DrMelissa Parris

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
  • +61 3 924 46276 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Melissa Parris is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management in Deakin Business School. Her research areas are primarily in the related fields of Organisational Behaviour and Organisational Studies, with a particular focus on individuals' workplace experiences and the personal effects of these, as well as the related area of Qualitative Research. Melissa's research activities have spanned such areas as managerial career aspirations, workplace teams, experiences of migrant managers, graduate employment, and public administration. Her research has been published in journals such as Organizational Dynamics, International Migration, and the Australian Journal of Public Administration. Melissa previously served as Editor-in-Chief for Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer
    Deakin University, Management Discipline Group

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair, Human Ethics Advisory Group (HEAG)
    Deakin University, Faculty of Business & Law, AustraliaJul 2023 - present
  • Discipline Lead (Organisational Behaviour, Management & Leadership)
    Deakin University, Department of Management, AustraliaMar 2017 - Dec 2022

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Western Sydney
  • Master of Commerce
    University of Western Sydney
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Commerce
    University of Western Sydney

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • Employment equity and diversity
  • Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life
  • International business
  • Public sector organisation and management

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Business and Law

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Deakin Business School
  • Management Discipline Group

AREAS OF EXPERTISE