Rate My Professor Julie Loveny

Her research and academic interests encompass mental health, workplace leadership and psychological safety, the effects of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) work arrangements on mental wellbeing, workplace mental health standards, suicide prevention, and wellbeing planning. Notable publications include 'Listening from a Personal Perspective: Does Co-Designed Mental Health Education Shift Stigma? A Mixed Method Evaluation Study' (The British Journal of Social Work, 2023, co-authored with Whitelaw et al.) and 'Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers' (Centre for Transformative Work Design, 2018, co-authored with Parker et al.). She has contributed to cross-disciplinary research on FIFO mental health impacts, developed a Mental Health Directory for workplaces, and participated in community consultations for the State Suicide Prevention Plan and the WA Mental Health Commission’s Wellbeing Plan. Among her recent projects is the government-funded 'Leading Thriving Workplaces' initiative, partnering with health and not-for-profit sectors using frameworks like Thrive at Work and Dare to Lead. Julie Loveny received a team Excellence in Teaching Award in 2021 and the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Early Career Citation in 2020. She serves as Director of the School of Allied Health Community Engagement Committee and was a long-term member of the Australian Association of Social Work from 1991 to 2021.