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Associate Professor Michelle Gander

Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: m.gander@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.376  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4257-7935

Dr Michelle Gander is an Associate Professor of work and careers at the School of Business and Law.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Career management
  • Gender
  • Higher education

Biography

I hold a PhD in Management from Murdoch University and have an MBA in Higher Education Management, an MPhil in Environmental Science, and an Honours degree in Environmental Science.

I have taught various management topics including foundations of management and governance, organisational behaviour, organisational design and culture, and career preparation. I have also taught under- and post-graduate research methods.

I research in the field of gender equity, and organisational career management, including within higher education. I apply a sociological lens to career theory to extend thinking on how individuals establish and manage their careers within organisational structures and power relationships. I publish in top career journals including Gender, Work and Organisation, Studies in Higher Education, and Career Development International where I am also a Senior Editor. I am on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management.

I am a Non-Executive Director of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, a Chartered Fellow and Certified Practising Manager of IML.

Media Topics
  • Careers
  • Gender equity

Awards & Recognition

2022 – Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning, ANZAM, $4000

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Gander, M. (2024). Antagonistic identity discourses in career transitions: an autoethnographic study in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 2024(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2319875.
  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., Omari, M., Gander, M. (2024). The holding pattern of the worker Bs: How bifurcation of consciousness impacts female academic career progression. Career Development International, 2024(Article in press), 20 pages. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-09-2023-0348.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Gander, M., Bouvet, E. (2023). The Flinders University/TAFE SA Bachelor of Creative Arts dual award model: A case study. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 20(7), article number 4. https://doi.org/10.53761/1.20.7.04.
  • Gander, M. (2023). The psychological contracts of university professional staff: expectations, obligations and benefits. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 27(1), 2-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2022.2077854.

2022

Journal Articles

2021

Journal Articles

2019

Journal Articles

  • Gander, M., Girardi, A., Paull, M. (2019). The careers of university professional staff: a systematic literature review. Career Development International, 24(7), 597-618. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-07-2018-0191.
  • Gander, M. (2019). Let the right one in: A Bourdieusian analysis of gender inequality in universities’ senior management. Gender, Work and Organization, 26(2), 107-123. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12327.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Gander, M. (2018). A descriptive study of professional staff, and their careers, in Australian and UK universities. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 22(1), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2017.1307876.
  • Gander, M. (2018). Professional staff in universities: Career needs, values, attitudes and behaviours. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27(3), 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1038416218775746.

Research Projects

  • MARS: Supervisor impact on company gender equity initiatives: a pilot project, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $43,911.
  • An Online Learning Resource and Evaluation for Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Hospitality, Healthy Mind Menu, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $44,600.
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