Overview
Background
Marissa Edwards is an award-winning educator, mental health advocate, and researcher at the University of Queensland Business School. Marissa is known internationally for her advocacy work and regularly facilitates workshops about academic mental health at universities across Australia, Europe, and the United States.
She is the current Co-Editor of the Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health, to be published by Edward Elgar Press in 2024. She is also the co-founder and co-curator of Voices of Academia, a blog dedicated to academic mental health and well-being. Along with a team of researchers from the School of Psychology and the School of Education, Marissa received a 2022 UQ Excellence Award for research into PhD student well-being, engagement and research culture.
Building on her PhD research, in which she studied the decision-making processes underlying silence and whistle-blowing, her most recent research focuses on toxic work cultures associated with burnout and abusive behaviours (e.g., bullying and sexual harassment) in academia.
As an educator, Marissa has extensive experience lecturing in organisational behaviour, business ethics, and mental health promotion in the workplace. She is passionate about improving the first-year student experience and supporting students during their transition to university.
Availability
- Dr Marissa Edwards is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychological Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Voice of the Clinician: the case of an Australian health system
Lock, Mark J., Stephenson, Amber L., Branford, Jill, Roche, Jonathan, Edwards, Marissa S. and Ryan, Kathleen (2017). Voice of the Clinician: the case of an Australian health system. Journal of Health, Organisation and Management, 31 (6), 665-678. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-05-2017-0113
2017
Conference Publication
‘Oh, Behave!’ Insights and strategies for teaching business ethics in the undergraduate classroom
Edwards, Marissa S. and Gallagher, Erin C. (2017). ‘Oh, Behave!’ Insights and strategies for teaching business ethics in the undergraduate classroom. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Melbourne, Australia, 5-8 December 2017.
2016
Book Chapter
How perceptions and emotions shaped employee silence in the case of "Dr Death" at Bundaberg Hospital
Edwards, Marissa, Lawrence, Sandra A. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2016). How perceptions and emotions shaped employee silence in the case of "Dr Death" at Bundaberg Hospital. Emotions and organizational governance. (pp. 341-379) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Charmine E. J. Härtel and Wilfred J. Zerbe. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group. doi: 10.1108/S1746-979120160000012015
2013
Book Chapter
The role of perceptions, appraisals and anticipated emotions in shaping reporting behavior in response to wrongdoing
Edwards, Marissa S., Lawrence, Sandra A. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2013). The role of perceptions, appraisals and anticipated emotions in shaping reporting behavior in response to wrongdoing. Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations: Overcoming Fear, Fostering Courage and Unleashing Candour. (pp. 254-277) edited by Ronald J. Burke and Cary L. Cooper. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781781005927
2011
Other Outputs
Employee Responses to Wrongdoing in Organisations: The Role of Psychological Processes in Employee Silence and Whistle-blowing
Marissa Edwards (2011). Employee Responses to Wrongdoing in Organisations: The Role of Psychological Processes in Employee Silence and Whistle-blowing. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland.
2011
Book Chapter
Issues and challenges in studying insidious workplace behavior
Edwards, Marissa S. and Greenberg, Jerald (2011). Issues and challenges in studying insidious workplace behavior. Insidious workplace behavior. (pp. 309-354) edited by Jerald Greenberg. New York, NY, United States: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203849439-21
2011
Book Chapter
What is insidious workplace behavior?
Edwards, M.S. and Greenberg, J. (2011). What is insidious workplace behavior?. Insidious Workplace Behavior. (pp. 3-30) edited by Jerald Greenberg. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203849439-9
2009
Book Chapter
Voice and silence in organizations: Historical review and current conceptualizations
Brinsfield, C. T., Edwards, M. and Greenberg, J. (2009). Voice and silence in organizations: Historical review and current conceptualizations. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 3-33) edited by Greenberg, J. and Edwards, M.. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
2009
Book
Voice and Silence in Organizations
Greenberg, J. and Edwards, M. eds. (2009). Voice and Silence in Organizations. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
2009
Book Chapter
Sounding off on voice and silence
Edwards, M. and Greenberg, J. (2009). Sounding off on voice and silence. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 275-291) edited by Greenberg, J. and Edwards, M.. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
2009
Book Chapter
Deciding to speak up or to remain silent following observed wrongdoing: The role of discrete emotions and climate of silence
Edwards, Marissa, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Gardner, John (2009). Deciding to speak up or to remain silent following observed wrongdoing: The role of discrete emotions and climate of silence. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 83-109) edited by J. Greenberg and M. Edwards. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing.
2008
Conference Publication
The conceptualisation and measurement of whistle-blowing: A new way forward
Edwards, M. (2008). The conceptualisation and measurement of whistle-blowing: A new way forward. 22nd ANZAM Conference 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 December, 2008. Lindfield, NSW: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
2008
Book Chapter
Integrative case study: Diagnosing Queensland health
Edwards, M. and Ashkanasy, N. M. (2008). Integrative case study: Diagnosing Queensland health. Organisational Behaviour. (pp. 290-292) edited by S. P. Robbins, T. A. Judge, B. Millett and T. Waters-Marsh. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Education Australia.
2008
Conference Publication
The role of discrete emotions and organizational climate in employee silence and whistle-blowing
Edwards, M. S. and Ashkanasy, N. M. (2008). The role of discrete emotions and organizational climate in employee silence and whistle-blowing. 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, 8-13 August, 2008. Anaheim, California: Academy of Management.
2008
Book Chapter
On not blowing the whistle: quiescent silence as an emotion episode
Blenkinsopp, John and Edwards, Marissa S. (2008). On not blowing the whistle: quiescent silence as an emotion episode. Emotions, ethics, and decision-making. (pp. 181-206) edited by Wilfred J. Zerbe, Charmine E.J. Härtel and Neal M. Ashkanasy. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1016/S1746-9791(08)04008-X
2007
Conference Publication
The role of emotions in employees' decisions to report serious wrongdoing
Edwards, M., Ashkanasy, N. M. and Gardner, J. (2007). The role of emotions in employees' decisions to report serious wrongdoing. 7th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP), Adelaide, SA, 28 June - 1 July, 2007. Adelaide, South Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
2006
Conference Publication
Employee silence and whistle-blowing: The case of 'Dr Death'
Edwards, M. S. and Gardner, M. J. (2006). Employee silence and whistle-blowing: The case of 'Dr Death'. Academy of Management 2006 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA United States, 11-16 August 2006. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management.
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