Dr Meltem Yavuz Sercekman
Lecturer in Management

Summary

I am a Lecturer in Management at Brunel Business School, specialising in women’s health at work, workplace inclusion, organisational behaviour, and the employment implications of chronic and fluctuating health conditions. My research examines how organisational systems, workplace practices, and policy frameworks shape employees’ experiences of health-related inequality, with particular expertise in endometriosis, menstrual health, menopause, and fertility-related experiences.

My work brings together management research, occupational health, and public policy, with a strong focus on translating evidence into organisational and policy change. My research has been published in leading international journals, including Human Resource Management Journal, Gender, Work & Organization, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Journal of Organizational Change Management, and Current Psychology. My research on endometriosis and work has also received external recognition, including a Best Paper Award in the Gender in Management track at the 2025 British Academy of Management Conference.

My policy engagement includes written evidence submitted to the UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee inquiry on the Access to Work scheme, published in 2026. I also work with employers, charities, professional communities, and policy stakeholders to inform more inclusive workplace practices and employment frameworks.

I contribute to national and international academic, policy, practitioner, and public conversations through invited talks, keynote presentations, specialist seminars, and external engagement.  My broader expertise spans workplace well-being, leadership, job crafting, employee support systems, and mindfulness and compassion-based interventions. I have extensive experience in evidence-based approaches including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living (MBCL), and have led individual and organisational programmes in these areas since 2019.

Qualifications

PhD, FHEA, MSc, MA, BA