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Qualifications

Academic Qualifications:
PhD Organizational Psychology, University of Leeds
MSc Occupational Psychology (Distinction), University of Sheffield
BSc(hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (1st Class), University of Sheffield

Professional Qualifications
2008    BPS Level B Intermediate Certificate of Competence in Psychometric Testing
2007     BPS Level A Certificate of Competence in Psychometric Testing

Biography
Matthew graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first class honours degree in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and later with a distinction from the Occupational Psychology MSc course. Matthew gained his PhD from the University of Leeds. His thesis concerned psychological and organizational issues in the design of workplaces. Matthew was awarded Chartered Psychologist status by the British Psychological Society in 2012.

Matthew’s expertise lies in the area of organizational and environmental psychology, particularly the promotion of environmentally sustainable work behaviour and the design of the physical work environment.

Mathew is a Research Fellow in Leeds University Business School’s Socio-Technical Centre (STC). Matthew manages the Greening Organizations and Work (GROW) World Universities Network. Matthew is also a founding member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Going Green working group, raising awareness and spreading good practice within the profession. Matthew leads the Research Methods and Analysis module for the STC’s MSc Organizational Psychology Course. He lectures on the research process, methodology and statistical analysis – in addition to workspace and workplace environmental sustainability.

Matthew has won international, national and university awards for his work. Most recently being awarded the US Academy of Management “Making Connections” award recognising contributions that cross disciplinary, international and practitioner/academic divides.

Matthew has presented at various international conferences; guest lectured at other universities; provided advice to leading organizations; presented at professional forums; and published practitioner advice. 

Professional Recognition
Chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Member of the US Academy of Management (AoM)
Member of the European Association of Work & Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
Member of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
Member of the Association of Psychological Science (APS)

Awards
2010   
US Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division “Making Connections Award”. The award recognises the symposium submitted to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting that best creates bridges across boundaries between individuals or groups (e.g., between practitioners and academics, international and domestic scholars, academic disciplines, junior and senior scholars).    
  
2008   
BPS POP Conference - Best Presented Paper

2007        
Division of Occupational Psychology Student Award (3rd prize)

2006       
The University of Sheffield John Frisby Prize

Research

Research Interests
My main interests are in the following areas:
•    Understanding drivers and barriers to environmentally sustainable work behaviour
•    Psychological techniques to support environmentally sustainable work behaviour
•    Evaluating employee interaction with, and perceptions of, their workspace
•    Understanding the benefits of differing space configurations
•    Applying socio-technical principles and end user involvement
•    Applied methods and tools   

Research funding
2012 - Greening Workplaces.  Proposal submitted to the EU FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks scheme (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN).  Total amount applied for in excess of €3 million.  Result due mid 2012.
2012 - Green Mobile Application – University of Leeds’ Research Centre Funding – £9,750.
2011 - Greening Organizations and Work (GROW) – World Universities Network –  £7,310.

2010 - Greening Organizations and Work (GROW) – University of Leeds’ World University Network Fund for International Research Collaboration - £18,288.

Contribution to Academic Societies and Journals
2011    Reviewer for the US Academy of Management Annual Meeting
2010    Reviewer for the journal Global Environmental Change

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities:
•    Module leader for LUBS5390M Advanced Research Methods and Analysis.
•    Lecturer on LUBS5384M Design of Complex Human-Technical Systems.
•    MSc dissertation supervisor.

Lecture topics:
•    Research Process and Philosophy
•    ANOVA/MANOVA
•    AN(C)OVA/MAN(C)OVA
•    DFA and Logistic Regression
•    Mediation and Moderation Analysis
•    Quasi-Experimental Design.
•    Design of the Physical Work Environment
•    Environmentally Sustainable Behaviours at Work and Home

External teaching:
Guest Lecturer at University of Sheffield Management School since 2008.

Publications

Journal Articles
Davis, M.C., Leach, D.J. & Clegg, C.W. (In preparation). Breaking Out of Open Plan: The Key to Office Communication.

Davis, M.C. & Challenger, R. (2009). Climate change – Warming to the task. The Psychologist, 22, 112-114.

Book Chapters
Davis, M. C., & Challenger, R. (In preparation - invited). Environmentally sustainable work behaviors. In P. C. Flood & Y. Freeney (Eds.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Management: Organizational Behavior (3rd ed., Vol. 11).

Daniels, K., Le Blanc, P., & Davis, M. (In preparation - invited). The models that made job design. In Peeters, M., de Jonge J., & Taris, T. (Eds.), An Introduction into Work Psychology.

Davis, M.C., Leach, D. & Clegg, C. (2011) The Physical Environment of the Office: Contemporary and Emerging Issues. In Hodgkinson, G. P. & Ford, J. K. (Eds.) International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Vol. 26, pp. 193 - 235). Chichester, UK, Wiley.

Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations
Davis, M. C., & Challenger, R. (2012). A socio-technical approach to sustainable intervention design. Paper to be presented at the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.

Davis, M.C. (2011). A systems approach to promoting pro-environmental work behaviours. Paper presented at the 15th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Davis, M.C., Leach, D.J., Clegg, C.W. (2010). The Physical Environment: An Evolving Topic. Paper presented at the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Davis, M.C. (2010). Integration: The Route to Sustainable Behavior? Paper presented at the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 

Davis, M.C. & Challenger, R. (2009). Promoting pro-environmental behavior in the workplace: Reframing the green issue. Paper presented at the 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Davis, M.C., Challenger, R., & Clegg, C.W. (2009). Climate change: A change in mindset? A discussion of the potential for organisational psychologists to help green people’s behaviours at work. Paper presented at the 14th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Santiago De Compestela, Spain.

Davis. M.C., Challenger, R. & Clegg, C.W. (2009). Can Occupational Psychology Help Save the Planet?  A fresh look at being “green” at work. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Blackpool, UK.

Ridgway, K., Cerulli, C., Davis, M., Challenger, R., Wiseall, S., Hill, P., Hollis, K. & Clegg, C. (2008). Designing the factory of the future. Paper presented at the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFEI ), Las Vegas, Nevada.

Davis, M, & Griffin, M.  (2008).  Mad cows and angry farmers (All in a day's work?): An examination of a stress process model in an animal welfare organisation. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Postgraduate Occupational Psychology Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.

Symposia and Professional Development Workshops Organized
Davis, M.C., Challenger, R., Russell, S.V. & Unsworth, K.L. (2012). Space to think: Promoting workplace sustainability by making use of the physical environment. Professional Development Workshop organized for the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.

Davis, M.C., Challenger, R. & Russell, S.V. (2012). Green Pursuits: Design of workplace environmental sustainability interventions. Symposium organized for the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.

Davis, M.C. (2010). Space that Works: New Directions and Opportunities for Research into Physical Workspace. Symposium organized for the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Davis, M.C. & Russell, S.V. (2010). Green Shoots: New Directions and Opportunities for Workplace Pro-Environmental Behavior Research. Symposium organized by the authors for the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Challenger, R., Davis, M.C. & Hughes, H.P.N. (2009). Putting the ‘Behavior’ back into Green Behavior: Encouraging Pro-Environmental Actions in the Workplace. All-Academy Theme Symposium organized by the authors for the 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Presentations
Challenger, R., Davis, M.C., Gulko, T. & Robinson, M.A. (2010). Going “green”, going forward. Paper presented at the Going Green Symposium, organized by the Division of Occupation Psychology, 26th April, 2010, London, UK.

Davis, M., Challenger, R., Clegg, C. & Jofeh, C. (2009). Understanding and Promoting Green Behaviour in the Use of Existing Buildings. Paper presented at Design for Human Performance, a one-day conference organised by Arup, 26th February 2009, London, UK.

McGourlay, J., Ridgway, K., Davis, M., Challenger, R. & Clegg, C. (2009). Designing the Factory of the Future. Paper presented at Design for Human Performance, a one-day conference organised by Arup, 26th February 2009, London, UK.

Davis, M.C. (2008).  Designing a “good” working environment. Paper presented at the Higher Education Facilities Management Network – Space Forum.

Reports  to Organisations
Davis, M.C. & Jayewardene, D. (2012).  Rolls-Royce Accommodation Survey. Presentation to Rolls-Royce plc., 9th March 2012.

Davis, M. & Clegg, C. (2009).  Considering the potential risk of office space. A report to Rolls-Royce plc.

Davis, M., Challenger, R., Clegg, C., & Heeley, M. (2008). Understanding and promoting green behaviours in the use of existing buildings: A report to Arup

Davis, M. (2008) Workstation layouts: A report to Rolls-Royce plc.

Davis, M., O'Neill, R., & Clegg, C. (2008). Review of Literature with relevance to Open Plan Office Space: A report to Rolls-Royce plc.