Tina is Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Institute of Governance and Public Management, Warwick Business School. Tina has a background in Organizational Psychology and received her PhD from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Her current research interests include emotions at work, particularly in the context of ongoing organizational change; harmful and toxic work experiences, leader responses to emotional situations as well implicit leadership theories.

Prior to working at Warwick, she was a Research Scholar at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada) and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Tina studied Applied Psychology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland from where she received her MSc and PhD, where her thesis was about the transition from employment to retirement. She uses qualitative and quantitative research methods. Tina has been awarded several scholarships and grants. She also works as a coach, consultant and management trainer. She mainly consults organizations on change processes, focussing on emotional processes and psychological contracts. Dr. Keifer also coaches executives and academics on issues around leadership, decision making, and career development.