Associate Professor Stacey Parker
Associate Professor
School of Psychology
+61 7 336 56423
McElwain Building (24A)
Level 1, Room 133
Level 1, Room 133
Researcher biography
I am an Associate Professor and Organisational Psychologist at UQ's School of Psychology. I research, supervise, teach, and consult on a broad range of work and organisational topics. Through my research, I aim to help organisations and their employees devise new strategies for balancing and realising the dual concerns of feeling well and performing well. To this end, I have researched employee stress, well-being, motivation, and performance 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 also supplement this field research with a program of basic research in my laboratory using work simulation paradigms.
Some of my specific research topics include: how workers manage their energy during work; how workers 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 management systems. Beyond these core areas, I have also contributed to other topics through theoretical (i.e., self-determination theory) and methodological (i.e., physiology, experience sampling, work simulation) expertise in academic, industry, and student-based collaborations. For example, in areas like supervisor support, diversity and inclusion, employee voice, employee green behaviour, compassion science, and social identity.
Passionate about doing practically-relevant research, though my consulting and advisory work I have helped both public and private organisations tackle issues with selection and recruitment, training and development, career management, work design, culture change, and operational safety. I also regularly engage with the media on topics related to my expertise and my research and/or commentary has been featured in outlets like TIME Magazine, Harvard Business Review, HR Magazine, and ABC's popular podcast This Working Life.
I currently serve on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and the European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology.
Publications
Book Chapters
Nguyen, Hieu, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Parker, Stacey (2024). Abusive supervision dispersion: an affective events theory perspective. Research on emotion in organizations. (pp. 57-83) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Ashlea C. Troth and Ronald H. Humphrey. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019004
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 Articles
McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2024). Ask, but You Might not Receive: Unanswered Supervisor Support Scale Development and a Daily Diary Study. Journal of Business and Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s10869-024-09950-x
Edwards, Martin R., Zubielevitch, Elena, Okimoto, Tyler, Parker, Stacey and Anseel, Frederik (2024). Managerial control or feedback provision: how perceptions of algorithmic HR systems shape employee motivation, behavior, and well-being. Human Resource Management, 63 (4), 691-710. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22218
Kim, Jeffrey J., Sherwell, Chase, Parker, Stacey L. and Kirby, James N. (2024). Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 16 100760. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100760
Parker, Stacey L., Pahor, Kateland, Van den Broeck, Anja and Zacher, Hannes (2024). Effects of perceived illegitimacy of interrupting tasks on employees’ cognitive and affective experiences: the mediating role of stress appraisals. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/1359432x.2024.2319904
Dawson, Niamh E. A., Parker, Stacey L. and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2024). Profiles of diversity and inclusion motivation: toward an employee‐centered understanding of why employees put effort into inclusion and exclusion. Human Resource Management, 63 (1), 45-66. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22186
Carter, Alicia, Steindl, Stanley R., Parker, Stacey, Gilbert, Paul and Kirby, James N. (2023). Compassion focused therapy to reduce body weight shame for individuals with obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 54 (5), 747-764. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.02.001
Sonnentag, Sabine, Cheng, Bonnie Hayden and Parker, Stacey L. (2022). Recovery from work: advancing the field toward the future. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 9 (1), 33-60. doi: 10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012420-091355
Parker, Stacey L., Dawson, Niamh, van den Broeck, Anja, Sonnentag, Sabine and Neal, Andrew (2021). Employee motivation profiles, energy levels, and approaches to sustaining energy: a two-wave latent-profile analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 131 103659, 103659. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103659
Abdel Hadi, Sascha, Mojzisch, Andreas, Parker, Stacey L. and Häusser, Jan A. (2021). Experimental evidence for the effects of job demands and job control on physical activity after work. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27 (1), 125-141. doi: 10.1037/xap0000333
McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2021). The effects of unanswered supervisor support on employees’ well-being, performance, and relational outcomes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26 (1), 49-68. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000270
Kim, Jeffrey J., Parker, Stacey, Henderson, Trent and Kirby, James N. (2020). Physiological fractals: visual and statistical evidence across timescales and experimental states. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 17 (167) 20200334, 20200334. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0334
Cruwys, Tegan, Greenaway, Katharine H., Ferris, Laura J., Rathbone, Joanne A., Saeri, Alexander K., Williams, Elyse, Parker, Stacey L., Chang, Melissa X-L., Croft, Nicholas, Bingley, William and Grace, Laura (2020). When trust goes wrong: a social identity model of risk taking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120 (1), 57-83. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000243
Kim, Jeffrey J., Parker, Stacey L., Doty, James R., Cunnington, Ross, Gilbert, Paul and Kirby, James N. (2020). Neurophysiological and behavioural markers of compassion. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 6789, 6789. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63846-3
Parker, Stacey L., Bell, Katrina, Gagné, Marylene, Carey, Kristine and Hilpert, Thomas (2019). Collateral damage associated with performance-based pay: the role of stress appraisals. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28 (5), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1359432x.2019.1634549
Parker, Stacey L., Sonnentag, Sabine, Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Newton, Cameron J. (2019). Relaxation during the evening and next-morning energy: The role of hassles, uplifts, and heart rate variability during work. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 25 (2), 83-98. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000155
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Amiot, Catherine E. (2019). Persisting with a music career despite the insecurity: when social and motivational resources really matter. Psychology of Music, 49 (1), 030573561984458-156. doi: 10.1177/0305735619844589
Parker, Stacey L., Cutts, Sally, Nathan, Greg and Zacher, Hannes (2018). Understanding franchisee performance: the role of personal and contextual resources. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34 (5), 603-620. doi: 10.1007/s10869-018-9558-5
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Techakesari, Pirathat (2017). Using stress and resource theories to examine the incentive effects of a performance-based extrinsic reward. Human Performance, 30 (4), 169-192. doi: 10.1080/08959285.2017.1347174
Parker, Stacey L., Zacher, Hannes, de Bloom, Jessica, Verton, Thomas M. and Lentink, Corine R. (2017). Daily use of energy management strategies and occupational well-being: the moderating role of job demands. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 1477, 1477. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01477
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Amiot, Catherine E. (2017). The motivational mechanisms underlying active and high-strain work: consequences for mastery and performance. Work and Stress, 31 (3), 233-255. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2017.1303551
Greaves, Claire E. , Parker, Stacey L., Zacher, Hannes and Jimmieson, Nerina L. (2017). Working mothers’ emotional exhaustion from work and care: the role of core self-evaluations, mental health, and control. Work and Stress, 31 (2), 164-181. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2017.1303760
Norton, Thomas, A., Zacher, Hannes, Parker, Stacey L. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2017). Bridging the gap between green behavioral intentions and employee green behavior: the role of green psychological climate. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38 (7), 996-1015. doi: 10.1002/job.2178
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Amiot, Catherine E. (2016). Reactions to changes in work control: implications for self-determined and non-self-determined individuals. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 21 (4), 455-467. doi: 10.1037/a0040022
Greaves, Claire E., Parker, Stacey L., Zacher, Hannes and Jimmieson, Nerina L. (2015). Turnover intentions of employees with informal eldercare responsibilities: the role of core self-evaluations and supervisor support. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 82 (1), 79-115. doi: 10.1177/0091415015624418
Norton, Thomas A., Parker, Stacey, Zacher, Hannes and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2015). Employee green behavior: a theoretical framework, multilevel review, and future research agenda. Organization and Environment, 28 (1), 103-125. doi: 10.1177/1086026615575773
Parker, Stacey L., Laurie, Kaitlan R., Newton, Cameron J. and Jimmieson, Nerina L. (2014). Regulatory focus moderates the relationship between task control and physiological and psychological markers of stress: a work simulation study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 94 (3), 390-398. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.10.009
Zacher, Hannes, Brailsford, Holly A. and Parker, Stacey L. (2014). Micro-breaks matter: a diary study on the effects of energy management strategies on occupational well-being. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85 (3), 287-297. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.08.005
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L., Walsh, Alexandra J. and Loakes, Jennifer L. (2014). Trait resilience fosters adaptive coping when control opportunities are high: implications for the motivating potential of active work. Journal of Business and Psychology, 30 (3), 583-604. doi: 10.1007/s10869-014-9383-4
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Amiot, Catherine E. (2013). Self-determination, control, and reactions to changes in workload: a work simulation. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 18 (2), 173-190. doi: 10.1037/a0031803
Parker, Stacey L., Jimmieson, Nerina L. and Johnson, Kathryn M. (2013). General self-efficacy influences affective task reactions during a work simulation: the temporal effects of changes in workload at different levels of control. Anxiety Stress and Coping, 26 (2), 217-239. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2011.651616
Parker, SL, Jimmieson, NL and Amiot, CE (2010). Self-determination as a moderator of demands and control: Implications for employee strain and engagement. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 76 (1), 52-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.06.010
Parker, SL, Jimmieson, NL and Amiot, CE (2009). The Stress-Buffering Effects of Control on Task Satisfaction and Perceived Goal Attainment: An Experimental Study of the Moderating Influence of Desire for Control. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 58 (4), 622-652. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00367.x
Conference Papers
Dawson, Niamh, Okimoto, Tyler Gene, Parker, Stacey L. and Steffens, Niklas (2024). What do we actually do to include each other: Exploring the content of employee inclusion behaviors. 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL United States, 9-13 August 2024. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2024.19325abstract
Edwards, M.R., Parker, S., Okimoto, T.G. and Anseel, F. (2022). The impact of performance Monitoring & Metric systems. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 11-14 January 2022.
Nguyen, H., Ashkanasy, N., Li, Y. and Parker, S. L. (2016). Affect and coping in response to abusive supervision: the role of employees’ implicit leader theories. 29th Australian New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 2-4 December 2015.
Data Collection
Norton, Thomas A., Parker, Stacey L., Zacher, Hannes and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2015). Employee Green Behavior: A Theoretical Framework, Multilevel Review, and Future Research Agenda (Supplementary Material). The University of Queensland. (Collection) doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.308
Thesis
Parker, Stacey Louise (2012). Work stress and self-determination: a person-environment fit explanation of strain and motivation. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.