Dr Caitlin Connolly is employed as WorkSafe Tasmania’s Psychologist of Workplace Wellbeing. Her work focuses on enhancing mental health, wellbeing, and performance in complex, high-demand work environments. She has worked across research, policy, and clinical settings, applying human-centred and systems-focused approaches to understanding how work design, psychosocial factors, and organisational culture shape behaviour and wellbeing.
Dr Connolly holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), a Master of Professional of Psychology, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Tasmania. Her work bridge research and practice, with a strong commitment to designing healthier, safer, and more sustainable workplaces.
Her career has a strong focus on high-risk occupational groups, with specialised research in demographics including veterinary and emergency services professions. In her clinical practice, Dr Connolly integrates evidence-based, trauma response approaches to support emotion regulation, resilience, and effective functioning across clients’ broader systems – families, schools, and workplaces.