Michelle Gander

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Associate Professor Michelle Gander

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4257-7935
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Research Biography

I am an Associate Professor specialising in higher education careers, especially those of professional staff, and gender equity.

My recent research has been published in leading journals and with respected publishers, including a book with Palgrave Macmillan, two book chapters (Routledge, Springer), and multiple journal articles in Q1 Scimago journals and/or A/B journals on the ABDC list, including Gender, Work and Organization (Q1), Studies in Higher Education (Q1), and Career Development International (Q1).

I am a Senior Editor for Career Development International (Q1) and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (Q1), as well as a reviewer for several other high quality journals. I also peer review for conferences including ANZAM and EURAM and I am an ARC peer assessor.

I am a non-executive director of the Insitute of Managers and Leaders IML).

Awards

Principal Fellow, Advance HE

Chartered Fellow, IML

Fellow, ATEM

Member, SRHE

Member, ANZAM

Research Interests

Career management

Gender

Leadership

Learning and Development

Strategic HRM

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Understanding contemporary career choices and consequences for higher education professional staff, Murdoch University

1 Oct 2014 → 1 Apr 2020

Award Date: 3 Aug 2020

Master, MBA (Higher Education Management), UCL Institute of Education

1 Oct 2009 → 30 Sept 2011

Award Date: 3 May 2012

Graduate Certificate, Professional Studies in Education, The Open University, UK

28 Feb 2010 → 30 Sept 2010

Award Date: 3 Jan 2010

Master, MPhil Environemtnal Science, Cranfield University

1 Oct 1997 → 1 Sept 1999

Award Date: 1 May 2001

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Environmental Science, Imperial College London

1 Oct 1990 → 31 May 1993

Award Date: 30 Jun 1993

External positions

Non-Executive Director, Institute of Managers and Leaders (ANZ)

26 May 2021 → …

Non-Executive Director, Shelter SA

26 Nov 2020 → 31 Mar 2022

Research Areas

  • Sociology

Supervisory Interests

  • Mentoring
  • Gender equity
  • Career development
  • Academic leadership and management
  • Leaders and leadership
  • Higher education
  • Sociology of work

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