About Me
Llewellyn van Zyl (Ph.D.) is a positive organizational psychologist specializing in developing, implementing, and evaluating online enabling interventions that enhance human performance at work. He holds an Assistant Professorship with the Human Performance Management Group at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and an extraordinary professorship in Positive Psychology with the Optentia Research Programme at the North-West University. Academically, he has completed a Doctorate, Master of Commerce, Honours and a Bachelor’s degree in Work and Organizational Psychology, which were obtained from the North-West University (summa cum laude) at the top of his class. Professionally, Llewellyn is a respected researcher and published author of various scientific articles and specialist books on aspects pertaining to applied positive psychology at work. Llewellyn has extensive experience within the tertiary education environment as a lecturer and researcher and within the private and public sectors as a consultant. During the past decade, he has gained extensive experience in designing strategic human resource development interventions for various multi-national corporations spanning from the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia to South Africa. He has a keen interest in developing strengths-based, fit-for-purpose interventions to optimize people’s capability at work.
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My research aims to enable people to feel good, function well, and perform better at work. It is concerned with understanding the factors that enhance mental health and performance and how they can be developed through online enabling interventions (OEIs) and positive psychological interventions. At its core, my research aims to understand if, how and why online enabling interventions could optimize human processes. In practical terms, my work employs a strengths-based approach to diagnose, optimize, and develop individuals' mental health and performance through online platforms. Building on the empirical and theoretical foundations generated within the positive organisational psychology, my work aims to (a) assess and model the psychological mechanisms underpinning employees’ mental health, wellbeing and performance (assessment: c.f. Van Zyl, Olckers & Roll, 2020; Van Zyl, van Oort, Olckers & Rispens, 2019), (b) how these states can be developed in a scientifically sound, sustainable and cost-effective manner through digital channels (OEI content: c.f. Stander & Van Zyl, 2019; Van Zyl, et al., 2020) and (c) aims to understand the elements underpinning effective OEI design (online intervention methodology: c.f. Kelders, Van Zyl & Ludden, 2020).
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Llewellyn is a published author of various scientific articles and specialist books. He is Associate Editor of the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology and on the editorial board of various high impact journals. Llewellyn has extensive experience within the tertiary educational environment (as a lecturer and researcher), as well as within the private and public sectors (as a consultant). As of 1 January 2017, Llewellyn holds the ranking as a C2 rated researcher with the National Research Foundation within South Africa.
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University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands