Alex Forsythe is an Organisational Psychologist and Managing Director of the educational and organisational consulting firm, Chirality Consulting. She is renowned for her pioneering contributions to online education, interdisciplinary collaboration, team dynamics, and empowerment. Her expertise is sought after worldwide for strategic program development and quality enhancement, underscored by her leadership in transformative educational initiatives and internationally recognised research on embodiment and well-being.
As Professor of Applied Psychology and trusted advisor, Alex has led several online educational programmes with several leading UK universities. She has also held the position of Chair of the Association for Business Psychology and the Girls Learning Foundation, Uganda.
Empowerment and Education Pioneer: Alex Forsythe
alex@chiralityconsulting.com
3 Vice Chancellors Awards for Research Impact, Student Experience and ‘Going Above and Beyond’.
Awarded National Teaching Fellow
Awarded Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Funded Sabbaticals (Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Carnegie Mellon University)
Consultant and Advisor
- Regularly commissioned by entities like Cambridge Online, Kaplan, Laureate, and Pearson Education for advisory roles.
- Serves on the Advisory Board for Best Merchant Partners, supporting global higher education business operations.
- Interviewer for the Association for Business Psychology “POW” podcast series.
Digital Social Justice Work
- Launched a digital blogging community PsychLiverpool in 2017, integrating students’ personal journeys with professional preparation.
- Introduced “Chatty Café” schemes and Course Café’s to foster discussions between academics, students, and staff and digital spaces for global academic communities to engage and collaborate.
- Developed a digital space for the Global Majority student community.
Employability Survival Guide:
- Published a guide in 2021, providing actionable strategies for job hunting and securing fulfilling roles.
- Spearheaded employability initiatives like the Class of 2021 programme, offering resources for pandemic-affected graduates.
International Research Collaborations
- Fostered research collaborations from Palestine to the UAE, resulting in prominent publications.
- Enriched experiences for global students and faculty through these collaborations.
- Secured significant funding from the Office for Students to solidify international collaborations with Nizhyn Gogol State University in Ukraine.
- Designed learning strategies and research initiatives to support students and infrastructure in Ukraine.
Chair for The Girls Learning Foundation, Uganda
- Drove community-centric educational initiatives to uplift communities and break the cycle of poverty.
Recognised Researcher
Principal Investigator for the £1million pound “That’s Me” project with funding to understand and support Global Majority students.
Research on embodiment and well-being featured by the American Psychology Society and covered in major global outlets like CNN, BBC, and the Guardian.
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