Dr Rashpal Dhensa-Kahlon — Birkbeck, University of London

Overview

Biography

I am a Chartered Psychologist (BPS), and a researcher and lecturer within Birkbeck’s School of Psychological Sciences. I am a Social Psychologist and gained my PhD from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Birkbeck I worked at the University of Surrey, and, in an earlier life, within consulting.

My broad interests are within health and lived experiences. I am conduct research into how individuals experience and manage trauma that can have a major impact on their lives. I have a particular interest in mental health and social support. I research individual adjustment in the face of adversity as well as the psychological impact of collective trauma on society. I am a mixed methods researcher.

I am also interested in topics pertaining to equality and continue to work with my past students and collaborators on related projects (e.g., literature and evidence review of protected characteristics, shared parental leave, female career experiences).

I continue to undertake commissioned research and consulting projects (e.g., with the NHS).

Office hours

Please email me to arrange an online or in-person meeting.

Qualifications

PhD Social and Organisational Psychology, London School of Economics & Political Science, 2015
MSc Social and Organisational Psychology (Distinction), London School of Economics & Political Science
BSc Psychology (1st Class), University of Surrey
Extended leave: June 2014-Jan 2015; Feb 2018-2019

Web profiles

LinkedIn

Professional memberships

Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
Member, BPS' Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Section

Honours and awards

Research Fellow (3 years), Leverhulme Trust, June 2011
PhD Studentship , Leverhulme Trust, June 2011

ORCID

0000-0003-1371-9340

Research

Research clusters and groups

Member, Health and Lived Experiences (HALE)
Member, Birkbeck Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Mental Health
Member, Diversity Research Group

Supervision and teaching

Supervision

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students who are interested in undertaking research in any of my areas of research interest. Please contact me by email to discuss potential research projects and supervision.

PhD students supervision:

Emily Kitson. Thesis title "See it, Say it, Sort it: How Personality and Decision Making Affects Safety Behaviours." Awarded by the University of Surrey in June 2021. (Co-supervised with Prof Stephen Woods).

Megal Ramsell. Thesis topic: An investigation of the relationships between stigma, psychosocial working conditions and post-traumatic growth following extra-organisational trauma. To commence: Jan 2023. (Co-supervision with Dr Kevin Teoh).

Publications

Article

Dhensa-Kahlon, Dr Rashi and Wan, S.T. and Coyle-Shapiro, J. and Teoh, Kevin (2024) The mental health impact of repeated COVID-19 enforced lockdowns in England: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. BJPsych Open ISSN 2056-4724. (In Press)
Holloway, Victoria G. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2024) Daddy’s (not) home: work and gender-related factors in men’s attitudes toward Shared Parental Leave. Community, Work & Family ISSN 1366-8803.
Cohen-Chen, S. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Hamieri, B. (2024) Humorous responses to gender injustice: the contrasting effects of efficacy and emotions on women’s collective action intentions. Sex Roles ISSN 0360-0025.
Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Woods, S.K. (2022) Humor styles as markers of personality facets: an examination of the personality structural foundation of humor. Personality and Individual Differences 186 (A), pp. 111336. ISSN 0191-8869.
Baer, M.D. and Rodell, J.B. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Colquitt, J.A. and Zipay, K.P. and Burgess, R. and Outlaw, R. (2018) Pacification or aggravation? The effects of talking about supervisor unfairness. Academy of Management Journal 61 (5), pp. 1764-1788. ISSN 0001-4273.
Baer, M.D. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Colquitt, J.A. and Rodell, J.B. and Outlaw, R. and Long, D.M. (2015) Uneasy lies the head that bears the trust: the effects of feeling trusted on emotional exhaustion. Academy of Management Journal 58 (6), pp. 1637-1657. ISSN 0001-4273.
Long, D.M. and Baer, M.D. and Colquitt, J.A. and Outlaw, R. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal (2015) What will the boss think? The impression management implications of supportive relationships with star and project peers. Personnel Psychology 68 (3), pp. 463-498. ISSN 0031-5826.
Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal (2011) Examining the effectiveness of talking as a victim-centered recovery from organizational injustice. Academy of Management Proceedings 2011 (1), pp. 1-6. ISSN 0065-0668.

Book Section

Reich, T.C. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal (2021) Workplace mistreatment. In: Brough, P. and Gardiner, E. and Daniels, K. (eds.) Handbook on Management and Employment Practices. Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences. Springer. pp. 1-22. ISSN 2730-7409. ISBN 9783030249366.
Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Coyle-Shapiro, J.A.M. (2014) Anticipatory (in)justice and organizational change: understanding employee reactions to change. In: Oreg, S. and Michel, A. and Todnem By, R. (eds.) The Psychology of Organizational Change: Viewing Change from the Employee’s Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 173-194. ISBN 9781107477773.
Coyle-Shapiro, J.A.M. and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal (2011) Justice in the Twenty-first Century organization. In: Townsend, K. and Wilkinson, A. (eds.) Research Handbook on the Future of Work and Employment Relations. Edward Elgar. pp. 305-404. ISBN 9781848448469.

Conference Item

Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Niven, K. and German, H. Recovery from workplace mistreatment through humor. Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Bordeaux, France

Monograph

Teoh, Kevin and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Christensen, M. and Frost, F. and Hatton, E. and Nielsen, K. (2023) Organisational wellbeing interventions: case studies from the NHS. Birkbeck, University of London.
Teoh, Kevin and Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal and Christense, M. and Frost, F. and Hatton, E. and Nielsen, K. (2023) Organisational wellbeing interventions: case studies from the NHS. London, UK: SOM and Birkbeck, University of London.

Business and community

Outreach

Podcasts:

Managing and Overcoming Trauma. The Workplace Podcast with YellowWood. Jan 2022.

(https://open.spotify.com/episode/41FK5FqXUosNZP2DmvWuKo?si=0vy5-0WdT1mwHXqEVjkD2Q)