Dr Rachel Lewis
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Rachel is an award winning registered occupational psychologist, specialising in work, health and well-being. Her work focuses on understanding how those working in inherently stressful and difficult occupations and job roles, continue to do what they do. Rachel works in a job share arrangement with Dr Jo Yarker.
Together, Jo and Rachel have developed the innovative Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology and MRes in Professional Practice in Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London designed to engage practitioners in evidence-based practice and supervise practice-led research across the field. Jo and Rachel are also Directors of Affinity Health at Work, a thriving consultancy and research group. These programmes are dual accredited by both the BPS and the HCPC and represent the first alternative routes to chartership and registration within the occupational psychology profession.
With a particular interest in stress and mental health, Jo and Rachel research and advise on health and wellbeing strategy, prevention and risk assessment, leadership and management development and absence management. They have worked with a number of public and private organisations and institutions across many sectors and their research has been funded by the HSE, CIPD, BITC, DWP, ESRC, Mental Health Foundation, Cancer Research UK and ISOS Foundation. They have authored more than 150 articles, book chapters, research reports and evidence-based guides and toolkits and present frequently at professional and industry conferences.
Office hours
Rachel works part-time in a job-share arrangement with Dr Jo Yarker. Please use the op-pdop@bbk.ac.uk address for all BBK related matters and either Jo or Rachel will respond.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of London, 2010
Web profiles
Professional activities
Member of workplace wellbeing steering group at Birkbeck
External PhD examiner (5 UK, 4 3 international)
Member of ISOS Global Resilience Council
Professional memberships
Full Chartered member (Occupational) of the British Psychological Society
Registered Practitioner Psychologist (Occupational) with the Health and Care Professions Council (PYL16509)
Member of the Association of Business Psychology
Honours and awards
- Excellence in Research, British Psychological Society: Division of Occupational Psychology, December 2020
- Practitioner of the Year, British Psychological Society, December 2014
- Practitioner of the Year, British Psychological Society: Division of Occupational Psychology, December 2014
- Practitioner book of the year, British Psychological Society, December 2014
- Invited keynote address, BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, December 2017
ORCID
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Wellbeing at Work
- Evidence Based Practice
- Workplace resilience
- Mental health at work
Research overview
Jo Yarker and Rachel Lewis work in a job share arrangement – their research, supervision and professional achievements are a shared endeavour.
Our research applies psychology to solving problems in the workplace. Our own personal research is focused on tackling the challenges faced within work, health and wellbeing; while our supervision across the Professional Doctorate allows us to collaborate in research across the field – from evaluating inclusive talent management programmes to examining the barriers and facilitators for women seeking company board positions.
We are fortunate to collaborate with a number of academic partners both in the UK and abroad and work closely with academic colleagues and the Affinity team to ensure that our research is both internationally relevant and is of direct benefit for employees, manager, employers and professional bodies. Examples of our research include:
- Developing an evidence-based toolkit to support return to work following a period of absence with the Department of Work and Pensions and the Joint Health Unit.
- Understanding the psychological risks of International Business Travel and how we can prevent and manage these with International SOS foundation.
- Understanding the psychological impact of remote rotational work with International SOS foundation.
- Developing a competency framework for integrated care, to be used across two NHS trusts for team development, selection and assessment with Donna Willis of ELFT NHS Trust.
- Exploring the link between culture and physical workspaces, particularly in agile workplaces, to understand how our office space impacts the way we work, and contributes to our health and happiness at work in partnership with AECOM.
- Trialling Flexible Work interventions to understand what works, for whom, and under what circumstances with Lendlease.
- Developing a working definition and associated guidance to support lone workers, their managers and organisations in the rail industry with Britain Thinks and RSSB
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
Jo and I run and supervise on the Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck. Whilst we are open to interest from students wanting to further their studies to doctoral standard in any area of Occupational Psychology, we are no longer able to take on further PhD students
Doctoral alumni since 2013-14
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DENISE TAYLOR
Teaching
Jo Yarker and myself teach across the MRes in Professional Practice in Occupational Psychology and the Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology. We also deliver lectures on furthering professional qualifications in OP, evidence based practice, and adhoc lectures related to our research interests on the MSc Organisational Psychology.
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Sayers-Brown, Rob and Beauregard, Alexandra and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2025) Examining multi-sector women-only leadership development programs: a scoping review of recruitment processes, design and instruction methods, content and outcomes. Diversity & Inclusion Research 2 (1), pp. 1-23. ISSN 2835-236X.
- Warrilow, Eloise and Drury, Lisbeth and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2024) Dog- friendly workplaces: understanding what works and lessons learned through reflexive thematic analysis. People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice 7 (1), pp. 1-22. ISSN 2575-9078.
- Kapoutzis, Nick and Whiley, Lilith and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2024) Developing coaching cultures: an exploration of the enacting practitioner perspective. Journal of Work-Applied Management ISSN 2205-2062.
- Kapoutzis, Nick and Whiley, Lilith and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2024) Coaching culture: an evidence review and framework for future research and practice. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice 17 (1), pp. 50-76. ISSN 1752-1882.
- Weber, C. and Golding, S. and Yarker, Jo and Teoh, Kevin and Lewis, Rachel and Ratcliffe, E. and Munir, F. and Wheele, T. and Windlinger, L. (2023) Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking: The role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions. Frontiers in Psychology 14, ISSN 1664-1078.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Whiley, Lilith (2022) Interpersonal mindfulness in leadership development: a Delphi study. Journal of Management Education 46 (5), pp. 816-852. ISSN 1052-5629.
- Weber, C. and Golding, Sarah and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Ratcliffe, E. and Munir, F. and Wheele, T. and Hane, E. and Windlinger, L. (2022) Future teleworking inclinations post-COVID-19: examining the role of teleworking conditions and perceived productivity. Frontiers in Psychology ISSN 1664-1078.
- Munir, F. and Yarker, Jo and Duckworth, J. and Chen, Y. and Brinkley, A. and Varela-Mato, V. and Lewis, Rachel and Clemes, S. (2021) Evaluation of a natural workspace intervention with active design features on movement, interaction and health. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation 70 (4), pp. 1229-1241. ISSN 1051-9815.
- Kane, Anna and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2021) Measuring self confidence in workplace settings: a conceptual and methodological review of measures of self confidence, self-efficacy and self-esteem. International Coaching Psychology Review 16 (1), ISSN 1750-2764.
- Kane, Anna and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2021) The development of the Embodied, Dynamic and Inclusive (EDI) model of self confidence. International Coaching Psychology Review 16 (1), ISSN 1750-2764.
- Weber, Clara and Ratcliffe, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Munir, Fehmidah (2020) Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown: relationships between the physical and social environments at home, work-related burnout, and musculoskeletal pain. Health Psychology Update 29, pp. 55-56. ISSN 0954-2027.
- Barnes, Claire and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Whiley, Lilith (2019) Women directors on FTSE company boards: An exploration of the factors influencing their appointment. Cogent Psychology 6 (1), pp. 1691848. ISSN 2331-1908.
- Willis, D. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2019) Lessons for leadership and culture when doctors become second victims: a systematic literature review. BMJ Leader 3 (3), pp. 81-91. ISSN 2398-631X.
- Nielsen, K. and Daniels, K. and Nayani, R. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2019) Out of mind, out of sight? Leading distributed workers to ensure health and safety. Work and Stress 33 (2), pp. 173-191. ISSN 0267-8373.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2018) What outcomes have mindfulness and meditation interventions for managers and leaders achieved? A systematic review. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 28 (1), pp. 11-29. ISSN 1359-432X.
- Nayani, R.J. and Nielsen, K. and Daniels, K. and Donaldson-Feilder, E.J. and Lewis, Rachel (2017) Out of sight and out of mind? A literature review of occupational safety and health leadership and management of distributed workers. Work & Stress 32 (2), pp. 124-146. ISSN 0267-8373.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Pavey, L. and Jones, B. and Green, M. and Webster, A. (2017) Perceived barriers and facilitators of exercise and healthy dietary choices : a study of employees and managers within a large transport organisation. Health Education Journal 76 (6), pp. 661-675. ISSN 0017-8969.
- Pangallo, A. and Zibarras, L. and Lewis, Rachel and Flaxman, P. (2015) Resilience through the lens of interactionism: a systematic review. Psychological Assessment 27 (1), pp. 1-20. ISSN 1040-3590.
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Flaxman, P. and Munir, F. (2010) Using a competency based approach to identify the management behaviours required to manage workplace stress in nursing: a critical incident study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 47 (3), pp. 307-313. ISSN 0020-7489.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2009) Putting the management into stress management: manager behaviours that prevent and reduce stress at work. PH.com: The Newsletter of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine pp. 9-9. ISSN 1472-7501.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2009) Putting the management into stress management: manager behaviours that prevent and reduce stress. Counselling at Work pp. 4-10. ISSN 1351-007X.
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2009) Stress management issues in general practice. General Practice Update 2 (7/8), pp. 13-17. ISSN 1753-9773.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2008) Line management competence: the key to preventing and reducing stress at work. Strategic HR Review 7 (2), pp. 11-16. ISSN 1475-4398.
Book
- Skipton Leonard, H. and Lewis, Rachel and Freedman, A.M. and Passmore, J., eds. (2013) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change, and Organizational Development. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781119976578.
- Zibarras, L. and Lewis, Rachel, eds. (2013) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. Sage. ISBN 9781446260692.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2011) Preventing stress in organizations: how to develop positive managers. Oxford, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9780470665534.
Book Section
- Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2022) Management competencies for health and wellbeing. In: Brough, P. and Gardiner, E. and Daniels, K. (eds.) Handbook on Management and Employment Practices. Handbook Series in Occupational Health Science. Springer. ISBN 9783030249366.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2017) Developing positive leadership for employee wellbeing and engagement. In: Kelloway, E.K. and Nielsen, K. and Dimoff, J.K. (eds.) Leading to Occupational Health and Safety: How Leadership Behaviours Impact Organizational Safety and Well-Being. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 211-235. ISBN 9781118973707.
- Donaldson-Feilder, Emma and Lewis, Rachel (2016) Healthy organisations, healthy leadership and management, healthy employees .... for healthy performance. In: Moving the Employee Well-Being Agenda Forward: A Collection of Thought Pieces. London, U.K: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. pp. 23-24.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2015) Positive manager behaviour for engagement and wellbeing. In: Burke, R. J. and Page, K.M. and Cooper, C.L. (eds.) Flourishing in Life, Work and Careers Individual Wellbeing and Career Experiences. New Horizons in Management SEries. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 315-333. ISBN 9781783474097.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2014) Managing for sustainable employee engagement and wellbeing. In: Artin Andreou, N.J. and Jain, A. and Hassard, Juliet and Teoh, Kevin (eds.) 11th EAOHP Conference 'Looking at the past - planning for the future: Capitalizing on OHP multidisciplinarity' - Book of Proceedings. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. ISBN 9780992878603.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2014) People management - vital for employee health, wellbeing and engagement: research into practice. In: Artin Andreou, N.J. and Jain, A. and Hollis, D. and Hassard, Juliet and Teoh, Kevin (eds.) 11th EAOHP Conference 'Looking at the past - planning for the future: Capitalizing on OHP multidisciplinarity' - Book of Proceedings. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. ISBN 9780992878603.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Munir, F. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) Leadership and employee well-being. In: Leonard, H.S. and Lewis, Rachel and Freedman, A.M. and Passmore, J. (eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Leadership, Change and Organizational Development. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 155-173. ISBN 9781119976578.
- Leonard, H.S. and Lewis, Rachel and Freedman, A.M. and Passmore, J. (2013) The role of psychology in leadership, change and organization development. In: Leonard, H.S. and Lewis, Rachel and Freedman, A.M. and Passmore, J. (eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Leadership, Change and Organizational Development. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1-11. ISBN 9781119976578.
- Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (2013) Ethical and research skills you will need as an occupational psychologist. In: Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (eds.) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. London, U.K.: Sage Publications Ltd.. pp. 52-88. ISBN 9781446260708.
- Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (2013) Future directions for occupational psychologists. In: Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (eds.) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. London, U.K.: Sage Publications Ltd.. pp. 447-462. ISBN 9781446260708.
- Zibarras, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) Emerging trends and future directions in occupational psychology. In: Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (eds.) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. London, U.K.: Sage Publications Ltd.. pp. 427-446. ISBN 9781446260708.
- Zibarras, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) What are occupational psychologists?. In: Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (eds.) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. London, U.K.: Sage Publications Ltd.. pp. 25-51. ISBN 9781446260708.
- Zibarras, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) What is occupational psychology?. In: Lewis, Rachel and Zibarras, L. (eds.) Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. London, U.K.: Sage Publications Ltd.. pp. 3-24. ISBN 9781446260708.
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2012) The vital role of managers in managing psychosocial risks. In: Biron, C. and Karanika-Murray, M. and Cooper, C.L. (eds.) Improving organizational interventions for stress and well-being: addressing process and context. London, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781848720565.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2008) Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at work. In: Houdmont, J. and Leka, S. (eds.) European Perspectives on Research, Education and Practice. Occupational Health Psychology. Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press. pp. 229-256. ISBN 9781904761822.
Conference Item
- Golding, S.E. and Weber, C. and Ratcliffe, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Munir, F. (2021) Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross sectional examination of predictors of privacy fit and work fatigue. ICEP 2021: International Conference on Environmental Psychology, 2021, Siracusa, Italy
- Yarker, Jo and Munir, F. and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2018) The development and evaluation of a new online toolkit to support return to work following mental-ill health. 9th Annual Faculty of Business Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Business, 2018, Kingston upon Thames, UK
- Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2014) An interpretative phenomenological exploration of wellbeing. Tenth Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI): Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Research, 2014, Champaign, U.S.
- Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2014) They just don’t really get it: exploring the wellbeing of customer service workers in healthcare. Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) 4th Biennial Conference of Work, Well-being, and Performance, 2014, Sheffield, UK
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Tharani, T. (2014) Sustaining employee engagement for future organisational health. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2014: Applying the Science of Psychology to Work, 2014, Brighton, UK
- Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) Shawshank redemption and unpalatable messages: the wellbeing of feedback professionals. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2013: Connecting and Contributing to Make a Difference, 2013, Chester, UK
- Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) 'Spinal cord' for the trust, or 'outside toilet'? The wellbeing of NHS feedback employees. 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), 2013, Bradford, UK
- Lewis, Rachel (2012) Linking management to employee wellbeing. Midlands Workplace Wellbeing (MWW): 2nd Regional Conference: National Stress Awareness Day Conference (NSAD), 2012, Birmingham, UK
- Lewis, Rachel (2012) Linking management to employee wellbeing. Health and Wellbeing at Work, 2012, Birmingham, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Tharani, T. and Pangallo, A. (2012) Switched on: what can managers do to enhance employee engagement?. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2012: Delivering Excellence: Stimulating, Informing and Engaging our Profession, 2012, Chester, UK
- Lewis, Rachel and Stride, C. and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2010) Exploring Leader-Member exchange from the broader social context: an examination of the interaction between individual LMX and team LMX in explaining well-being outcomes over time. British Psychology Society Annual Occupational Psychology Conference: Science and practice: developing our profession for the future, 2010, Brighton, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2010) Preventing stress: promoting positive manager behaviour. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2010: Science and Practice: Developing our Profession for the Future, 2010, Brighton, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2010) Developing on-line materials to support managers in the prevention and reduction of stress in the workplace. 9th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, 2010, Rome, Italy
- Lewis, Rachel and Stride, C. and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2010) Exploring leader-member exchange within teams: the interaction of team member's LMX on the relationship between individual LMX and well-being outcomes over time. Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) 2nd Biennial Conference of Work, Well-being, and Performance., 2010, Sheffield, UK
- Lewis, Rachel (2009) Manager's role in individual engagement, wellbeing and effectiveness. A one-day update for Human Resources professionals: Annual Truestone Human Resources Conference, 2009, London, UK
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2009) When what you get from a manager isn't what you want: the impact of ILT difference on employee wellbeing over time. British Psychological Society Annual Occupational Psychology Conference, 2009, Blackpool, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2009) Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at work. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2009, 2009, Blackpool, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel (2008) Promoting positive manager behaviour: developing a stress management competency indicator tool. 8th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, 2008, Valencia, Spain
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Flaxman, P. (2007) Understanding the stress management-line management link. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference 2007, 2007, Bristol, UK
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Flaxman, P. (2007) The role of implicit leadership theories in stress management: their impact upon both recall and perceived importance of management behaviours under pressure. British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Annual Conference 2007, 2007, Bristol, UK
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Flaxman, P. (2007) Identifying behavioural competencies for line managers in order to improve staff wellbeing. 13th European Congress on Work and Organizational Psychology: Sustainable Work: Promoting Human and Organizational Vitality, 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
- Lewis, Rachel and Pryce, J. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Flaxman, P. (2006) The role of implicit leadership theories in stress management: their impact upon both recall and perceived importance of management behaviours under pressure. 7th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, 2006, Dublin, Ireland
- Lewis, Rachel A revised model for evidence based practice. British Psychological Society Annual Occupational Psychology Conference,
- Nielsen, K. and Daniels, K. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel Health and safety leadership among distributed workers. European Academy of Work and Occupational Psychology,
- Nielsen, K. and Daniels, K. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel A longitudinal study of Transformational Leadership, Job Crafting, burnout and work engagement. European Academy of Work and Occupational Psychology,
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel Being fed a daily diet of abuse and self-harm: shedding light on how Prison Officers ‘just deal with it’. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2018,
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Godfree, K. A revolution in how we access good evidence: free online knowledge hub. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2018,
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Kane, A. and Willis, D. and Barnes, C. and Redman, R. Uniting academia and practice: Understanding skill and knowledge gaps and reframing priorities and interests. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2018,
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Kane, A. and Willis, D. and Redman, R. Becoming a pracademic: using academic approaches to answer burning questions. Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference 2019, Chester, UK
- Yarker, Jo and Munir, F. and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. Putting research into practice: an evaluation of return to work guidance. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2018,
Monograph
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Sinclair, Alice and Munir, F. (2022) A review of qualitative research that informs on implementation issues for workplace mental health interventions. World Health Organisation. ISBN 9789240053052.
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2021) What if your job was good for you? A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make work better. Business in the Community.
- Pugh, C. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Green, M. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on the L&D profession: perspectives from independent learning practitioners. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Ferragamo, C. and Yarker, Jo (2021) The psychological implications of remote rotational work. International SOS Foundation.
- Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo and Sinclair, Alice (2021) Understanding the health, safety and wellbeing risks and impacts of lone working in rail. Rail Safety and Standards Board.
- McDowall, Almuth and Teoh, Kevin and Stringer, Mark and Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Uracha and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and MacKenzie Davey, Kate and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2020) Organisations, race and trauma. London, UK: Department of Organizational Psychology.
- Yarker, Jo and Sinclair, Alice and Lewis, Rachel (2020) Work adjustments for mental health work adjustments: a review of evidence and guidance. ACAS.
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and McDowall, Almuth and Teoh, Kevin (2020) Managing our wellbeing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Lewis, Rachel and Duckworth, J. and Yarker, Jo (2020) Developing and testing a competency framework for integrated care working. NHS.
- McCartney, C. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Peters, R. and Godfree, K. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2019) Cross Sector insights on enabling flexible working. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Ferragamo, C. and Yarker, Jo and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2018) Keeping business travellers healthy, happy and engaged - at home and away. International SOS Foundation.
- Yarker, Jo and Peters, R. and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Blackburn, R. and Munir, F. (2018) Return to work toolkit: post-implementation learning review. Department of Work and Pensions.
- Nielsen, K. and Daniels, K. and Nayani, R. and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2017) Out of sight, out of mind? Research into the occupational safety and health of distributed workers. Wigston, U.K.: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Godfree, K. (2017) Developing managers to manage sustainable employee health, wellbeing and engagement: phase 2. London, U.K.: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Jones, B. and Johal, M. (2014) Developing managers to manage sustainable employee engagement, health and well-being: phase 1. Research insight. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Tharani, T. (2012) Managing for sustainable employee engagement: developing a behavioural framework. Research Insight. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2012) Perspectives on leadership in 2012: implications for HR. Research Report: August 2012. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2011) Preventing stress: promoting positive manager behaviour phase 4: how do organisations implement the findings in practice?. Research insight. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Pangallo, A. (2011) Developing resilience. Research insight. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Tharani, T. (2011) Management competencies for enhancing employee engagement. Research Insight. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Pangallo, A. (2011) Developing resilience: an evidence based guide for practitioners. London, UK: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2009) Preventing stress: promoting positive manager behaviour. London, U.K.: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. (2008) Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at work: identifying the management behaviours necessary to implement the management standards: phase two. Research Report. (RR633), Bootle, U.K.: Health and Safety Executive.
- Yarker, Jo and Lewis, Rachel and Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Flaxman, P. (2007) Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at work: identifying and developing the management behaviours necessary to implement the HSE Management Standards. Research Report. (RR553), Bootle, U.K.: Health and Safety Executive.
Other
- Goldshteyn, V. and Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2016) Music as an HR resource for employee wellbeing. HR Zone Sift Media.
- Arevshatian, L. and Lewis, Rachel (2015) NHS customer service - forget about process, it's about emotional engagement. HRZone Mar, HRZone.
- Donaldson-Feilder, E. and Lewis, Rachel (2013) Role of the line manager in engendering sustainable employee engagement. Croner-i Human Resources Wolters Kluwer.
External Repositories
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Business and community
Business and community
Media
I am happy to receive enquiries from the media on the following topics:
- Wellbeing at Work
- Mental Health at Work
- Impacts of remote working
- Impacts of business travel
- Resilience at work
- Loneliness at work
- leadership and management
Outreach
Rachel is a frequent contributor to media, both on TV (BBC News and CNN) and in press (recent include Good Housekeeping, Vitality Magazine, Wired, HuffPost). She regularly presents at professional conferences such as Health and Wellbeing at Work, EMEA FEM and ISOS conferences globally.
Services
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External directorships
Rachel is a Director (along with Jo Yarker) of Affinity Health at Work
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Consultancies and expert advice
Rachel is an advisor on wellbeing and mental health at work for International SOS across both Europe and globally. She sits on their global resilience council.
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Consultancies and expert advice
In their work at Affinity Health at Work, Rachel and Jo provide consultancy and expert advice to a range of clients in the public, private and third sector. The work and advice has regularly formed policy guidance at the national level, and contributed to institutional reports and guidance documents.