Dr Lena Wang

Dr Ying (Lena) Wang joined the School of Management, RMIT University in 2016. Before then, she was the Lab and Educational Program Manager of Accelerated Learning Laboratory, and lecturer at Business School and School of Psychology, University of Western Australia. Lena teaches in areas of organisational behaviour and human resource management.

Lena's research interests include personality and individual differences, leadership/organisational capability development, diversity management, and employee wellbeing. She has published on top-tier journals including Journal of Applied Psychology, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, among others. Lena is a current Associate Editor at the journal Applied Psychology: An International Review, while also sitting on the Editorial Board of the journal Human Relations. She is a past co-editor of the book series, Advances in Global Leadership, published by Emerald.

Lena has over a decade of consulting experience on a wide range of areas specialising in psychometric testing, talent assessment and management, leadership training and development, among others. She has attracted close to $1 million external funding into universities. Lena has lived and worked in Australia, UK, US and China.

Lena received a PhD in Work Psychology from University of Sheffield, UK, and MSc in Psychological Research Method and MA in Organisational Studies from University of Warwick, UK. Lena is certified for using a wide range of psychological assessment and training tools.

• PhD in Work Psychology (2012), Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
• MSc Research Methods in Psychology (2008), Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK
• MA in Organisation Studies (2004), Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
• BA in Russian Language and Literature (2003), Fudan University, China

Lena has been working closely with industry and government for almost two decades and has attracted close to $1 million external funding into universities. Since joining RMIT, she has been engaging in multiple projects funded by National Mental Health Commission, Queensland Mental Health Commission, Victoria's Department of Premier and Cabinet, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, among others, to investigate in topic areas of workforce development, leadership development, program evaluation and employee mental health.

Before joining RMIT, she was Lab and Educational Program Manager at Accelerated Learning Laboratory, University of Western Australia (2011-2016), during which time she worked with various organisations in mining, oil and gas, construction, and public sectors, on leadership and organisational capability development. Prior to her postgraduate studies in the UK she was an Associate Consultant at Mobley Group Pacific in Shanghai, China (2004-2007), during which time she worked with numerous multinational corporations to provide consulting services in talent management, talent selection and leadership development. She also worked briefly during 2009 as a consultant at Assessment Associates International in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.