Leila Afshari

Dr. Leila Afshari is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Management and currently serves as the Co-Leader of the Gender Equity and Organisations Theme at the Centre for Organisations and Social Change (COSC) at RMIT University. She joined RMIT in 2022 after serving as School Director-Graduate Research and Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University. Before entering academia, Dr. Afshari gained substantial industry experience, where she managed people, projects, and operations. This professional background continues to shape her research and teaching with a strong industry focus.

Dr. Afshari earned her PhD in Business and Management from RMIT University in 2017 and also holds a Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering. Her research interests span the Future of Work and Employment, Employee Well-being, Organisational Leadership, Women in STEM and Leadership, and Career Development, with a particular emphasis on professional migrant workers and knowledge workers. Her work is published in top-tier academic journals, and a full list of her publications can be found on her Google Scholar profile.

Dr. Afshari is the Associate Editor of the Leadership & Organization Development Journal and sits on the Editorial Boards of Personnel Review, the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, and Human Resource Development International. She has successfully secured over half a million dollars in external research funding as a lead investigator. Her latest project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, and Resources, is focused on future-proofing career development for female migrants.