In terms of her employment history, Alina has remained loyal to her supportive colleagues / friends and beautiful surrounding nature in the North West (UK), as evidenced by having worked at UCLan for more than a decade. Here Alina's research can be mainly described as working in collaboration with various research colleagues, chiefly though alongside Professor Philip B. Whyman who has been a key mentor and supportive colleague since Alina started her work at UCLan.
2008 - Research Fellow in Labour Economics (Full-time), UCLan, Preston, U.K.
2007-2008 Research Officer in Management and Productivity Analysis (Full-time), Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, U.K.
2008 Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Economics, Lancaster University, U.K.
Thesis area: Labour Economics
Thesis title: “The Impact of Workplace Practices on Company and Employee Performance in Britain”
Supervisors: Prof. Steve Bradley and Dr. Rob Simmons
Examiners: Prof. Sarah Brown (external) and Prof. Jim Taylor (internal)
2000 Master in Business Administration (MBA), Huron University, London, U.K.
1999 Business Studies Programme, Institut Supérieur de Gestion, Paris, France
1999 B.Sc. Degree (Valedictorian), Major in Business Administration, Faculty of Economic Studies in Foreign Languages, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND LEARNING
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Certificate in Research Degree Supervision
University of Central Lancashire
Secure Data Service (SDS) Approved Researcher
London
Research Training Courses in Statistics and Career Development
Lancaster University, Lancaster
(Self-taught) Learning to use Stata and SPSS
Lancaster University, Lancaster
Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Lancaster University, Lancaster
Diploma in Pedagogy for Higher Education Lecturers
Faculty of Economic Studies in Foreign Languages, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania