- Serious Games at Westminster
About me
Kristina is a Visiting Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher at the University of Westminster, investigating a state of Flow for leadership development using serious games.
Her qualifications include a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Human Resource Management and a PG-Cert in Learning and Teaching.
Before moving to academia, Kristina spent 10 years in senior HR roles, primarily in the NHS, up to and including board level. Her main career focus was leadership and organisational development, particularly how people initiatives add value to organisations.
Kristina is certified in the facilitation of a number of psychometric tools and an experienced coach, with a keen interest in data-driven HR and the impact of people initiatives in business.
Teaching
Kristina has worked within a number of university business schools at Lecturer and Senior Lecturer level, with her teaching focus being HR, leadership and professional development. She started her academic career in January 2020, building on many years of training delivery and coaching experience.
Kristina is currently employed by Solent University, The Open University as well as the University of Westminster, where she teaches and leads a number of modules related to HR and leadership development. She is also Programme Leader for the Cambridge Judge People Analytics programme through Emeritus.
Research
Kristina is an active contributor to the Flow Leadership Global Research Program.
Her research interest include:
- Gamification and serious games for leadership development
- Soft skills development in leadership
- Psychometric tools for leadership development
- The use of immersive simulations in learning and development
- A psychological state of flow and its benefits to learning
- Applications of people analytics tools and methodologies in business