Shireen is a lecturer in the Master of Business Innovation and Leadership programme. She brings a strong background in leadership and organisational development with a specific interest in developing flourishing leaders and organisations in today’s complex environment. She has particular interest in complexity, systems thinking, vertical leadership and organisational development, gamification and play. She loves developing students who can integrate their academic learning with the contexts they will work and lead in.
Her most recent role was a Teaching Fellow at the Waikato Management School where she taught Leadership and Change Management, Intercultural Perspectives in Organisations and Strategic Management. Shireen also coaches, facilitates and speaks to leaders and organisations about adapting today’s complex environments.
Shireen holds a Master’s degree in Nutritional Science from Massey University, MBA from Southern Cross University, and a PhD in Leadership and Organisational Development from the University of Waikato.
Shireen enjoys walking Wynston, her dog at her local park and beach, playing strategy board games and cooking. She is an amateur gardener and sourdough bread baker.
Shireen is a lecturer in the Master of Business Innovation and Leadership programme. She brings a strong background in leadership and organisational development with a specific interest in developing flourishing leaders and organisations in today’s complex environment. She has particular interest in complexity, systems thinking, vertical leadership and organisational development, gamification and play. She loves developing students who can integrate their academic learning with the contexts they will work and lead in.
Her most recent role was a Teaching Fellow at the Waikato Management School where she taught Leadership and Change Management, Intercultural Perspectives in Organisations and Strategic Management. Shireen also coaches, facilitates and speaks to leaders and organisations about adapting today’s complex environments.
Shireen holds a Master’s degree in Nutritional Science from Massey University, MBA from Southern Cross University, and a PhD in Leadership and Organisational Development from the University of Waikato.
Shireen enjoys walking Wynston, her dog at her local park and beach, playing strategy board games and cooking. She is an amateur gardener and sourdough bread baker.
Chua, SWY, Sun, YT Peter, Sinha, P., (2023) Making sense of the complexity of cultural diversity in diversity management. Int J Cross Cul Management 23(3) 635-659 https://doi.org/10.1177/14705958231214623
Chua, SWY (2023) Making sense of cultural diversity’s complexity: Leadership agency for Diversity Management: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of PhD in School of Management, University of Waikato
Chua, SWY (2016) Culture Matters: How New Zealand Organisations develop intercultural competency: a dissertation presented for the Business Research Project for the degree of the Masters of Business Administration, Southern Cross University, Lismore
SWY Chua (1999) Iron and vitamin A nutrition of young Auckland children: an investigation into the methods to assess the nutritional status of micro-nutrients in 6-24 month olds: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutritional Science at Massey University
Chua, S. W., Wall, C. R., & Grant, C. C. (1999). Iron And Vitamin A Nutrition Of Young Auckland Children: A Validation Study To Determine The Methods To Assess Micro-Nutrient Intake In 6-24-Month-Olds. In PROCEEDINGS-NUTRITION SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA (Vol. 23, pp. 100-100). Nutrition Society of Australia; 1998.
Whittaker, R., Stasiak, K., McDowell, H., Doherty, I., Shepherd, M., Chua, S., Dorey, E., Parag, V., Ameratunga, S., Rodgers, A. and Merry, S. (2017), MEMO: an mHealth intervention to prevent the onset of depression in adolescents: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatr, 58: 1014-1022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12753
Okesene-Gafa, K., Chelimo, C., Chua, S., Henning, M. and McCowan, L. (2016), Knowledge and beliefs about nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy in women from South Auckland region, New Zealand. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 56: 471-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12456
Mhurchu, C. N., Blakely, T., Funaki-Tahifote, M., McKerchar, C., Wilton, J., Chua, S., & Jiang, Y. (2009). Inclusion of indigenous and ethnic minority populations in intervention trials: challenges and strategies in a New Zealand supermarket study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 63(10), 850-855.
Jiang, Y., Mhurchu, C. N., Blakely, T., Funaki-Tahifote, M., McKerchar, C., Wilton, J., & Chua, S. (2009). Inclusion of indigenous and ethnic minority. J Epidemiol Community Health, 63, 850-855.
Chua, S. W. Y. (2024). Making sense of diversity’s complexity: Leadership’s agency for diversity management (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Waikato).
