Prof. Claude-Hélène Mayer

Overview

Claude-Hélène Mayer is a Professor in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a Semester at Sea Alumni (SASFA22) and a Board member of the International Academy of Intercultural Research (IAIR). Claude is a Senior Editor for the Europe`s Journal of Psychology (EJOP), an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology) and for the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management (IJCCM). She holds Doctoral degrees in Psychology, Management and Cultural Anthropology. Her Venia Legendi is in Psychology with focus on Work, Organisational and Cultural Psychology (Europa Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany). Her research areas include transcultural mental health, salutogenesis, transcultural conflict management and mediation, women in leadership, shame and love across cultures, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and psychobiography. She is the winner of the William B. Gudykunst Book Award 2023 together with Elisabeth Vanderheiden for her „International Handbook of Love”. Further, together with six other co-editors has has won one Nautilus Silver Award with special honours for academic on “Women empowerment for a Sustainable Future”. Finally, she has won another Nautilus Award with special honours for academic rigor for her authored book “Unwrapping transcultural romantic love relationships” (both books are published by Springer). Her teaching areas are cross-cultural psychology, mental health, psychobiography, organizational theory, systems and design thinking, coaching, positive psychology, organizational behaviour and transcultural conflict management and mediation. She is a licenced (Germany) systemic family therapist and facilitator in family therapy (SG), constellation facilitator (KI), mediator and mediation facilitator (BM 2001-2021), hypnotherapist (TIM) and coach and international consultant. HIGHEST DEGREE 2012 - Habilitation in Psychology with focus on Work, Organisational and Cultural Psychology. AWARDS LIST 2024: Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner. Special honors: Academic Rigor: Unwrapping Transcultural Romantic Love Relationships, USA 2024: Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner. Special honors: Academic Rigor: Women's Empowerment for a Sustainable Future Transcultural and Positive Psychology Perspectives, USA 2023: Winner of the William B. Gudykunst Outstanding Book Award for the "International Handbook of Love: Transcultural and Transdisciplinary Perspectives." IAIR, Philadelphia July 2023 2021: Outstanding Best Paper Award: Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology): In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on his career, contributions and the science of happiness was awarded the Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology) Best Paper Award for 2021. 2021: TOP RESEARCHER 2020 at the School of Management in the Center for Economics and Business, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa 2021: Nomination to Fellow of International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR), USA 2018: APA Convention Travel Award 2016: Best Qualitative Paper Award - Mayer, C.-H., Boness, C., Louw, L. & Louw, T. (2016). Intra- and inter-group perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees in intercultural cooperation. 28th SAIMS (The Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists) conference "Managing in Resource Restricted Times: Make Everyday Matter", University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 4.-7. September 2016. 2009: Nominee for Outstanding Paper Award - Louw, L. and Mayer, C.-H. (2009). ‘Cross-cultural health management in South Africa. Health professionals' challenges in managing HIV/AIDS'. 13th Biennial Eastern Academy of Management International Conference, Theme “Management Challenges for a New World”, “Managing in a Global Economy”, June 21-25 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.