A/Prof Anna Blackman ~ Associate Professor - Management

Dr Blackman is an experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in E-Learning, Career Development, Coaching, Data Analysis, and Research Design. She is a strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Business Coaching from James Cook University.  Dr Anna Blackman’s areas of expertise include business coaching, Human Resource Management, Business Management, Rural and Regional Leadership and using technology for innovative teaching techniques. She has published her work in journals, book chapters, case studies and presented at local, national and international conferences and forums. She has over 40 research outputs. She has successfully won a number of competitive grants (one being JCU’s Rising Star ECR Leadership Program) and a citation for outstanding contributions to student learning. Anna was the Associate Dean Research (ADR) for the College of Business, Law & Governance (CBLG) at JCU from 2017-2019, she is also a member of the JCU Research Committee. Anna is also a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), a Cairns Institute Fellow and is on the National ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) BARDsNET (Business Academics Research Directors Network) Executive. She is currently the Vice President of Research for the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Asia Pacific Region and is an alumni of the Future Shapers cohort from Australian National University (ANU). Anna is also a member of the International Centre for Democrtic Parternships - Pacific Dialogues.  She is a member of the Universities Australia Executive Women Goup (UAEW). Anna has held positions as a Qld State Councillor for AHRI (2012-2016), the Townsville Australian Institute of Management (AIM) Committee, been a judge for the Management Excellence Awards for AIM and served as an advisor to the Young Managers Advisory Board for AIM.

Teaching

• LB5993: Socially Responsible Rural Leadership (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Networking, Coaching, Mentoring, Professional organisations, Collaborations.

Research

• Business Coaching, HRM, Tourism, Business and Management, Organisational Behviour, Communication, Well-Being, Quality of Life.

Teaching

• Work Integrated Learning, HRM, Teamwork, Communication, Collaborations.

Experience

• 2017 to present - Associate Professor, JCU (Townsville)
• 2013 to 2016 - Senior Lecturer, JCU (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2012 - Lecturer, JCU (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Business and Management (1503)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Commercial Services and Tourism (9099)
• Learner and Learning (9301)

Awards

• 2013 - JCU Rising Star Early Career Researcher
• 2012 - Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Fellowships

• 2017 - Research Fellow The Cairns Institute
• 2014 - Fellow Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

Memberships

• 2018 - Vice President of Research European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Asia Pacific
• 2018 - Universities Australia Executive Women Group
• 2017 to 2019 - ABDC BARDsNet Executive Committee (Business Academic Research Directors Network)

Other

• 2019 - Future Shapers C19 The aim for Future Shapers is to connect a cohort of Australia’s up-and-coming leaders from Government and policy, business and social enterprise, research, advocacy, and the media.
• 2018 - Future Shapers C18 The aim for Future Shapers is to connect a cohort of Australia’s up-and-coming leaders from Government and policy, business and social enterprise, research, advocacy, and the media.
• 2018 - Hosted by the ICDP, emerging leaders from the Pacific and Australia discussed how to improve digital connectivity in the Solomon Islands enabling greater choice of educational opportunities, with a particular focus on future employment.

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Nicholas C, Murphy L and Blackman A (2019) Exploring the dimensions of social capital that are effective mediators of long distance commuting impacts on wellbeing. Resources Policy, 60, pp. 185-197, DOI:10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.12.011.
• Carter A, Blackman A, Hicks B, Williams M and Hay R (2017) Perspectives on effective coaching by those who have been coached. International Journal of Training and Development, 21 (2), pp. 73-91, DOI:10.1111/ijtd.12098.
• Blackman A, Moscardo G and Gray D (2016) Challenges for the theory and practice of business coaching: a systematic review of empirical evidence. Human Resource Development Review, 15 (4), pp. 459-486, DOI:10.1177/1534484316673177.

Book Chapters

• Blackman A and Clutterbuck D (2018) What does good practice look like? In: Coaching and Mentoring in Asia Pacific. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 39-53
• Clutterbuck D, Blackman A and Kon D (2018) Lessons learnt. In: Coaching and Mentoring in Asia Pacific. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 225-231
• Kon D and Blackman A (2018) Key challenges for coaching and mentoring in Asia Pacific. In: Coaching and Mentoring in Asia Pacific. Routledge, Milton Park, pp. 23-38
• Li S, Blackman A and Carter A (2018) Coaching in Asia Pacific from the perspective of the coachee. In: Coaching and Mentoring in Asia Pacific. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 167-171
• Pierce D, Gurgul K, Hubbard S and Blackman A (2018) Empowering women leaders in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In: Coaching and Mentoring in Asia Pacific. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 133-139
• Blackman A (2017) Commonwealth of Australia statutory authority. In: The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring. Sage, London, UK, pp. 1-7
• Blackman A and Benckendorff P (2017) Learning from part-time employment: reflections from Australia. In: Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism. Edward Elgar, London, UK, pp. 218-230
• Blackman A and Bauld S (2015) Education for sustainability in tourism: coaching tourism businesses. In: Education for Sustainability in Tourism: a handbook of processes, resources and strategies. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, New York, NY, USA, pp. 155-170

Conference Papers

• Oorschot J, Blackman A and Moscardo G (2019) Providing insight into Human Resource Management solutions by understanding the psychological contract and employee engagement. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. In: ANZAM 2019: 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: wicked solutions to wicked problems, 3-6 December 2019, Cairns, QLD, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 40+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Anna Blackman from 2004 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Employee Engagement: A critical assessment of the relationship with the psychological contract. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Safety Role of Air Cabin Crew: Personal, Social and Managerial Challenges (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Reimagining career development in the Australian performing arts industry through the creation of a Performing Arts Coaching Strategy. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Executive Business Coaching in Closely Held Corporations: An Evidence-based approach using a Systematic Case Conceptualization model to improve the likelihood of Successful Ownership Transition and Exit (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Emotional Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Safety Performance: Pilots' Career Development (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Investigating the gap Between University and Industry for Information Technology Graduates in Regional and Metropolitan Australia, and Evaluating what could be done by both Universities and Industry to Bridge this Gap (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The contributions of sport and recreation infrastructure to community wellbeing (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Preparing for family dispute resolution in regional Australia: exploring the experiences of parents, family dispute resolution practitioners and lawyers (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Long distance commuting into Australian regions: its determinants and impacts on wellbeing in the region and social capital's capacity to mediate those impacts (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit the JCU Research Data Catalogue.

• Myers, T. (2014) ICT student's interpersonal soft skills in online teaching environments using traditional active learning techniques. James Cook University
• Blackman, A. (2011) Factors that Contribute to the Effectiveness of Business Coaching: The Coachees Perspective. James Cook University

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