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Dr Zoe Port BBS (Hons), PhD, AFHEA

Lecturer

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Management

Having previously held a number of roles in the field of human resources, I chose to return to postgraduate study with a particular goal of conducting research that would contribute to making New Zealand workplaces safer. I was fortunate to be welcomed into the Healthy Work Group in Massey's School of Management. In 2021 I completed my PhD, exploring the heterogeneity and experiences of those who hold multiple jobs in New Zealand.

I am currently a Lecturer in the School of Management, Co-Director of research team the Healthy Work Group and am also a named investigator on the externally-funded Healthy Work Project, which seeks to develop, implement and test interventions to reduce exposure to work-related psychosocial hazards in small and medium-sized organisations. 

Prior to this, I taught at Massey since 2017 as an Assistant Lecturer during my PhD and then between 2020-2022 I held a leadership role as the the Co-Director for the Bachelor of Business (BBus) - Massey's largest degree programme and flagship business qualification. In this role I had the privilege of overseeing the BBus, ensuring a thriving qualification and high quality student experience and leading the BBus Programme Review. 

I have been involved in a number of other research and consulting projects and with my Healthy Work Group colleagues, primarily focusing on the are aof psychosocial risk. I have presented much of this research overseas, including at the International Labout Organisation (ILO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Given my strong research and personal interest in employment relations, I strive to remain constantly engaged with the union movement. At present I have the privilege of serving young workers as both a Co-convenor of Stand Up - the youth network of the Council of Trade Unions - as well as the youth representative on the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) council (the governing body of the TEU). I am passionate about advocating for young workers who, far too often, are marginalised and subject to disadvantage in the workplace - particularly being in precarious employment that limits their ability to speak up.

I am a Lecturer in the School of Management, Co-Director of research team the Healthy Work Group and am also a named investigator on the externally-funded Healthy Work Project, which seeks to develop, implement and test interventions to reduce exposure to work-related psychosocial hazards in small and medium-sized organisations. In 2021 I completed my PhD, which focused on exploring the heterogeneity and experiences of those who hold multiple jobs.

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Professional

Contact details

  • Location: QB2.10, Quadrangle Building B
    Campus: East Precinct

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) - Massey University (2017)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2022)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, Higher Education Academy (Associate Member/Fellow) (2017)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University

Prizes and Awards

  • 2020 Lecturer of the Year Award - Albany Students' Association (2021)
  • 2016 Dean's List - Massey Business School (2016)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Multiple job holding, non-standard work, employment relations, psychosocial risk, health and safety, human resource management, young workers, trade unions

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Business and Management (150300): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000)

Keywords

multiple job holding, non-standard work, employment relations, psychosocial risk, health and safety, human resource management, young workers, trade unions

Research Outputs

Journal

Bentley, TA., Teo, STT., Nguyen, DTN., Blackwood, K., Catley, B., Gardner, D., . . . Port, Z. (2021). Psychosocial influences on psychological distress and turnover intentions in the workplace. Safety Science. 137
[Journal article]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Port, ZMJ., Forsyth, DK., & Tappin, DC. (2017). Hit and miss: Examining antecedents and organisational responses to physical workplace violence in New Zealand. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment. 33(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Report

Tappin, D., Blackwood, K., Bentley, T., Port, Z., Ashby, L., Bone, K., . . . MacDonald, B.(2024). The Healthy Work Project: Stakeholder Report - Evaluating a Psychosocial Safety Climate Approach for Improving Wellbeing in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Auckland: Massey University
[Technical Report]Authored by: Gardner, D., Port, Z., Roskruge, M., Tappin, D.
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Tappin, D., Blackwood, K., Bentley, T., Port, Z., Bone, K., D'Souza, N., . . . McDonald, B.(2023). Evaluating a Psychosocial Safety Climate Intervention for Reducing Work-Related Psychosocial Risk in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Gardner, D., Port, Z., Roskruge, M., Tappin, D.
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Tappin, D., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., Ashby, L., Bentley, T., Bone, K., . . . Cordier, J.(2020). The New Zealand Workplace Barometer: Psychosocial safety climate and worker health – findings from the 2019 NZ Workplace Barometer..
[Technical Report]Authored by: Brougham, D., Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Parker, J., Arrowsmith, J., Barney, A., Bone, K., Junaid, F., Port, Z., . . . Tappin, D.(2019). Eurofound Country Profile: Working life in New Zealand. Dublin, Ireland: Eurofound
[Technical Report]Authored by: Arrowsmith, J., Parker, J., Port, Z., Rao, V., Tappin, D.
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Bentley, T., Tappin, D., Blackwood, K., Bone, K., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., . . . Ashby, L.(2019). The New Zealand Workplace Barometer: A report on findings from the 2018 survey of the New Zealand Workplace Barometer.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.

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Tappin, D., Forsyth, D., Port, Z., & Bentley, T. (2018). Z Energy Psychosocial Risk Assessment Report.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.

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Conference

Port, Z., Forsyth, D., & Tappin, D.(2023, February). Bringing multiple job holding out of the moonlight: Understanding different types of multiple job holders and their experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand. .
[Conference]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
Bentley, T., Tappin, D., Catley, B., Blackwood, K., Bone, K., Forsyth, D., . . . Port, Z. (2019, May). The New Zealand Workplace Barometer. Presented at 5th International Conference on Wellbeing at Work. Paris.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Port, Z., & Blackwood, K.Looking beneath the surface: Analysing the presence of psychosocial risk in New Zealand health and safety regulator prosecutions. . International Labour Office, Geneva
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Port, Z.
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Tappin, D., Forsyth, D., Port, Z., & Bentley, T. (2018). The development of a qualitative tool to measure psychosocial safety culture – a case study within a transport fuel distribution company. Poster session presented at the meeting of Twentieth Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018). Florence, Italy
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
Bentley, T., Tappin, D., Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Blackwood, K., Gardner, D., . . . D'Souza, N. (2018, August). The New Zealand Workplace Barometer: Monitoring psychosocial risks and impacts on individual and organisational outcomes. Presented at 20th Congress International Ergonomics Association. Florence, Italy.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Gardner, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Port, Z., Catley, B., & Forsyth, D. (2018, June). Hot and Cold Violence: A crosscultural study of perspectives of workplace violence among Chinese and New Zealand practitioners. Presented at 11th International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment Bullying2018. Bordeaux, France.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Port, Z.
Bentley, T., Tappin, D., Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Blackwood, K., Port, Z., . . . D'Souza, N.Developing the New Zealand Workplace Barometer. . Auckland, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Catley, B., Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
Port, ZMJ., Forsyth, DK., & Tappin, DC. (2017). Is the future of work dangerous by design? Assessing the worth of investigating the changing world of work using the concept of psychosocial risk.. 31st Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Creative Disruption: Managing in a Digital Age Conference Proceedings. : 31st Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Port, ZMJ., Forsyth, DK., & Tappin, DC. (2016, November). Hit and miss: Examining antecedents and organisational responses to physical workplace violence in New Zealand. Presented at 5th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.

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Other

Forsyth, D., Tappin, D., & Port, Z. (2019). Barometric pressure.
[Other]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.
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Port, ZMJ., Tappin, DC., & Forsyth, DF. (2017). It’s academic — Violence in dispute.
[Other]Authored by: Forsyth, D., Port, Z., Tappin, D.

Consultancy and Languages

Consultancy

  • March 2021 - June 2023 - Health Research Council & Worksafe New Zealand
    This 3 year case-control project will evaluate the effectiveness of measures developed using psychosocial safety climate on health and wellbeing in health, education and manufacturing SME companies.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

As an educator, I aim to foster a supportive, relationship-based classroom environment that treats students as partners in the learning journey. I believe that above all else, I must allow all students to feel that my classroom (whether face to face, or virtual) is a safe environment to ask questions, respectfully challenge beliefs and express new ideas.

I strive to be innovative in my teaching, having developed a reputation for use of digital platforms and other strategies for engaging students that has driven colleagues to seek my guidance in this regard. 

The student experience is incredibly important to me, and I take student feedback very seriously. Following positive student feedback about my passion for my subject matter, care towards students and adaption to online teaching, I had  the honour of winning the overall 2020 Lecturer of the Year Award from the Albany Students’ Association - as the youngest recipient of this award. Previously, I won the Albany Students' Association "Advocacy Accolade" after my first year of teaching in 2017, and have been nominated for Lecturer of the Year in every year that I have taught.

Contact Supervisor

Graduate Supervision Statement

I am open to considering postgraduate supervision for the following types of projects:

  • 60 point research reports - qualitative studies (or potentially quantitative studies using secondary data) on topics closely related to my areas of expertise 
  • 90 point theses - qualitative studies (or potentially quantitative studies using secondary data) on topics related to my areas of expertise 
  • 120 point theses - qualitative or quantitative studies on topics broadly in my area of expertise
  • PhD - qualitative or quantitative studies on topics broadly in my area of expertise or other topics of interest where I can provide an additive perspective as an additional supervisor

Dr Zoe Port is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 2 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Linjing Bao - Doctor of Philosophy
    What can we learn about migrant exploitation in New Zealand through the use of social comparison theory by migrant workers?
  • Luzanne Oosthuizen - Doctor of Philosophy
    Psychosocial factors in the OSH Profession and their impact on organisations

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