Melissa A. Wheeler

ORCID: 0000-0002-0319-1987
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Research Areas
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Psychology of Social Influence
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
  • Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Career Development and Diversity

RMIT University
2024-2025

MIT University
2024-2025

Northern Arizona University
2025

Pennsylvania Hospital
2023

Swinburne University of Technology
2020-2023

University of Phoenix
2021

The University of Melbourne
2013-2019

VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2003

Stanford University
2003

Queen's University
1999

Trends in the cultural salience of morality across 20th century Anglophone world, as reflected changing use moral language, were explored using Google Books (English language) database. Relative frequencies 304 terms, organized into six validated sets corresponding to general and five domains proposed by foundations theory, charted for years 1900 2007. Each language set displayed unique, often nonlinear historical trajectories. Words conveying (e.g., good, bad, moral, evil), those...

10.1371/journal.pone.0212267 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2019-02-27

In light of grand societal challenges, most recently the global Covid-19 pandemic, there is a call for research on responsible leadership. While significant advances have been made in recent years towards better understanding concept, gap exists leadership emerging countries, specifically how leaders resolve prevalent moral dilemmas. Following Werhane (1999), we use imagination as an analytical approach to analyze dilemmatic stakeholder conflict (between indigenous communities rural India...

10.1007/s10551-021-04865-6 article EN cc-by Journal of Business Ethics 2021-06-23

(1) Background: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities faced disproportionate COVID-19 infection rates a higher prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs). Telehealth emerged as key strategy to address these health disparities. (2) Objective: In response call action from an urban organization (UIO), our multidisciplinary team conducted community-based participatory study examine the integration practices in SUD treatment during COVID-19, develop provider training modules...

10.3390/genealogy9010023 article EN cc-by Genealogy 2025-02-27

Abstract Throughout the course of scholarly history, some concepts have been notoriously hard to define. The ‘common good’ is one such concept. While common good has a long and contested social psychology research on folk theories – lay beliefs that represent an individual's informal subjective understanding world may provide key for unlocking this nebulous In current paper, we analysed definitions using linguistic inquiry word count's meaning extraction method. From nationally...

10.1111/bjso.12713 article EN cc-by-nc British Journal of Social Psychology 2024-01-02

Morality is inherently social, yet much extant work in moral psychology ignores the central role of social processes phenomena. To partly address this, this article examined content persuasive communication-the way people justify their attitudes contexts. Across two studies, we explored variation justification (deontological, consequentialist, or emotive) as a function foundations. Using selection techniques (Study 1) and open-ended production 2), results demonstrate preference (a) for...

10.1177/0146167216653374 article EN Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2016-06-24

(1) Background: We apply the Total Leadership approach to better understand how employees allocate their time across domains of work, family, community, and self at three points: pre-, during, post-COVID-19 restrictions. (2) Methods: The study employed a mixed methods design with qualitative quantitative survey data from 106 Australian who worked home during pandemic. (3) Findings: Three categories participants emerged: work-centric, family-centric, self-centric. results showed reduction in...

10.3390/su14159126 article EN Sustainability 2022-07-25

Although arm flexion and extension have been implicated as conditioners of attitudes, recent work casts some doubt on the nature strength coupling these muscle contractions stimulus evaluation. We propose that elaborated contextual framing actions is necessary for attitude acquisition. Results showed when were disambiguated via cues (i.e., framed collect discard within a foraging context), neutral stimuli processed under liked more than extension. However, unelaborated was used (e.g., mere...

10.1080/02699931.2013.867833 article EN Cognition & Emotion 2013-12-19

Advances in technology have significantly enhanced the quality of mixed-reality simulations, incorporating both real and virtual aspects. Mixed-reality simulations been used to develop individual knowledge, skills abilities higher education; however, use such introduce authentic learning activities into education courses remains under-researched. In current paper, we detail design, implementation, continuous improvements student perceptions a simulation final-year undergraduate business...

10.14742/ajet.9296 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2024-06-20

The Dark Triad traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy have been found to negatively impact work behaviors including information sharing, reporting unethical conduct, mistreatment colleagues subordinates. However, research has the can also be related forms organizational commitment which underpin positive behaviors, engaging in tasks duties beyond those required (i.e., “going above beyond”). Professional is a broader form that significantly commitment, sharing antecedents,...

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.673226 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2021-07-20

Responding to disruptions and crises are challenges public leaders face as they strive lead responsibly for the good of community. The last two years have been especially challenging institutions. In Australia, federal government battled natural disasters (bushfires) COVID-19 within span only a few months, beginning in late 2019. These events provided opportunity experiment explore perceptions leadership times crises, with both disaster health crisis quick succession. this study, we develop,...

10.3390/su14020837 article EN Sustainability 2022-01-12

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to be pathologised in medical curriculum, leaving graduates feeling unequipped effectively work cross-culturally. These factors create barriers culturally safe health care for peoples. In this pilot pre-post study, the learning experiences of seven students four registrars undertaking clinical placements at an urban primary healthcare service 2014 were followed. Through analysis comparison pre- post-placement responses a paper-based case...

10.1071/py16145 article EN Australian Journal of Primary Health 2017-01-01

Abstract The primary defence against COVID‐19 has been the implementation of public health measures that rely on voluntary compliance with behavioural directives. Compliance is often conceptualised as a single dimension, but there may be distinct patterns preventative behaviours. This study examined profiles in response to behaviour directives during early stages pandemic Australia. A representative sample Australian residents ( n = 978) responded survey measuring self‐reported range...

10.1002/casp.2691 article EN cc-by Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology 2023-03-16
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