Dr. Jane Chong holds a PhD and Master's in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Western Australia (UWA), where she is a Lecturer and Organisational Psychologist Registrar at the School of Psychological Science. Her expertise includes work motivation, newcomer socialisation, and age diversity and inclusion. Capitalising on her scientist-practitioner background, Dr. Chong collaborates with organisations to conduct rigorous research and implement practical solutions that enhance the employee work experience.

Awards & Recognition

2025

• UWA VC Awards: School of Psychological Science Early-Career Research Award

2024

• Curtin University Faculty of Business and Law Research Awards for Industry Project of the Year for Designing SMARTer work to reduce psychosocial risks: Evaluating the effectiveness of a participatory work redesign intervention in aged care

2023

• Curtin University School of Management and Marketing Research Awards for Industry Project of the Year for Designing SMARTer work to reduce psychosocial risks: Evaluating the effectiveness of a participatory work redesign intervention in aged care

2021

• UWA School of Psychological Science Award for Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology
• UWA Nominee for the 2021 Australian Psychological Society Major Award for Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology (one nominee per university)

2020

• Graduate Student Scholarship (US$3,000) by the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• COP National Postgraduate Student Award ($250) by the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• UWA Faculty of Science Teaching Award ($250) for Outstanding Contribution to Student learning

2019

• UWA School of Psychological Science Tutor Teaching Award for the unit PSYC3301: Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Psychology
• UWA Student Guild’s Students’ Choice Award for the unit PSYC3302: Psychological Measurement and its Application

2017

• Best Paper: Individual Research Paper by the Australian Psychological Society for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference

Funding overview

2024-2025  

• Department of Fire and Emergency ($76,919k) for the project titled: “DFES Volunteer Diversity and Inclusion”. Role: Chief Investigator

2022-2024

• Safe Work Australia Research Grant: Interventions to manage work-related
  psychosocial hazards ($373,762) for the project titled “Designing SMARTer work to
  reduce psychosocial risk: Evaluating the effectiveness of a participatory work redesign intervention in aged care”. Role: Associate Investigator
• WA Police Force ($64,572) for the project “The Onboarding Experience: WA
  Police Force”. Role: Chief Investigator

2021-2022

• CEPAR Summer Research Scholarship ($5,000) for the project “Designing recruitment and selection materials to reduce age bias in hiring processes” Role: Chief Investigator / Supervisor
• City of Swan ($24,700) for the project “Onboarding and Induction” Role: Chief Investigator