Dr. Alison Mcfarland

Biography

Alison is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology at King’s Business School. Her work sits at the intersection of work psychology, inclusive pedagogy, and management education. She is particularly interested in reimagining the teaching of quantitative research methods using psychologically informed approaches to promote belonging, equity, and agency in the student learning experience. Alison’s research focuses on inclusive pedagogy approaches, decolonizing and queering management education in higher education institutions as sites of inequality. She emphasizes the role of digital technologies and generative AI in shaping management education. Currently, she is leading an initiative to diversify and decolonize management education at King’s Business School and has received the 2025 KBS Dean’s Catalyst Change Award for Excellence in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Alison teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with a particular focus on research methods, statistics, and dissertation supervision. Her courses include Quantitative Data Analytics (Level 5), Capstone Dissertation (Level 6), HR Data Analytics (Level 7), and HRM Dissertation (Level 7). Alison completed her PhD in Management Studies at King’s in 2021 and has worked as a business psychology consultant across various sectors in the UK and internationally. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Certified Management and Business Educator.

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