Prof. Fiona Earle

Fiona is a Professor of Psychology, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and the Director and founder of the Centre for Human Factors at the University of Hull. Fiona has more than 25 years’ experience of Human Factors and Occupational Psychology, working across the complementary settings of academia and industry. During this time, she has worked in close collaboration with numerous organisations to understand their unique sources of work-related stress and fatigue, and support them in implementing effective solutions to manage their risks.

Her work has spanned across a broad range of public and private sectors, including work in energy (offshore and onshore wind, gas, electricity distribution), construction, education, local government and emergency services. 

Following the major changes to standard working practices which began as a result of the pandemic, Fiona has developed a particular interest in the wellbeing of home and hybrid workers. With the support of government funding, she is leading a programme of applied research to develop tools to identify and manage stress risks, with a focus on the stress risks associated with working from home or in a hybrid way.