Kazia Solowiej

Kazia Solowiej

PhD Student

Worcester Business School

Contact Details

email: k.solowiej@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 54 2046

 

 

Kazia’s PhD research will explore personal definitions of career success from the perspective of male employees working in female-dominated occupations (e.g. primary school teaching, administrative roles). Adopting a case study approach, the focus of the research will be to determine whether or not males achieve career success in these particular working environments, as they define it.   

 

 

Research Interests

Occupational Psychology:
Gender diversity in the workplace
Career success
Personality

Professional Bodies

Representative for the Division of Occupational Psychology - Psychology
Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPAG)
British Psychological Society (BPS)
BPS Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP)
BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP)
British Academy of Management (BAM)

Publications

Solowiej, K., Upton, P., Upton D. (2010) A scheme to support recruitment and retention of allied health professionals to hard to fill posts in rural areas. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 17 (10), 545-552.

Solowiej, K., Upton, P., Upton, D. (2010) Supporting the transition from student to practitioner: a scheme to support the development of newly qualified health practitioners. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 17 (9), 494-503.

Conference Presentations

Solowiej, K. (2010) The prevalence of burnout amongst surgeons in the UK. Poster presented at Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPAG) Annual Conference, July 2010, Sheffield Hallam University.

Solowiej, K. (2010) Evaluation of the allied health professions (AHP) support and development scheme: newly qualified practitioners (NQPs).Oral presentation at NHS Education for Scotland, Benefits & Challenges event, June 2010, University of Stirling.

Solowiej, K. (2010) An evaluation of a pilot scheme to promote the recruitment, retention and career development of newly qualified health professionals (NQPs) in NHSScotland.Poster presented at BPS Postgraduate Occupational Psychology Conference, January 2010, Brighton.

Solowiej, K. (2009) Evaluation of the allied health professions support and development scheme. Oral presentation at NHS Education for Scotland, AHP Support and Development Scheme Closing Event, October 2009, Edinburgh.

Qualifications

PhD Research

Men in female-dominated occupations: aspirations and outcomes.

MSc Occupational Psychology
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (Level B)
Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (Level A)