Dr Stefanos Nachmias
Stefanos is a Principal Lecturer and the Deputy Head in the Department of Human Resource Management at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School. Stefanos specialises in equal pay, equality in the workplace and diversity management in modern organisations. He is currently working on a funded project exploring Childhood Trauma in the workplace. He has strong interests in authentic learning practices within the curriculum. This is due to his previous professional experience in hospitality industry and working with organisations in promoting effective educational practices. Stefanos had a number of other academic resources throughout his academic career, including programme director, international coordinator, online programme leader, member of the academic board and employability ambassador. He is also a member of CABS sub-committee on race equality and supports the UFHRD activities.
Dr Andrea Subryan
Dr Andrea Subryan is a senior lecturer in the OB/HRM subject group in the Department of Management at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). Andrea has worked at SHU since 2015 and since that time has been an active researcher. Alongside working her role at the University, Andrea also gained HR experience in the hospitality and health economics industries. Prior to joining academia, Andrea was a Solicitor for over 10 years, specialising in Family Law. Andrea has recently been appointed the roles of Inclusivity Champion as well as the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) lead for the Department of Management.
Andrea’s particular research interest, which was also the focus of her doctoral thesis, includes emotional labour/emotion work, organisational behaviour, culture, conflict, professional identity, and employee engagement. Other teaching interests include Employee Relations and Diversity Management. The UFHRD conference is special to Andrea as this was the first conference she attended as a Masters student to present a co-written paper. She enjoys attending the UFHRD conferences due to the supportive nature of the attendees and organisers. Andrea is pleased to be involved in organising the conference which will be hosted by SHU in June 2022.