Dr Anthony M Grant
Director, Coaching Psychology Unit
School of Psychology,
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Australia
02 9351 6792 (phone)
0413 747493 (mobile)
Dr Anthony M Grant
Director, Coaching Psychology Unit
School of Psychology,
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Australia
02 9351 6792 (phone)
0413 747493 (mobile)
Anthony M Grant: Background Information Dr Anthony M Grant is a Coaching Psychologist. He holds a BA (Hons) (first class honours) in Psychology, a Masters of Arts in Behavioural Science and a PhD. The title of his PhD thesis was “Towards a psychology of coaching: The impact of coaching on meta-cognition, mental health and goal attainment” and is one of few doctoral thesis that explicitly examine Coaching Psychology. He is both a practitioner and an academic. Anthony left school at the age of fifteen with no qualifications, completed his training as a carpenter and ran his own contracting business. Embarking on a second career in direct sales and marketing, he began tertiary studies in 1993 as a mature age student and then commencing a third career in his 30’s as a coaching psychologist. In January 2000 Anthony established the world’s first Coaching Psychology Unit at the School of Psychology at Sydney University where he is the director. The unit offers post-graduate degree programs to Master’s level in Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching) and the Master of Organisational Coaching and Anthony was instrumental in the development and introduction of these programs. In addition to his academic work, Anthony has considerable coaching experience at senior levels. His coaching research and practice has frequently been reported in the national and international media . He has co-written and co-edited five books on evidence-based coaching and has coaching-related publications in the peer-reviewed and professional press. His books on coaching have been translated into eight languages.
Professional Details, Publications and Conference Papers can be downloaded here (pdf)Qualifications and Professional Affiliations
PhD (Psychology), M.A,. (Behavioural Science): Macquarie University, Sydney
B.A. (Hons) in Psychology; first class honours and University Medal: Sydney University
Member of Australian and British Psychological Societies (APS and BPS)
VETAB Accredited Workplace Trainer (Cert VI)
Registered Psychologist (NSW, Australia)
Chartered Psychologist (BPS)
Academic and Professional Awards
British Psychological Society Award (2007) for outstanding professional and scientific contribution to Coaching Psychology (Special Group in Coaching Psychology)
University of Sydney (Faculty of Science) Excellence in Teaching Award 2008
University of Sydney (Faculty of Science) Excellence in Teaching Award 2002
O’Neil Prize in Psychology (1997)
Dick Thomson Prize in Psychology (1997)
Australian Psychological Society Prize (1997)
Blanka Buring Prize (1996)
Walter Reid Memorial Grant for academic performance (1995; 1996, 1997)
Current Employment
2000 – ongoing: Director of Coaching Psychology Unit and senior lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Sydney. Responsibilities include: lecturing, directing and coordinating activities of Coaching Psychology Unit; teaching two units of study “Theories and Techniques of Coaching Psychology’ and “Fundamentals of Coaching Practice”; coordinating two Masters programs in coaching; the postgraduate Applied Positive Psychology program and supervising postgraduate research students.
Professional Activities
Co-editor and Editorial Board member of International Coaching Psychology Review
Editorial Board member of International Journal of Evidence-based Coaching and Mentoring
Editorial Board member of Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
Editorial Board member of The Coaching Psychologist
Editorial Board member of The Journal of Positive Psychology
Member Board of Directors International Positive Psychology Association
Member International Advisory Board Centre for Applied Positive Psychology
Member International Advisory Board Coaching and Mentoring Program Oxford Brookes University
Member International Advisory Board Coaching Psychology Unit, City University, London
Member NSW Government Department of Education and Training Assessment Panel (Academic Specialist in Coaching Psychology)
Reviewer for Social Behaviour and Personality: An International Journal
Reviewer for Psychology And Psychotherapy: Theory, Research And Practice
Reviewer for Academy of Management
Reviewer for Journal of Business and Psychology
Reviewer for Learning and Individual Differences
Reviewer for Organisational Studies
Reviewer Norton Publishers, Sage Publishers
Founder Executive Committee member Interest Group in Coaching Psychology
Co-ordinating editor for Australian Psychologist special edition on Coaching Psychology (2007)
Co-director First Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being Conference (2008)
Research Grants / Awards
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (2007 – 2010) Developing leadership for high stress workplaces: Improving well-being, engagement, productivity and staff retention. Total funding A$3,500,000. Investigators: Cavanagh, M.J., Atkins, P., Grant A.M and Spence, G.B.
Human Synergistics Transformation Research Grant (2008 – 2011) Transformational change in the workplace: 360 feedback and coaching approaches Total funding A$170,000. Investigators: Grant A.M. and De Fries, C.
