Dr Marissa Edwards
Lecturer in Management & Senior Lecturer
School of Business
+61 7 344 32424
Room 310, Colin Clark Building, St. Lucia Campus
Researcher biography
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.
Book
Robbins, Stephen P. , Judge, Timothy A., Edwards, Marissa , Sandiford, Peter and Fitzgerald, Martin (2019). Organisational Behaviour. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Pearson.
Book Chapters
Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cox, Lauren E. (2024). Conclusion. Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. (pp. 516-527) edited by Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cox, Lauren E.. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080.00039
Ayres, Zoë J. and Edwards, Marissa S. (2024). Advocating for better academic mental health: our journeys and lessons from lived experience. Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. (pp. 140-153) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080.00015
Edwards, Marissa S., Cox, Lauren E., Martin, Angela J. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). Introduction and historical review. Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. (pp. 1-30) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080.00006
Brinsfield, Chad T. and Edwards, Marissa S. (2020). Employee voice and silence in organizational behavior. Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. (pp. 103-120) edited by Adrian Wilkinson, Jimmy Donaghey, Tony Dundon and Richard B. Freeman. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788971188.00013
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Journal Articles
Edwards, Marissa S. and Leigh, Jennifer S. A. (2022). The experience of manuscript rejection: insights from the JME associate editors. Journal of Management Education, 46 (4), 611-621. doi: 10.1177/10525629221104231
Edwards, Marissa S. and Leigh, Jennifer S. A. (2022). Starting engaging conversations: Introducing the interview section. Journal of Management Education, 46 (3), 431-438. doi: 10.1177/10525629221090680
Edwards, Marissa S. and Leigh, Jennifer S. A. (2022). Getting Published in JME: Top 10 Tips From the Co-Editors. Journal of Management Education, 46 (1), 3-15. doi: 10.1177/10525629211062591
Leigh, Jennifer S. A. and Edwards, Marissa S. (2022). What’s so special about special issues? A discussion of their benefits and challenges. Journal of Management Education, 46 (2), 105256292110723-225. doi: 10.1177/10525629211072315
Leigh, Jennifer S. A. and Edwards, Marissa S. (2021). Drowning on dry land: looking back and learning from COVID-19. Journal of Management Education, 45 (6), 105256292110510-833. doi: 10.1177/10525629211051067
Leigh, Jennifer S. A. and Edwards, Marissa S. (2021). How to become involved in JME? Joining the peer-review process. Journal of Management Education, 45 (5), 675-684. doi: 10.1177/10525629211036670
Edwards, Marissa S. and Leigh, Jennifer S. A. (2021). What’s the plan? Some ideas about JME’s strategy and preparations for post-pandemic teaching & learning. Journal of Management Education, 45 (4), 523-534. doi: 10.1177/10525629211022418
Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2021). Mental health and psychological well-being among management students and educators. Journal of Management Education, 45 (1), 3-18. doi: 10.1177/1052562920978252
Edwards, Marissa S., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Martin, Angela J. (2020). Supporting student psychological well-being in the I-O psychology classroom. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13 (4), 515-518. doi: 10.1017/iop.2020.84
Edwards, Marissa S., King, Jemma and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2019). Social and emotional learning in graduate school to improve student well-being and performance: A proposed training program. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019 (162), 91-105. doi: 10.1002/tl.20367
Wright, April, Hibbert, Paul, Strong, Ross and Edwards, Marissa (2018). Exposing practical, psychological, and pedagogical shadow sides of experiential learning. Journal of Management Education, 42 (6), 761-771. doi: 10.1177/1052562918802327
Edwards, Marissa S. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2018). Emotions and failure in academic life: normalising the experience and building resilience. Journal of Management and Organization, 24 (2), 167-188. doi: 10.1017/jmo.2018.20
Edwards, Marissa S. and Gallagher, Erin C. (2018). Oh, behave! Insights and strategies for teaching business ethics to Gen Y students. E-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 12 (1), 1-18.
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
Conference Papers
Ahmed, Hafsa, Ashkanasy, Neal, Bryant, Melanie, Edwards, Marissa, King, Jemma and Lo, Kevin (2021). Workshop: Mental health in business schools. Bouncing Back: Innovative Management in Turbulent Times: 34th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Virtual, 1 - 2 December 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thesis
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.