Dr Paul Joseph-Richard

Overview

Dr Paul Joseph-Richard is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management (HRM) at Ulster University Business School. He teaches HRM and research methods across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In 2023, Advance HE awarded him a National Teaching Fellowship for his outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education. He holds an MBA in HRM, an MA in Psychology and a PhD in Leadership Development from Queen’s University Belfast.

Paul is the author of the best-selling textbook Advanced Methods for Human Resource Management Research (2025). He has also co-authored, with Dr Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Human Resource Management in Contexts: Managing People in the Age of GenAI and Diversity (2026). His research examines leadership development, programme evaluation, research-informed teaching, qualitative research methods, learning analytics and doctoral researchers’ wellbeing. His work has been published in journals including Studies in Higher Education, British Educational Research Journal, Human Resource Development International, Higher Education and The International Journal of Management Education.

Paul is one of eight recipients of a Fulbright UK Scholar Award for 2026–27. As a Fulbright Scholar, he will undertake a residency at Rutgers University–Newark in New Jersey, where he will address challenges associated with inclusive higher education. His work will examine how urban universities support doctoral wellbeing and enable “at-promise” students to flourish through community-engaged teaching and learning.

Before joining Ulster University in 2018, Paul taught at Southampton Solent University from 2015 to 2018 and at Queen’s University Belfast in 2018. He previously had a successful career in the UK National Health Service, where he developed the leadership capabilities of individuals and teams.

As a certified coaching psychologist, Paul has undertaken consultancy projects with several large British organisations. He also leads a consultancy practice that provides psychometric assessment and leadership development services in the UK and internationally. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) and a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE). He follows the British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct in his work with clients. Paul is committed to reducing the disability employment gap in Northern Ireland and helping organisations develop more inclusive employment practices.