We invite you to join us for an interactive, and educational session with Dr Jemma King who will describe her life journey and research on how to thrive in stressful environments.
Dr Jemma King has a PhD in Human Behaviour, is an Emotional Intelligence and Performance under Stress expert. Jemma is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland School of Psychology and works as a specialist external advisor to McKinsey and Company. Jemma has consulted to the Australian Defence Force, Special Operations Command, the Centre for Australian Army Leadership, the Australian Olympic Swim Team, Australian Government Solicitors, and the Australian Institute of Sport.
Jemma has tailored a pre-deployment ‘Performance Optimisation Program’ for Special Operations Command based on Emotional Intelligence principles that has effectively displayed measurable improvements in behavioural, cognitive and performance-based outcomes. This formed part of Jemma’s Doctoral thesis on ‘Emotional Intelligence training as a Pre-emptive Approach to Stress in the Special Forces’.
Jemma guest lectures in Leadership and Critical Thinking principles at the University of Sydney MBA program, and supervises three PhD students at the UQ School of Psychology on Stress and Executive Leadership, within the US Army Arctic Warfare Group, British Naval Commando’s, ER doctors on resilience projects using the biometric capture devices. Jemma is a reviewer for The Journal of Management Education. She was an Associate Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Queensland Business School (courses included Leadership, Management Theory, Culture, Team Dynamics, Ethics, Motivation).
Jemma also consults to large organisations and privately coaches many C-Suite executives from the Telecommunications, Legal, Defence, and Finance sectors. Her qualifications include Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Psychology, Bachelor of Business Management 1st Class Honours, and Doctor of Human Behaviour. She has also studied psycho-physiology, psychoneuroimmunology, endocrinology, neuroscience, anatomy, and medical microbiology. Jemma is a Mum of three teenage children and lives in Queensland.
We look forward to welcoming you to this event.
