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Penny Simpson

Dr Penny Simpson

Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management Education

  • Programme Director, MSc in Global Human Resource Management
  • CIPD Co-ordinator

Research interests

  • Human Resource Management

Biography

Penny Simpson is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management Education. She is the Programme Director for the MSc Global HRM and the CIPD Co-ordinator at King's Business School. She has a doctorate from King’s College London and a Master’s degree from LSE. She has also undertaken postgraduate studies in Australia (Graduate Certificate of Change Management) with the Australian Graduate School of Management. Penny is proud to be a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Penny sees her role as inspiring learners by developing, delivering, and assessing learning and teaching materials, and receiving feedback on students' learning to ensure a high-quality and continually improved learning environment.

She is committed to reflective practice and lifelong learning, most recently engaging with her Master of Arts in Cultural and Critical theory (Philosophy and Critical Theory) and regularly engaging with MOOCs.

Prior to joining King’s in 2015, Penny was at the University of Brighton, where she was the Human Resource Management MSc programme leader. At both King’s and Brighton, she has been nominated for and received a number of learning and teaching awards.

Penny is a keen walker and runner and has been known to thrive on challenges. She has completed the London Marathon, the Tough Mudder, and undertaken the National Three Peaks Challenge for charity. She is a keen supporter of Parkrun, both as a runner and regular volunteer.

Dr Penny Simpson is currently not accepting PhD students.