A former school principal, Phil Riley spent 16 years in schools before moving to the tertiary sector. He researches the overlapping space of psychology, education and leadership, producing over 200 publications and peer-reviewed conference presentations. He has been awarded over $8 million in research funding including three prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants.

Phil’s research was recognised with an inaugural Monash University Researcher Accelerator award in 2010. This award funded the first two years of The Australian Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey, the first independent research project into principals’ occupational health and wellbeing. He has since won the Dean’s Award for Excellence by an Early Career Researcher, and the award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration, at Monash University in 2011.