Dr Claire Hardy
Senior Lecturer in Organisational Health and Well BeingProfile
Claire Hardy is Senior Lecturer in Organisational Health and Wellbeing in the Division of Health Research’s Centre for Organisation Health and Wellbeing within the Faculty of Health and Medicine.
She conducts research into several areas of work psychology such as employee/worker wellbeing and psychological resilience, international working and expatriate assignments, and women's health at work. In particular, reproductive health topics including the menopause and premenstrual experiences. Claire also enjoys workplace intervention development and evaluation, as well as developing new psychological measures or scales.
Claire is passionate about creating evidence-based solutions to solve real-world problems at work. She is a mixed methods researcher and enjoys multidisciplinary working in her research and related activities. Claire is registered Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society specialising in occupational psychology. Claire also performs consultancy in her areas of expertise.
Her first degree was in psychology (University of York) followed by a MSc in Occupational Psychology at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations (University of Nottingham) where she remained and completed her PhD in Applied Psychology in 2011.
Before moving to Lancaster University in 2018 she worked as an academic researcher since 2005 for several institutions, including King’s College London, Aston Business School, Northumbria University, and University of Nottingham.
In 2018, Claire won the 'Excellence in Occupational Psychology Research' award by the British Psychology Society's Division of Occupational Psychology for her work on menopause and women's health within the workplace.
PhD Supervision Interests
Claire is interested in supervising PhD projects in the fields of women's health at work, international assignments and expatriate assignments, developing new scales or measures for occupational settings and populations, evaluating the implementation of interventions in the workplace.
Effective delivery of occupational safety and health services: Promoting safety and health as a universal fundamental right at work
01/03/2024 → 28/02/2026
Research
Menopause in the workplace: A multicentre investigation into the implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based menopause in the workplace toolkit (MENO-kit)
04/05/2021 → 30/09/2024
Research
Addressing the ‘change’ in memory. A herbal self-care approach to cognitive problems in the menopause transition
02/11/2020 → 01/11/2021
Research
Barriers to Health Research at Blackpool Council - developing potential solutions using consensus methodology
01/10/2020 → 31/01/2021
Research
The impact of COVID-19 in oncology - burnout and wellbeing
01/05/2020 → 30/04/2021
Research
Together an Active Future Evaluation
01/10/2019 → 31/10/2021
Research
Continuity to Together an Active Future
07/07/2019 → 30/09/2019
Research
The prevalance & impact of migraine in Portugal
01/07/2019 → 30/09/2020
Research
Together an Active Future
07/01/2019 → 06/07/2019
Research
Line manager perspectives on staff with premenstrual difficulties
15/11/2018 → 14/05/2019
Research
Menopause and the Workplace
Invited talk
Menopause and work - how to support and talk about menopause at work
Invited talk
Burnout in Oncology
Invited talk
Menopause and work: sharing research evidence to inform practice
Invited talk
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Menopause and work: Supporting and talking about menopause
Invited talk
Addressing women's needs at the workplace
Invited talk
14th European Menopause and Andropause Society
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Premenstrual Experiences and Work - How Best to Support Employees
Invited talk
Menopause, Work and Health Professionals
Invited talk
The 37th Annual Conference for SIETAR Japan 2022
Participation in conference - Academic
The menopause and the menopausal transition - supporting and talking within work
Invited talk
Chair for the Government Events "Menopause in the Workplace Conference 2022"
Invited talk
International Menopause Congress
Participation in conference - Academic
International Menopause Congress
Participation in conference - Academic
International Menopause Congress
Participation in conference - Academic
International Menopause Congress
Participation in conference - Academic
What other menstruation taboos are there that we should know?
Invited talk
Wellbeing for the healthcare professional: the alternative 5-a-day
Invited talk
Nottingham University
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Topics Online – Some Things to Consider
Invited talk
Premenstrual Symptoms and Work: Sharing Female Staff Experiences and Recommendations for Workplaces
Invited talk
Menopause and Work: How to support and talk to staff moving through this stage of life
Invited talk
Personal Wellbeing
Invited talk
Menopause and Work: Supporting and communicating
Invited talk
Working through the menopause
Invited talk
ESMO Virtual Congress 2021
Participation in conference - Academic
Association for Cancer Physicians Trainee Weekend
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Training managers on menopause problems in the workplace
Invited talk
Public Health England's "Menopause wellbeing and work" webinar
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Invited speaker: "Personal wellbeing"
Invited talk
Public lecture: The COVID-NOW Project - Oncology Workforce Wellbeing and Work During COVID
Invited talk
Research on Menopause and Work: Our research to improve practice and help workplaces
Invited talk
Menopause and work
Invited talk
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Journal)
Editorial activity
International Journal of Workplace Health Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
MENOS@Work: Work-based interventions to improve the menopausal experience in working women
Invited talk
Women health at work: Results of the Napo survey with members
Invited talk
Women in the workplace: Reproductive health and wellbeing. Focus: The female menopause
Invited talk
