Researcher Profile: Prof Michelle Tuckey

Prof Michelle Tuckey is Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology within UniSA Justice & Society and the Centre for Workplace Excellence. Through her research she is interested in understanding the psychosocial aspects of how work and work environments influence well-being. Her focal areas are workplace bullying, sexual harassment, occupational stress, and workplace mindfulness. 

Prof Tuckey’s most significant contribution lies in fostering a fundamental shift in the way that workplace bullying is understood and tackled by organisations – from approaching it as an interpersonal problem where the emphasis is on responding to bullying behaviour, to addressing it as an organisational issue where the focus is on identifying and mitigating the root causes of bullying embedded within work environments, systems, and processes. Prof Tuckey works closely with partner organisations to translate her research into better quality work and work environments for their staff. She also provides expert advice and presentations to support effect change at sector and national levels regarding bullying and harassment at work. Recent examples include supporting the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021), and citations in the final report for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Workplace Fatigue and Bullying in South Australian Hospitals and Health Services.

Prof Tuckey currently serves as an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology and on the editorial boards of Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and International Journal of Stress Management.