Dr Jemma King

Dr. Jemma King is a stress, sleep and recovery expert with a PhD in Human Behaviour. She is a Fellow at the UQ School of Psychology and conducts research on the impact of psychophysiological factors on cognitive and behavioural performance, specifically in the areas of stress, sleep, recovery protocols, biometrics and emotional intelligence. She works as a specialist external advisor to McKinsey & Co and has consulted with the Australian Defence Force, the Centre for Australian Army Leadership, the Australian Institute of Sport, and the Australian Olympic Swim Team. She has developed a pre-deployment biopsychosocial 'Performance Optimization Program' for Special Operations Command that has effectively displayed measurable improvements in behavioral and performance-based outcomes.

Jemma helped the Australian Olympic Swim team and athletes from the Australian Institute of Sport achieve success at the Tokyo Olympics. Jemma guest lectures at the University of Sydney MBA on critical thinking and decision making, teaches leadership at the Australian Command and Staff Course at the Australian Defence College, and supervises PhD students at the UQ School of Psychology. She is also conducting several research projects including 'Executive Leadership Factors of Performance' and 'Leaders' Impact on Team Psychological Safety' with Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson, mental health and cognitive performance study with Wim Hof. 

She is a reviewer for The Journal of Management Education and was an Associate Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour at the University of Queensland Business School. Additionally, she consults to large organizations and privately consults with many C-suite executives to help them perform under pressure, manage stress, and foster team performance. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology, a Bachelor of Business Management 1st Class Honours, and a Doctor of Human Behaviour. She has also studied psychoneuroimmunology, endocrinology, neuroscience, anatomy, and medical microbiology. Jemma is a mother of three adult children and lives in Brisbane.