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Dr Lize Booysen
Visiting Senior Research Associate: Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management
Dr Lize Booysen is currently professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership in the Graduate School of Leadership and Change at Antioch University (USA). She does research and consults in the fields of leadership, c
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Dr Lize Booysen is currently professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership in the Graduate School of Leadership and Change at Antioch University (USA). She does research and consults in the fields of leadership, culture and diversity, and has published numerous articles and chapters nationally and internationally. Lize holds an MA in Clinical Psychology cum laude (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), an MA in Research Psychology cum laude, and an MA in Criminology cum laude (University of Pretoria, South Africa). She completed her Doctorate in Business Leadership at the University of South Africa in 1999 on the influence of race and gender on leadership attributes of South African managers. She is registered as both a Clinical and a Research Psychologist and has extensive practical experience. Dr Booysen is also adjunct faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA as researcher and executive leadership coach, since 2009. Google Scholar citations: 5687 h-index: 21 h10-index: 36 Scopus: h-index: 8 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Uah6lIUAAAAJ