Associate ProfessorToby Newstead

Associate Professor in Management

Management

  • Associate Professor in Management
    Management
  • Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, Management, Building A, Newnham Campus, TAS

FUNDED PROJECTS

  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    SLS NSW - Leadership
    Surf Life Saving NSW1 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $2,806; Provision of research-informed, inclusive leadership development Funded by: Surf Life Saving NSW ($2,806); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Leadership Lab
    Tasmanian Leaders15 Apr 2026 - 30 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $5,000; Delivery of Leadership Lab and corresponding report. Funded by: Tasmanian Leaders ($5,034); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    DPFEM - Leadership
    Tasmania Fire Service1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $2,416; Funded by: Tasmania Fire Service ($2,416); University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Leadership Development - Evaluation and Best Practice
    Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $10,021; Funded by: Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania ($10,021); University of Tasmania.
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    Leading transitions - A cross disciplinary research workshop
    TSBE (Internal Contribution)26 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $6,000; A cross-disciplinary, industry engaged workshop exploring the leadership and leadership development required to make critical transitions across health, educations, climate, and productivity. Funded by: TSBE (Internal Contribution); University of Tasmania ($6,000).
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    International Leadership Association 27th Global Conference fund
    TSBE (Internal Contribution)13 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $3,000; A cross-disciplinary, industry engaged workshop exploring the leadership and leadership development required to make critical transitions across health, educations, climate, and productivity. Funded by: TSBE (Internal Contribution); University of Tasmania ($3,000).
  • GRANT
    Impact of burnout on assessed and perceived cognition in health professionals
    Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ramsden C,
    • Foley C,
    • Ladyman D,
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $9,984; Funded by: Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation - Grant-Incubator; Tasmania Health Service; University of Tasmania.
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Volunteer Leadership Research Insights (Vol Queensland)
    Volunteering Queensland1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T,
    • Tsai ACY,
    • Tran T
    Project Total: $6,000; Tram Tran, Dr Amber Tsai, and Dr Toby Newstead will travel to Brisbane to collect and communicate volunteer leadership research insights for Volunteering Queensland. Funded by: Volunteering Queensland ($5,455); University of Tasmania.
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    Place-based leadership development
    TSBE (Internal Contribution)26 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $6,000; This project advances a novel, place-based approach to leadership development. Funded by: TSBE (Internal Contribution); University of Tasmania ($6,000).
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Talking Leadership Research and Practice
    The Menzies Foundation1 Jan 2024 - 31 Oct 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T,
    • Crawford J
    Project Total: $13,196; The Menzies Foundation is seeking to fund the extension of the Talking Leadership research dissemination program to support greater research connectivity with industry practitioners. The grant is proposed to support research activities in the preparation and dissemination of high quality Talking Leadership practices across Australia digitally. Funded by: The Menzies Foundation ($13,196); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Cultivating Good Leadership and Virtues
    Kravis Leadership Institute1 Jan 2023 - 1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T,
    • Crawford JA,
    • Smith CA
    Project Total: $8,604; The Kravis Leadership Institute has led the formation of a collected works on virtuous leadership alongside a conference session for those successful in having a chapter accepted. This project creates an opportunity to enable scholarship of leadership practices, and for COBE participants to be the only Australian representatives invited to one of the leading research events on leadership. Funded by: Kravis Leadership Institute Small Grant ($8,604)
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The Australian Academic-Practice Leadership Nexus
    Tasmanian Leaders1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Crawford J,
    • Newstead T,
    • Driver A,
    • Young R,
    • Hirst G
    Project Total: $105,656; The Australian leadership researchers and industry practitioners identified a need for greater leadership research translation to practice. This fund was developed to support the inaugural research conference bringing together leadership scholars and leadership development practitioners across Australia. Funded by: Tasmanian Leaders; Australian National University; University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre
    Department of Industry, Innovation and Science4 May 2022 - 31 Dec 2031
    People funded by this grant:
    • Zhang W,
    • Johnson C,
    • Hurd C,
    • Bolch C,
    • MacLeod C
    Project Total: $59,000,000; The objective of the MB-CRC is to transform Australia's emerging marine bioproducts sector into a globally competitive industry. The focus will be on the industry and market-driven innovations to improve both the supply chain and value chain to deliver economies of scale and competitive capacity for Australia to access high value markets across the globe. Strategic alignment: From Tasmania and for Tasmania: A revolution in use of sustainable marine resources, the use of innovative bioprocessing technologies and the exploitation of local Tasmanian bioproducts with a global impact Human Health and nutrition: Marine derived products will improve human health and nutrition Economic performance: Create regional competitive advantage for the marine bioproducts sector and new businesses through the industry problems we solve. Lift the economic performance of the State on manufacturing and bioresources usage. Environmental sustainability: providing aquaculture and agriculture industries with different market options Educational attainment: Students will be strongly involved in the development of the projects, aligned with Tasmania as a STEM State to collaborate with industry, business and government to translate knowledge into practical and productive outcomes. Funded by: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science - CRC Programme; Marine Bioproducts CRC; University of Tasmania ($2,500,000).
  • CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Volunteer Leadership in Tasmania
    Volunteering Tasmania Inc.1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T,
    • Chuah S-H,
    • Loghman S,
    • Finau G
    Project Total: $10,000; Explore and develop leadership capability in Tasmania's volunteer sector Funded by: Volunteering Tasmania Inc. ($10,000); University of Tasmania.
  • GRANT
    Leadership for Mental Health and Wellbeing of Volunteer Workforces
    Department of Health (Tasmania)1 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Schimanski L,
    • Martin A,
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $188,622; Partnering with Volunteers Tasmania and the Mental Health Council of Tasmania to implement a project that aims to develop and deliver training that promotes active leadership of volunteer mental health and wellbeing. Funded by: Department of Health (Tasmania) - Grant-Healthy Tasmania Fund; Volunteering Tasmania Inc.; University of Tasmania.
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    Developing Good Leaders Presentation at the KDR/Leadership Quarterly Leadership Development Conference
    University of Tasmania3 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T
    Project Total: $2,787; Funded by: University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania.
  • UTAS INTERNAL FUNDING
    Teaching with Virtue: Peer Learning Circle
    University of Tasmania1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newstead T,
    • Kelder J-A,
    • Short M,
    • Gale F,
    • Murray S
    Project Total: $500; Funded by: University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania.