Dr Christine Anne Grant
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Dr Christine Anne Grant
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Dr Christine Grant’s expertise is centred in psychometric scale development of scales (see here https://www.ework-life.com/), which has been employed worldwide in research and commercially, including USA, Australia and translated into many languages, for example, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian and Turkish. She is also an experienced researcher in qualitative approaches and exploring the ‘lived experience’ of different communities including disabled/neurodivergent people focussing on their health, wellbeing and employability. The development of health-related behavioural strategies and interventions for organisations is a key tenant of her work.
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Dr Christine Grant, C.Psychol, AFBPsS, SFHEA, is an Associate Professor at Coventry University and a Chartered Occupational Psychologist (HCPC registered). A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Associate Fellow at the Digital Futures Research Centre (University of Sussex), she has an established track record in workplace wellbeing, inclusive leadership, and digital work. Her research on remote and agile working is internationally recognised through the development of the E-Work Life psychometric scale, one of the few validated tools in this area. She has co-authored Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age and advised UK and Welsh governments on employment and disability policy. Dr Grant is also a trusted advisor to professional bodies such as the British Psychological Society and the Society for Occupational Medicine, and a regular media commentator on digital wellbeing and inclusion.
Selected Publications
Books:
- Grant C. and Kinman, G., (to be completed, November, 2026).Thriving in Remote and Hybrid Work: Managing Work–Life Challenges. British Psychological Society “Ask the Experts” Series. Routledge.
- Grant, C. and Russell, E. Eds. (2020). Agile Working and Well-Being in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan: Switzerland https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030602826
Journal Papers:
- Grant, C. Charalampous, M., Tramontano, C. and Russell, E. (under review 2025) Remote4All: Voicing the Lived Experience of Disabled and/or Neurodivergent Remote Workers. New Technology, Work and Employment
- G Kinman, and Grant, C., (2025) Understanding sickness presenteeism: causes, risks and solutions: guidelines series, Occupational Medicine, Volume 75, Issue 7, October 2025, pp. 394–398, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaf077
- Pezaro, S; Zarbiv, G; Jones, J; Lilei Feika, M; Fitzgerald, L; Lukhele, S; McMillian- Bohler, J; Baloyi, O; Maravic Da Silva, K; Grant, C; Bayliss-Pratt, L; Hardtman, P (2024) Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry. Midwifery, Vol 132 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103982
- Burroughes, L. and Grant C. (2023) Managerial coaching as the foundation for building felt-trust and motivation among employees working remotely International Coaching Psychology Review Vol. 18, 1 pp.45-57 https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsicpr.2023.18.1.45
- Charalampous M., Grant, C.A. and Tramontano, C. (2022), Getting the measure of remote e-working: A further validation of the E-Work Life Scale. Employee Relations https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-11-2021-0483
- Tramontano, C., Grant, C.A., and Clarke, C., (2021). Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working. Computers & Human Behaviour Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100129
- Charalampous, M., Grant, C.A. and Tramontano, C. (2021). “It needs to be the right blend”: a qualitative exploration of remote e-workers’ experience and well-being at work”. Employee Relations https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-02-2021-0058
- Kinman, G and Grant, C. (2020) Presenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic: risks and solutions. Occupational Medicine https://academic.oup.com/occmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/occmed/kqaa193/5986708?guestAccessKey=2721baba-17a2-451f-93cd-ba9cd2e312ab
- Grant, C.A., Wallace, L.M., Spurgeon, P.C., Tramontano, C. and Charalampous, M. (2018), “Construction and initial validation of the E-Work Life Scale to measure remote e-working”, Employee Relations, Vol. 41 1, pp. 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2017-0229
- Charalampous, M., Grant, C. A., Tramontano, C., and Michailidis, E. (2018). Systematically reviewing remote e-workers’ well-being at work: a multidimensional approach. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28(1), 51–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2018.1541886
- Grant, C.A., Wallace L.M. and Spurgeon P. C. (2013). An exploration of the psychological factors affecting remote e-worker’s job effectiveness, well-being and work-life balance. Employee Relations, 5, 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ER-08-2012-0059
Book chapters:
- Grant, C. and Charalampous, M., (2025 awaiting publication) Book Chapter: Agile working and Wellbeing, Research Handbook on Work and Health.
- Grant C., Kinman G., and Russell, E., (2025 awaiting publication) Book Chapter: Remote Working: Digital Sickness Presenteeism and Employee Well-Being, Digital Futures: ‘The Connected Worker’.
- Grant C. and Charalampous, M., (2025 awaiting publication). Book Chapter: An Inclusive Approach to the Workplace: Supporting the Wellbeing of Disabled and/or Neurodivergent Remote Workers, Research Handbook of Occupational Wellbeing.
- Grant C. and Kinman G., (2025 awaiting publication). Book Chapter: Home-based work and Employee Wellbeing, Research Handbook of Occupational Wellbeing.
- Russell, E. and Grant C., (2024) Chapter 10 Using Digital Tools to Improve Well-being and Work Performance in Agile Work ‘Wellbeing at Work in a Turbulent Era‘ Edward Elgar: Cheltenham
- Juman Blincoe, A and Grant, C., (2019). When the going gets tough: Adult Resilience within an occupational setting. Applying Occupational Psychology to the Fire Service. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan
Selected media:
- The Conversation: How to help disabled and neurodivergent people flourish while working from home https://theconversation.com/how-to-help-disabled-and-neurodivergent-people-flourish-while-working-from-home-259183 https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.njc5td46n
- The British Psychological Society Homeworking – what have we learned? | BPS
- The Guardian: What have the past three years taught us about hybrid working? | Working from home | The Guardian
- Digital Futures blog: Disability, neurodivergence and remote working: what employers need to know… • Digit (digit-research.org)
- Digital Futures blog: Disability, neurodiversity, and remote e- working: Promoting the creation of an inclusive workplace. ‘Remote for All’ (R4All) • Digit (digit-research.org)
- Grant C. Promoting the creation of an inclusive workplace Promoting the creation of an inclusive workplace (openaccessgovernment.org)