Dr Helen Hughes is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, and Associate Professor in Organisational Psychology. Helen is the Behaviour Lab Director at Leeds University Business School, where she leads a purpose built, interdisciplinary facility to enable and support the study of human behaviour.
The Behaviour Lab community explores behaviour through observation, experiments, and eye tracking, as well as through virtual and augmented reality. The Lab partners with business and organisations, as well as other academic disciplines such as Engineering and Medicine. Helen’s own research applies socio-technical theory to explore the social dynamics of workplace relationships, and the future of work. She is passionate about translating research into usable insights and strategies, so that it can contribute to the work of academic and practitioner communities.
Helen works with a wide range of organizational partners, and regularly contributes to policy and practice discussions in her areas of specialisation. Her research has been published in international journals and edited books, and has been featured by media outlets including the BBC, Forbes, the Financial Times, and the Guardian, as well as radio and podcasts.