Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Leadership and innovation
  • Leading technology adoption
  • Leadership integrity in sport
  • Ethical leadership
  • Leading teams in healthcare and sport

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About Elisabeth Wilson-Evered

Dr Elisabeth Wilson-Evered is an Honorary Professor of the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University (VU).

Since joining VU, Elisabeth was Head of the School of Management and Information Systems during 2012 and in 2013 was Director of the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB). She has also held the role of Director of Research and Research Training.

Elisabeth’s expertise is in areas of leadership, integrity, innovation, individual-team-organisational capability, technology adoption, health services research such process evaluation in randomised control trials and interventions for complex systems.

She studies the interaction among leadership and innovation on individual, contextual and climates and cultures that support high level performance and innovation adoption. A significant focus of her research is in health, sport and wellbeing and she has won a discovery grant and is currently chief investigator on a $2.3 million category 1 grant in mental health.

In the sport context her passion is on leadership integrity and creating systems wide leadership to address corruption and unethical behaviour. Her recent grants have been related to sport integrity and social media among separating parents.

Elisabeth has held prior full time academic roles at Monash University.

Her industry work is change management, leadership development, sport integrity, project management of information systems implementation, managing mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, team development, coaching, mentoring military psychology.

Elisabeth brings both practical and research evidence to her teaching.

She has been a registered psychologist since 1987.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Monash University, Australia, 2003.
  • Master of Organizational Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia, 1995
  • Masters Preliminary in Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1984.
  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Monash University, Australia, 2005
  • Bachelor of Arts, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1979

Key publications

Year Citation
2021 Wilson-Evered, E., & Zeleznikow, J. (210101). Online Family Dispute Resolution. Springer International Publishing.

doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-64645-5

2021 Wilson-Evered, E., & Zeleznikow, J. (210101). Preface.

Year Citation
2022 McGrath, G. M., Blaer, M., Ong, F., Lockstone-Binney, L., Wilson-Evered, E., & Whitelaw, P. (220101). Simulations in e-Tourism Learning and Management (pp. 1851-1870).

doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-48652-5_48

2021 Wilson-Evered, E., & Zeleznikow, J. (210101). Current Research and Practice in Online Family Dispute Resolution (pp. 37-62).

doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-64645-5_3

Year Citation
2022 Wilson-Evered, E., & Maxwell, C. (220120). Brief Literature Review on the Effects of Exercise on Mental Illness. https://ausactive.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Effects-of-Exercise-on-Mental-Illness-Report.pdf: AusActive.

Year Citation
2024 Kakuma, R., Cajethan, O. U., Shawyer, F., Edan, V., Wilson-Evered, E., Meadows, G., & Brophy, L. (240227). A qualitative evaluation of the questionnaire about the process of recovery (QPR) in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 20(1), (88-103).

doi: 10.1108/IJMHSC-05-2023-0042

2022 Nguyen, D., Kleeman, N. J., Yager, Z., Parker, A. G., Shean, M. B., Jefferies, W., Wilson-Evered, E., Pucinischi, C. P., & Pascoe, M. C. (221101). Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing mindfulness-based programmes into schools: A mixed methods study. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14(4), (1172-1188).

doi: 10.1111/aphw.12329

2021 Hoang, G., Wilson-Evered, E., Lockstone-Binney, L., & Luu, T. T. (211116). Empowering leadership in hospitality and tourism management: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(12), (4182-4214).

doi: 10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0323

2021 Enticott, J. C., Shawyer, F., Brophy, L. M., Russell, G., Mazza, D., Wilson-Evered, E., Weller, P. J., Slade, M., Edan, V., & Meadows, G. N. (210311). REFOCUS-PULSAR Recovery-Oriented Practice Training in Adult Primary Mental Health Care: Exploratory Findings Including From a Pretest-Posttest Evaluation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12

doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.625408

2021 Hoang, G., Wilson-Evered, E., & Lockstone-Binney, L. (210216). Leaders influencing innovation: A qualitative study exploring the role of leadership and organizational climate in Vietnamese tourism SMEs. Employee Relations, 43(2), (416-437).

doi: 10.1108/ER-07-2019-0279

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

The use and abuse of social media by separating parents.
From: College of Business, VU Out-of-Cycle Collaborative Grants Scheme, Relationships Australia Victoria
Other investigators: Prof John Zeleznikow
For period: 2017-2018
$55,691

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 Doctor of Business Administration Associate supervisor
1 PhD Integrated Associate supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
Doctor of Business Administration (1) Associate supervisor
PhD Integrated (1) Associate supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
4 Doctor of Business Administration Principal supervisor
1 PhD Principal supervisor
1 PhD Associate supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
Doctor of Business Administration (4) Principal supervisor
PhD (1) Principal supervisor
PhD (1) Associate supervisor

Key academic roles

Dates Role Department / Organisation
Jan 2015 - Present
Professor of Business
Victoria University
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Research Fellow
Victoria University Business School
Oct 2013 - Oct 2015
Director of Research and Research Training
Victoria University
Sep 2011 - Dec 2014
Associate Professor in Management
Victoria University
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Head, School of Management and Information Systems
Victoria University
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
Director of Research
Relationships Australia
May 2009 - Oct 2011
Director, Victoria Graduate School of Business
Victoria University
Jan 2003 - Nov 2009
Senior Lecturer
Monash University
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Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Jan 2015 -
Present
Professor of Business
Victoria University
Oct 2018 -
Oct 2019
Research Fellow
Victoria University Business School
Oct 2013 -
Oct 2015
Director of Research and Research Training
Victoria University
Sep 2011 -
Dec 2014
Associate Professor in Management
Victoria University
Jan 2012 -
Dec 2012
Head, School of Management and Information Systems
Victoria University
Jan 2011 -
Dec 2013
Director of Research
Relationships Australia
May 2009 -
Oct 2011
Director, Victoria Graduate School of Business
Victoria University
Jan 2003 -
Nov 2009
Senior Lecturer
Monash University
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Key industry, community & government roles

Dates Role Department/Organisation
Jul 2017 - Oct 2019
Chair, Standards Council
Fitness Australia
Jan 2017 - Oct 2019
Honorary Researcher
Northern Health
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
Research Advice
Mental Health Tribunal
Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
Committee Member
Western Health Services Research Collaboration
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Chair
Industry Advisory Panel Management Discipline
May 2009 - Oct 2014
Director of Research Consulting
Relationships Australia
Jan 1997 - Dec 2011
Industry Supervisor
Student Placements in Post Graduate Research in Psychology (UQ and Griffith Universities)
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Lead
Centre for Organisational Research in Psychology Industry Supervisor, Research Centre and Industry
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
Lead
Peninsula Health Medical Mentoring Project
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Lead
GWA Australia, Leadership Development Program
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Executive Committee Member and Project Leader
Australian Psychological Association College of Organisational Psychology
Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Jul 2017 - Oct 2019
Chair, Standards Council
Fitness Australia
Jan 2017 - Oct 2019
Honorary Researcher
Northern Health
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
Research Advice
Mental Health Tribunal
Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
Committee Member
Western Health Services Research Collaboration
Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Chair
Industry Advisory Panel Management Discipline
May 2009 - Oct 2014
Director of Research Consulting
Relationships Australia
Jan 1997 - Dec 2011
Industry Supervisor
Student Placements in Post Graduate Research in Psychology (UQ and Griffith Universities)
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Lead
Centre for Organisational Research in Psychology Industry Supervisor, Research Centre and Industry
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
Lead
Peninsula Health Medical Mentoring Project
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Lead
GWA Australia, Leadership Development Program
Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
Executive Committee Member and Project Leader
Australian Psychological Association College of Organisational Psychology

Awards

Year Award
2017

Best Reviewer - Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

2016

Postgraduate Student Leadership Award - Victoria University

2010

Best Paper Award - British Academy of Management

2004

Carolyn Dexter Award Runner-up - Academy of Management (U.S.)

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Professional memberships

  • Professional member, British Academy of Management
  • Professional member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
  • Professional member, Australian Psychological Association

Media appearances

30th April 2017

Sport Integrity Readiness Toolkit

Sport and Recreation Victoria: Publications and Resources

04th June 2015

FIFA needs top-to-bottom overhaul if it is to survive

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

02nd June 2014

Sport Integrity: how best to achieve it

Sport Business Insider

01st October 2014

How to stop procrastinating at work

The New Daily

23rd March 2010

At any cost: The seduction of home ownership

The Sydney Morning Herald