ABOUT

Empowering the Educational Workforce: Leadership, Wellbeing & Inclusion

Expert Consultancy, Mentoring, and Evidence-Based Intervention

Levina Reeves (MA, PhD Researcher) believes that the heart of any educational institution is its people. With 30 years of expert experience in facilitating adult education, creativity, and advocacy, Levina bridges the gap between organisational policy and human wellbeing.

As a scholar-practitioner, Levina combines her extensive background in Leadership and Workplace Health with current School of Education PhD Research at the University of Limerick, specialising in the complexities of workplace bullying within academic and educational environments.

Specialist Focus: Addressing Workplace Bullying

Levina provides a high-level, research-led approach to one of the most significant challenges in modern education. Her work focuses on three critical pillars:

• Prevention & Culture Design: Developing robust, values-driven frameworks and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approaches that foster psychological safety and minimise the risk of exclusionary behaviors.

• Reporting & Disclosure Systems: Consulting on the design of ethical, transparent, and trauma-informed reporting mechanisms that encourage early intervention and organisational accountability.

• Recovery & Rebuilding: Utilising her qualifications as a Mentor and Life Coach to facilitate "person-centred" recovery for individuals and teams following workplace conflict, ensuring sustainable professional health.

Why Partner with Levina?

• Research-Led Authority: Her current PhD research into workplace bullying in academia ensures her strategies are grounded in the latest empirical evidence and social science.

• Neurodiversity & Inclusion Expert: With 15 years of social care leadership and specific accreditation in Autism-specific support, Levina is a champion of rights-based, equitable gains for all staff and students.

• Global Strategic Experience: Her portfolio includes serving as an Education & Employment Support Specialist consultant in Ireland, the UK, and to the Ministry of Labour in Saudi Arabia, designing sustainable academic and labour market resources.

• Deep Sector Knowledge: From her role as an Autism Specialist Mentor with Spectrum First Ltd., to her work in Vocational Rehabilitative Facilitation, she understands the unique pressures of the HSE, NHS, social services frameworks, and further & higher education sectors.

Qualifications & Governance

Levina’s "wholehearted commitment" is backed by a powerhouse of academic and professional credentials:

• PhD Education Leadership (Current)

• MA in Leadership & Workplace Health & Wellbeing (TUS Midwest – First Class Honours).

• H. Dip. in Leadership & Management Development (TUS Midlands – First Class Honours).

• Teaching qualification in Adult & Community Education (NUI Maynooth).

• Degree in Fine Art - LSAD

• Non-Executive Board Member (Muiríosa Foundation): Contributing to staff wellbeing governance and ASC (Autism) acceptance.

• National Patient Champion (Irish Heart Foundation): Promoting advocacy through digital engagement and storytelling.

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"Levina possesses a resilient spirit and a powerful work ethic, providing the creative leadership skills necessary for sustainable, inclusive results in any educational setting."