Professor Karen Becker is a Professor of Management and an experienced leader in the tertiary education sector. She commenced her career in corporate human resource management and then management consulting before moving to universities where she has held academic and leadership positions in three universities.
In 2020, Karen was appointed the inaugural Head of Campus for UniSC Moreton Bay at Petrie; an exciting new state-of-the-art campus in the City of Moreton Bay.
In 2023, Karen was appointed to a region-wide position and is now Head of Moreton Bay Campuses for UniSC, responsible for the operations of campuses at both Petrie and Caboolture, and leading UniSC’s activities and engagement across the region.
Professional Memberships
- Member US Academy of Management
- Graduate Member Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
- Justice of the Peace (Qualified)
- Member US Academy of Management
Professional Social Media
Research areas
- Workplace learning and development,
- Workforce attraction and retention
- Employee engagement
- Change management
- Leadership development
Teaching areas
- Human resource management (performance management, learning and development, managing change, recruitment and selection, strategic HRM)
- Leadership and Management
- Research methods
Professor Karen Becker’s specialist area is human resource management, and in particular, learning and development, workforce attraction and retention, employee engagement, change management, performance management and leadership development