Dr Jim Morgan, Principal Lecturer

Dr Jim Morgan

Principal Lecturer

Jim is a Principal Lecturer specialising in Human Factors and Occupational (Health) Psychology. He holds an MSc in Human Factors and a PhD in Applied Psychology, as well as a PG Cert in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education.

Jim leads the Psychology Applied to Safety & Health (PASH) research group which conducts research and consultancy in industrial and health settings.

In addition to his doctoral research with Eurostar, Jim has worked with numerous external organisations on projects aimed at increasing organisational effectiveness, enhancing worker well-being, and reducing accident risk.

Jim is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF), and the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP).

Current Teaching

  • Human Factors
  • Organisational Psychology
  • Safety
  • Systems Thinking

Research Interests

Jim is interested most of all in finding ways to help organisations enhance their effectiveness while maintaining or improving employee health and well-being. His research and consultancy has largely focused on investigating the psychological and system factors that influence operational risk, particularly in safety-critical environments.

Jim leads impactful research and knowledge exchange projects that regularly receive recognition in the form of industry awards and commendations. For example, a recent Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Amey Consulting and Rail - "SafetySmart" - was rated "Outstanding" by Innovate UK. It was also awarded "Initiative of the year" by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The project resulted in the development of a novel safety management intervention - the "SafetySmart ThinkSafe Toolkit" which received a prestigious Zuritanken award from Amey’s parent company Ferrovial. Zuritanken is an idea generation programme open to all Ferrovial employees worldwide and aims to promote a culture of innovation to solve challenges faced by the business. ThinkSafe came out on top against a shortlist of six from a total of 364 global entries.

Dr Jim Morgan, Principal Lecturer

Ask Me About

  1. Human Factors
  2. Organisational Psychology
  3. Safety
  4. Systems Thinking
  5. Construction and the developing world
  6. Culture
  7. Health
  8. Health and safety
  9. Human resource management
  10. Leadership
  11. Project management
  12. Psychology
  13. Public health
  14. Stress
  15. Wellbeing

Selected Outputs

  • Morgan J; Curcuruto M; Kandola R; Griffin M (2018) Safety climate in the UK railway industry: a leading indicator of safety performance? Analysis of the impact on accident experience, safety compliance, consideration of future safety consequences, and trust in organizational safety systems. In: Fourth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, Barcelona (Spain).

  • Kandola RAJ; Curcuruto MM; Morgan J (2017) Safety climate validation for UK rail infrastructure workers: Analysis of the nomological network for design engineers and rail maintenance workers. In: Sixth International Human Factors Rail Conference, 6 November 2017 - 9 November 2017, London.

    https://www.sparkrail.org/Lists/Records/DispForm.aspx?ID=25378

  • Matthews M; Morgan J; Spriggs S (2017) A cross-sectional study exploring the effect of work place stressors on individual psychological and behavioural indicators of safety. In: Sixth International Human Factors Rail Conference, 6 November 2017 - 9 November 2017, London.

    https://www.rssb.co.uk/railhf2017

  • Kandola R; Curcuruto M; Griffin M; Morgan JI (2018) The influence of organisational safety climate on group safety outcomes: The mediation role of supervisor safety communication and monitoring.

  • Morgan JI (2013) Hazard experience and risk perception among Special Constables.

  • Morgan JI (2013) Exploring the benefits of brief health psychology interventions in the workplace.

  • Morgan J; Garthwaite J (2012) Differentiating the effects of negative state on optimism and the implicit perception of everyday injury risk.

  • Curcuruto M; Renecle M; Gracia F; Morgan JI; Tomas I (2023) Improving workplace safety through mindful organizing: participative safety self-efficacy as a mediational link between collective mindfulness and employees’ safety citizenship. Journal of Risk Research, pp. 1-23.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2023.2293043

  • Morgan J; Curcuruto MM; Steer M; Bazzoli A (2021) Implementing the Theoretical Domains Framework in Occupational Safety: Development of the Safety Behaviour Change Questionnaire. Safety Science, 136

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105135

  • Bazzoli A; Curcuruto M; Morgan J; Brondino M; Pasini M (2020) Speaking up about workplace safety: An experimental study on safety leadership. Sustainability, 12 (18), pp. 7458.

    https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187458

  • Morgan JI; Muskett T (2020) Interactional misalignment in the UK NHS 111 healthcare telephone triage service. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 134

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104030

  • Morgan J; Reidy J; Probst T (2019) Age Group Differences in Household Accident Risk Perceptions and Intentions to Reduce Hazards. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (12),

    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122237

  • Lee MJ; Morgan J; Watson AJM; Jones GL; Brown SR (2019) A validated severity score for haemorrhoids as an essential prerequisite for future haemorrhoid trials. Techniques in Coloproctology

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-01936-9

  • Curcuruto MM; Griffin M; Kandola R; Morgan JI (2018) Multilevel Safety Climate in The UK Rail Industry: A Cross Validation of the Zohar and Luria MSC Scale. Safety Science

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2018.02.008

  • Morgan J; Abbott R; Furness P; Ramsay J (2016) UK rail workers' perceptions of accident risk factors: An exploratory study. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 55 pp. 103-113.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2016.08.003

  • Morgan J; Atkin L (2016) Expelling Stress for Primary School Teachers: Self-Affirmation Increases Positive Emotions in Teaching and Emotion Reappraisal. International journal of environmental research and public health, 13 (5),

    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050500

  • Morgan JI; Harris PR (2015) Evidence that brief self-affirming implementation intentions can reduce work-related anxiety in downsize survivors. Anxiety, stress, and coping, 28 (5), pp. 563-575.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1004665

  • Morgan JI; Jones FA; Harris PR (2013) Direct and indirect effects of mood on risk decision making in safety-critical workers. Accident; analysis and prevention, 50 pp. 472-482.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.05.026

  • Nicklin A; Morgan J (In press) Spontaneous Self-Affirmation and Student-Specific Stress: Relationships with Overlapping Constructs of Positive Self Regard During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Crossref.

    Available from: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0817.v1

  • Kandola R; Curcuruto M; Griffin M; Morgan J (2018) The Influence of Organisational Safety Climate on Group Safety Outcomes: The Mediation Role of Supervisor Safety Communication and Monitoring. In: Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors.

  • Morgan JI; Abbott R; Furness P; Webster-Spriggs S (2013) Perceptions of accident risk among on-track machine workers: An interview study. In: Dadashi N; Scott A; Wilson JR; Mills A ed. Rail human factors : supporting reliability, safety and cost reduction. CRC Press, pp. 445-452.