Engage an experienced professional for your next project
Your needs…
- Do you require additional assistance with a project?
- Are you wanting to collate an evidence-based justification (e.g.,to the Executive team) for a new initiative?
- Are you wanting help to compile a timely report?
How we can help…
If you are short on time, or lacking the experience or personnel to complete such projects/reports, then our experienced project, research and report writing professional, Kathryn Owler (PhD) is available. Her previous work and abilities include:
- design and analysis of wellbeing initiatives
- learning design projects – including Training Needs Analysis
- qualitative research projects – from design, research and publication (including academic publication)
- resource development for wider sector, employees, families
- familiarity with contemporary approaches to research and wellbeing, including Māori kaupapa approaches
- writing (and publication) for a range of audiences including magazine, blog, general, academic
- stakeholder engagement
- SME consultation
- service evaluation
- editing and proofreading
- Plain English and accessible formatting
Dr Kathryn Owler’s credentials include:
- PhD, Sociology: University of New South Wales
- MA (hons), BA, Sociology: University of Auckland, Sociology
- NZCA Lvl 5 Cert. Te Reo Māori: Te Wānanga o Raukawa
- Accredited (Workplace) Wellness Wise (TM) Practitioner: Wellness Designs Australia
- Certificate in Tertiary Teaching: AUT Auckland University of Technology
- International Life Coaching Certificate
- Emotional Culture Deck Practitioner: Elephants & Ryders
Kathryn is one of the founding Directors of Joyworkz. She has an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Auckland and a PhD in Sociology from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Kathryn has held social practice, teaching, coaching and research positions in business, education and not-for-profit. Today, Kathryn plays an active role in Joyworkz assisting organisations with project work, research and report writing. She also provides in-house wellbeing training to organisations, teams and individuals.
(See more on her LinkedIn profile)
Working with Kathryn:
No matter how big or small your next project (e.g., research work, report writing) do get in touch. Please click on the Contact button below and tell us your story. We look forward to helping you complete these tasks.
Testimonials
Innovation Partners contracted Kathryn, as a research professional, to complete an independent evaluation of the Life Code Matrix method. The goal was to ascertain its effectiveness within a diverse population. Kathryn worked well within the remit, time-frame and budget allocated. She designed and conducted an evaluation process for the project that enabled both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The output was a rigorous and well written research report that highlighted several encouraging trends, which positively impacted further development of the method and ongoing marketing strategies. An unexpected bonus of working with Kathryn was her publication of two papers in peer reviewed academic papers, each highlighting a different positive outcome from the research. This has added credibility to the work that we do. I would highly recommend Kathryn’s services as a researcher/evaluator and report writer. Cilla Sturt, Innovation Partners Ltd & Sensory Training.
I had the privilege of working closely with Dr Kathryn Owler from 2013 to 2017 at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). During this time, Kathryn consistently demonstrated exceptional research and writing skills. She completed and published a memoir, Fun at Work: A Journey of Acceptance, Joy, and True Meaning (Owler, 2015), which reflects her deep interest in workplace wellness. This publication built on a theme established in earlier research projects, Does Fun Work? (Owler, Morrison, & Plester, 2010) and I Always Have Fun at Work (Owler & Morrison, 2020). These articles focused on workplace wellbeing and job crafting, showcasing her ability to apply qualitative research methods such as interviewing and textual analysis. Kathryn’s research is regularly published in high-ranking academic journals, including the most recent article, Crafting Work Happiness (Owler, 2023), which blends client agency with critical social awareness. Dr Owler is a skilled critical thinker and an accomplished academic writer. Quentin Allan, Senior Lecturer, and Academic Writing Advisor, AUT University of Technology.
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