Associate Professor Stacey Parker

Associate Professor

School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
s.parker@psy.uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56423

Overview

I am an Organisational Psychologist and Associate Professor at UQ's School of Psychology. I research, teach, and consult on a broad range of work and organisational topics. In particular, my research focuses on how to manage stress and improve performance. Through my research, I aim to help organisations and their employees devise new strategies to work healthier while still being productive. My consulting and advisory work has included tackling issues with selection and recruitment, training and development, career management, work design, change management, and operational safety.​​ I have expertise in the conduct of research in a range of high performance settings (e.g., small business owners, professional musicians, elite athletes, and safety critical work in healthcare and transport industries). I serve on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and the European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology.

I completed my PhD in 2012 and joined the UQ School of Psychology in 2013, following a postdoctoral research position at QUT School of Management. Some of my more specific research topics include, but are not limited to: the moment-to-moment physiological impact of work stress (i.e., on cortisol levels, heart rate variability); how employees manage their energy during the work day; how employees recover from work stress in off-the-job time; how jobs and careers can be designed to maximise well-being, motivation, and performance; and I also explore the 'hidden costs' of performance-based pay and compensation systems.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Small Business Management, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • The aim of this project is to develop and test a computational model of work-related effort and recovery that explains how people recover from work demands moment-to-moment and day-to-day. Recovery is essential for well-being. Paradoxically, however, those who need to recover find it hard to put effort into recovery. The model will be tested in a series of naturalistic observational studies and controlled experiments. In each study, subjective and physiological experiences of well-being and recovery are measured as people regulate effort during work and recovery. The result will be a unifying and general model of work recovery, that can inform when and how to intervene to improve employee well-being. This project is in collaboration with Professor Andrew Neal, Professor Nerina Jimmieson, and Professor Sabine Sonnentag.

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2021). Requesting and receiving supervisor support and the implications for organizational wellbeing. The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing. (pp. 1-16) London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781529757187.n6

  • Fooken, Jonas and Parker, Stacey L. (2019). Using heart rate variability measures in social science research. Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research: Theory and Practice. (pp. 305-325) edited by Gigi Foster. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813092-6.09989-5

  • Norton, Thomas A., Parker, Stacey L., Davis, Matthew C., Russell, Sally V. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2018). A virtuous cycle: how green companies grow green employees (and vice versa). Research handbook on employee pro-environmental behavior. (pp. 210-228) edited by Victoria K. Wells, Diana Gregory-Smith and Danae Manika. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

  • Nguyen, Hieu, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Parker, Stacey and Li, Yiqiong (2018). The role of implicit leadership theory in employees’ perceptions of abusive supervision. Research on emotion in organizations, Volume 14: Individual, relational, and contextual dynamics of emotions. (pp. 119-138) edited by L. Petitta, C. E. J. Härtel, N. M. Ashkanasy and W. J. Zerbe. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S1746-979120180000014014

  • Greaves, Claire E., Parker, Stacey L., Zacher, Hannes and Jimmieson, Nerina L. (2017). Resource effects in the caregiving process. The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Oneself and Others at Home and at Work. (pp. 99-125) edited by Ronald J. Burke and Lisa M. Calvano . Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

  • Norton, Thomas, Parker, Stacey L. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2015). Employee green behavior and aging. Encyclopedia of geropsychology. (pp. 769-776) edited by Nancy A. Parchana. Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_308-1

  • Greenaway, Katharine H., Louis, Winnifred R., Parker, Stacey L., Kalokerinos, Elise K., Smith, Joanne R. and Terry, Deborah J. (2015). Measures of coping for psychological well-being. Measures of personality and social psychological constructs. (pp. 322-351) edited by Gregory Boyle, Donald H. Saklofske and Gerald Matthews. London, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386915-9.00012-7

  • Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Way, Kirsten A. (2013). Occupational Health Psychology. Organisational Psychology: Research and Professional Practice. (pp. 219-242) edited by Sarris, Aspa and Kirby, Neil. Prahran VIC Australia: Tilde Publishing and Distribution.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Associate Professor Stacey Parker is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

Associate Professor Stacey Parker is not currently available to take on new students.

  • The aim of this project is to develop and test a computational model of work-related effort and recovery that explains how people recover from work demands moment-to-moment and day-to-day. Recovery is essential for well-being. Paradoxically, however, those who need to recover find it hard to put effort into recovery. The model will be tested in a series of naturalistic observational studies and controlled experiments. In each study, subjective and physiological experiences of well-being and recovery are measured as people regulate effort during work and recovery. The result will be a unifying and general model of work recovery, that can inform when and how to intervene to improve employee well-being. This project is in collaboration with Professor Andrew Neal, Professor Nerina Jimmieson, and Professor Sabine Sonnentag.