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Dr Alexis Vassiley

Dr Alexis Vassiley is a Lecturer in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Trade unions and union renewal (historically and today)
  • Wellbeing at work (especially psychosocial workplace hazards)

Biography

Alexis researches the history of work and workers’ movements, industrial/employment relations and work, health and safety. Trained as a historian at the University of Western Australia, he moved to a business school setting to complete a PhD in employment relations and labour history at Curtin University. After working as a Research Associate in Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Work and Wellbeing, he joined the School of Business and Law, where he now lectures in negotiation, work and employment relations.

Alexis’s major research tracks are: Union renewal, historically and today; and Wellbeing at work, focussing on psychosocial hazards. These tracks are united by a focus on, and commitment to, decent work – one of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals. Alexis has made substantial scholarly contributions across both these tracks, reflected in his publications in quality national and international journals. He regularly gives expert comment and publishes translational pieces in the media.

Alexis is also a research team member for the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety Centre – an ECU industry collaboration centre for the mining sector.

He is an innovative and engaging teacher, with experience in unit coordination and development, across in-person, online, and overseas units to large, culturally diverse undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts. He loves to bring state-of-the-art research into the classroom.

His strong record of academic service includes his role as Associate Editor of Labour History, membership of university committees and office-bearer roles in academic associations.

Media Topics
  • Trade unions
  • Unionism in the Pilbara
  • Industrial relations
  • Psychosocial workplace hazards

SBL Research Centres or Cluster/s

Alexis is a research team member for the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety Centre – an ECU industry collaboration centre for the mining sector.

Research Area and Interests
  • Industrial/employment relations
  • Labour history
  • Work, health and safety
  • Union renewal and union strategy
  • Work and unionism in the mining industry
  • Psychosocial hazards
  • The future of work

Languages spoken
  • English
  • Italian
  • French

Awards and recognition
  • 2024 – Australian Academy of the Humanities Publication Subsidy Scheme Recipient
  • 2024 – Early and Mid-Career Researcher Network Symposium People’s Choice Award
  • 2022 – Early and Mid-Career Researcher Network Symposium Outstanding Presentation Award
  • 2020 – PhD conference scholarship, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
  • 2016 – Australian Postgraduate Award and Curtin Research Scholarship, Australian Government and Curtin University
  • 2016 – Higher Degree by Research Student Quality Publication Award, Curtin Business School
  • 2016 – Excellence Award, Curtin University Postgraduate Students’ Association
  • 2012 – Eric Fry Labour History Scholarship, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH).

Professional associations
  • Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, member.
  • Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, member and committee member of Perth branch.
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