Professor Rebecca Loudoun is an internationally recognised work health and safety researcher with more than 25 years of experience advancing workplace health, psychological safety, psychosocial risk management and organisational wellbeing.

 

Based at Griffith University's Department of Management and Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Professor Loudoun's research focuses on translating evidence into practical workplace improvements, industry initiatives and government policy reform.

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She currently serves as a member of the Queensland Work Health and Safety Board and has contributed to significant developments in workplace safety policy and legislation. Her research has influenced approaches to psychological injury prevention, workplace mental health, frontline leadership and organisational risk management.

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Professor Loudoun has secured more than $2.5 million in competitive research and industry funding, including Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council grants. Her work has been recognised internationally and referenced by major organisations, including the International Labour Organization.

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Her research spans high-risk and male-dominated industries, including mining, construction and emergency services, with particular attention to shift work, fatigue, psychosocial hazards, workplace relationships and the influence of organisational systems on employee health and safety.

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She developed the People at Work Construction Survey, which has been adopted by more than 100 organisations to identify psychosocial hazards and inform workplace risk management strategies.

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Through her research and industry collaborations, Professor Loudoun advocates for evidence-based approaches that address the underlying organisational causes of psychological harm, strengthen supervisory capability and create safer, healthier and more sustainable workplaces.