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Dr Elaine Yerby

Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management, Essex Business School, University of Essex

I am a committed researcher- practitioner in HRM and experienced Senior Lecturer. I completed my Masters in HRM whilst working full time in a variety of HR roles for the Metropolitan Police Service, including Employee Engagement and Communication Manager for a large scale HR Transformational programme. My doctoral studies explored HR managerial careers through a feminist poststructuralist and intersectional lens. Other research interests and areas of publication include; the impact on careers from the changing nature of work, the gig economy, work-based conflict resolution and diversity and inclusion.

I have a keen interest in HR careers and supporting the development of those working in the profession. I have been an active member of the London CIPD HR professional network for over 10 years and I am currently Co-Chair of the East London and Docklands CIPD Branch and sit on the CIPD London Committee. I am also an accredited workplace mediator and am a founding member of a Pan-London University mediation community of practice and service.

As well as Deputy Director of The Essex MBA, Dr Elaine Yerby is also the Programme Director for our MSc Human Resource Management and MSc Organisation Change Management. A committed researcher/practitioner in HRM and an experienced Senior Lecturer, Dr Yerby completed her Masters in HRM whilst working full-time in a variety of HR roles for the Metropolitan Police Service. Her doctoral studies explored HR managerial careers through a feminist poststructuralist and intersectional lens. Other research interests and areas of publication include; the impact on careers from the changing nature of work, the gig economy, work-based conflict resolution and diversity and inclusion. Dr Yerby is currently Co-Chair of the East London and Docklands CIPD Branch and sits on the CIPD London Committee. She is also an accredited workplace mediator and a founding member of a Pan-London University mediation community of practice and service.