

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2024 - ongoing Member Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work Australia
    2024 - ongoing Member Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Australia
    2023 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society College of Organisational Psychologists Australia
    2023 - ongoing Member Psychology Board of Australia Australia
    2022 - ongoing Member Australian Psychology Placement Alliance Australia
    2022 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Australia
    2022 - ongoing Member Organisational Psychology Placement Alliance Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member International Commission on Occupational Health Australia
    2014 - ongoing Member European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Australia
    2013 - ongoing Member Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Australia

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian Psychologist Australian Psychological Society Australia
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83131041
  • Email: amy.zadow@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Hughes, floor Level Seven
  • Room: 712
  • Org Unit: Psychology
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