Leigh-Ann Onnis

Dr Leigh-ann Onnis is a Senior Lecturer in management with the College of Business, Law and Governance at James Cook University. Leigh-ann has a research focus on human resource management, workforce sustainability and wellbeing at work.

Leigh-ann has lived in regional and remote northern Australia for more than twenty years and prior to her current role at JCU, has worked in HR and research roles with Menzies School of Health Research, WA Country Health Service, Edith Cowan University, and Queensland Health’s Remote Mental Health Team. Leigh-ann completed a PhD in 2016, entitled ‘A Sustainable Remote Health Workforce: Translating HRM Policies into Practice’ which is a culmination of her passion for management, health and remote northern Australia.