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Lucy Bolton

Dr, Doctor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7028-641X

  • Riccarton

    EH14 4AS Edinburgh

    United Kingdom

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20142026

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Biography

Dr Lucy Bolton is an Associate Professor in Business and Coaching Psychology and Global Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (DPTP) for Psychology at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai. She is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Registered Occupational Psychologist with the HCPC, as well a Senior Fellow of the Advance HE (SFHEA).
 
Lucy specialises in business and coaching psychology and teaches across MSc programmes in Business Psychology and Business Psychology with Coaching in Dubai and online. She is a trained business coach with the Association for Coaching and is further developing her practice through training with the International Coaching Federation. Her work focuses on developing coaching capability and supporting professional growth, particularly in career development, organisational change, leadership and diversity in the workplace.
 
Lucy’s research and consultancy address real world organisational challenges including graduate socialisation, work values, employability, job design, socio technical systems and change management. She has worked with organisations such as Rolls Royce, Bentley Motors, Marks and Spencer, STC, KFAS, the NHS, REED NCFE and the UK Government Office of Science. She has presented internationally at conferences including BPS DOP, EAWOP, AOM, AHFE, IPCD and MEPA, and continues to publish and review in leading business and coaching psychology journals.

Roles & Responsibilities

Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (DPTP) for Psychology (globally)

Senior Lecturer on MSc Business Psychology and MSc Business Psychology with Coaching (Dubai)

Research interests

Coaching Psychology

Job Crafting / Job Design

Careers Psychology

Socialisation into organisations

Work Values

Socio-Technical Systems

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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