Rachel Gifford

Rachel Gifford is a scholar in Organization Studies and Healthcare Management. She completed her PhD in Organizational Behavior at the Business School at University of Groningen, with her PhD work focusing on the organization of professionals and professional work in complex organizations. In this work she explored challenges facing organizations when implementing structural changes, revealing the importance of relational and cultural dynamics when trying to implement organizational reform in healthcare. She carried over this work into her post-graduate research, focusing on how organizations and professionals respond to environmental uncertainty including under conditions of scarcity.

Rachel research interests include the evolution of professional work, managing uncertainty and change, and improving collaboration between healthcare professionals and organizations.

Companies

• Assistant Professor Maastricht University (2022)
• Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer Maastricht University (2020 — 2022)
• PhD Candidate & Lecturer Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, FEB - University of Groningen (2016 — 2021)
• Visiting PHD Student Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta (2019 — 2019)
• Research and Evaluation Intern Age UK (2016 — 2016)
• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Lead SPLITZ SUPPORT SERVICE (2014 — 2015)
• Mental Health Recovery Worker Rethink Mental Illness (2013 — 2014)
• Americorps Member AmeriCorps: National Farm Workers Service Centre (2009 — 2010)