Biography
Dr Lucy Bolton is an Associate Professor in Business Psychology and Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes for Psychology. A Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and Registered Occupational Psychologist (HCPC), Lucy teaches on the MSc Business Psychology and MSc Business Psychology with Coaching programmes in Dubai. Her expertise spans business and coaching psychology, with a focus on careers, social and organisational change, diversity, and research methods at the postgraduate level.
Dr Lucy Bolton’s research focuses on business and coaching psychology, particularly the socialisation of graduates into organisations, their work values, and career orientations. Her research spans change management, coaching, workspace design, socio‑technical systems, job design, employability, and knowledge management. She has collaborated with global organisations including Rolls‑Royce, Bentley Motors, Marks and Spencer, the NHS, REED‑NCFE, and the UK Government Office of Science. Lucy has presented her work and delivered keynotes at major international conferences such as BPS DOP, EAWOP, AOM, AHFE, IPCD, the Cyprus Centre for Business Research, and MEPA. She continues to publish and review in global business and coaching psychology journals.
Academic leadership and affiliations
- Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (DPTP) – Psychology
- Adjunct Faculty Coordinator – Learning and Teaching Dubai
- Deputy Director and Teaching Lead for HWU Coaching Lab
- Board of Trustees – Society of Business Psychology Middle East (SoBPME)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Member and Reviewer – SoSS School Studies Committee (SSC)
- Member of CABS (Centre for Applied Behavioural Sciences)
- Global Course Coordinator – C91CH Coaching Psychology Practice
- Member of the global teaching team for: C91CP Coaching Psychology, C91MR Research Methods, C91IP Masters Dissertation Projects
Qualifications
- PhD – University of Leeds, 2022
- MSc Occupational Psychology – University of Nottingham, 2008
- BSc Psychology – Newcastle University, 2006
Publications
- McAuley, A., Bester, M., & Bolton, L. E. (2023). Are Attitudes Towards People with Disability Preventing Positive Change in the UAE Workforce? Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 9, 58–78.
- Grajfoner, D., Bolton, L., & Nee, K. G. (2023). Leadership Across Cultures. In Strani, K. & Pfeiffer, K. (Eds.), Intercultural Issues in the Workplace: Leadership, Communication and Trust. Springer International Publishing, 67–82.
- King, S., Grajfoner, D., Bolton, L., & Nee, K. G. (2023). Intercultural Coaching. In Strani, K. & Pfeiffer, K. (Eds.), Intercultural Issues in the Workplace: Leadership, Communication and Trust. Springer International Publishing, 83–97.
- King, S., Van Nieuwerburgh, C., Bolton, L., Al Serkal, A., El Assaad, L., & Mattar, M. (2021). Exploring the Need for an Indigenous Coaching Psychology for the Middle East. The Coaching Psychologist, 17(1), 32–37.
- Bhargava, A., Bester, M., & Bolton, L. (2021). Employees’ Perceptions of the Implementation of RAIA on Job Satisfaction, Job Security, and Employability. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 6(1), 106–113.
- Vucic, M., & Bolton, L. E. (2019). Turning Ideas into Actions! Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 12(2), 162–178.
- Clegg, C. W., Robinson, M. A., Davis, M. C., Bolton, L. E., Pieniazek, R. L., & McKay, A. (2017). Applying Organisational Psychology as a Design Science: PreMiSTS. Design Science, 3.
- Hughes, H. P., Clegg, C. W., Bolton, L. E., & Machon, L. C. (2017). Systems Scenarios: A Tool for Facilitating the Socio‑Technical Design of Work Systems. Ergonomics, 60(10), 1319–1335. Liberty Mutual Award 2018
- Beaumont, L. C., Bolton, L. E., McKay, A., & Hughes, H. P. N. (2014). Rethinking Service Design: A Socio‑Technical Approach. In Schaefer, D. (Ed.), Product Development in the Socio‑sphere. Springer International, 121–141.