Melissa A Wheeler
Biographic Data
| ID | 5572435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa A Wheeler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Wheeler |
| SIGNATURE | WHEELER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swinburne University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0319-1987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Easing AI-advertising aversion
The advertising industry is being reshaped by artificial intelligence (AI), offering innovation and efficiency in ad creation but also triggering consumer scepticism. This research examines consumer perceptions of AI-generated ads and their impact on consumer brand perceptions, highlighting strategies to mitigate negative reactions. Specifically, the role of responsible leadership, or leadership for the greater good, is explored as a means to cou…
Impact and Integration of Culturally Centered American Indian/Alaska Native Practices and Training During Covid-19 on Tele-Behavioral Substance Use Treatment
(1) Background: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities faced disproportionate COVID-19 infection rates and a higher prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs). Telehealth emerged as a key strategy to address these health disparities. (2) Objective: In response to a call to action from an urban Indian organization (UIO), our multidisciplinary team conducted a community-based participatory study to (1) examine the integration of Na…
Authentic learning and job readiness
Advances in technology have significantly enhanced the quality of mixed-reality simulations, incorporating both real and virtual aspects. Mixed-reality simulations have been used to develop individual knowledge, skills and abilities in higher education; however, the use of such simulations to introduce authentic learning activities into higher education courses remains under-researched. In the current paper, we detail the design, implementation, …
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
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 of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Responsible Leadership and the Reflective CEO
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 a better understanding of the concept, a gap exists in the understanding of responsible leadership in emerging countries, specifically how leaders resolve prevalent moral dilemmas. Following Werhane (1999), we use moral imagination as an analyti…
More confident, less formal
Mental Health Informed Educators
One in five children experiences a diagnosable mental disorder. However, adolescents have been overlooked in programming and policy responses to mental health issues. Mental health issues contribute to poor academic performance, lower rates of high school graduation, disrupted development, increased health risk, role transition from adolescent to adult, and cumulatively to poor prognosis of life outcome. Early identification, intervention, and tr…
Harm inflation
“Concept creep” is the gradual semantic expansion of harm-related concepts such as bullying, mental disorder, prejudice, and trauma. This review presents a synopsis of relevant theoretical advances and empirical research findings on the phenomenon. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, it clarifies the characterisation of concept creep by refining its theoretical and historical dimensions and presenting studies investigating the change…
Does social mix reduce stigma in public housing? A comparative analysis of two housing estates in Melbourne
Levels of religiosity and moral motives
Evolutionary theorists have explained universals in religion, but no integrative theory exists to explain why multiple aspects of religion vary within and between individuals and groups. We propose how four dimensions of religions – beliefs about nonhuman agents, religious rituals, community structures, and moral concerns and values – may change in response to the fundamental social goals of self-protection, disease avoidance, coalition formation…
Does social mix reduce stigma in public housing? A comparative analysis of two housing estates in Melbourne
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
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 of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Levels of religiosity and moral motives
Evolutionary theorists have explained universals in religion, but no integrative theory exists to explain why multiple aspects of religion vary within and between individuals and groups. We propose how four dimensions of religions – beliefs about nonhuman agents, religious rituals, community structures, and moral concerns and values – may change in response to the fundamental social goals of self-protection, disease avoidance, coalition formation…
Harm inflation
“Concept creep” is the gradual semantic expansion of harm-related concepts such as bullying, mental disorder, prejudice, and trauma. This review presents a synopsis of relevant theoretical advances and empirical research findings on the phenomenon. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, it clarifies the characterisation of concept creep by refining its theoretical and historical dimensions and presenting studies investigating the change…
Does social mix reduce stigma in public housing? A comparative analysis of two housing estates in Melbourne
More confident, less formal
Mental Health Informed Educators
One in five children experiences a diagnosable mental disorder. However, adolescents have been overlooked in programming and policy responses to mental health issues. Mental health issues contribute to poor academic performance, lower rates of high school graduation, disrupted development, increased health risk, role transition from adolescent to adult, and cumulatively to poor prognosis of life outcome. Early identification, intervention, and tr…
Responsible Leadership and the Reflective CEO
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 a better understanding of the concept, a gap exists in the understanding of responsible leadership in emerging countries, specifically how leaders resolve prevalent moral dilemmas. Following Werhane (1999), we use moral imagination as an analyti…
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
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 of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Authentic learning and job readiness
Advances in technology have significantly enhanced the quality of mixed-reality simulations, incorporating both real and virtual aspects. Mixed-reality simulations have been used to develop individual knowledge, skills and abilities in higher education; however, the use of such simulations to introduce authentic learning activities into higher education courses remains under-researched. In the current paper, we detail the design, implementation, …
Impact and Integration of Culturally Centered American Indian/Alaska Native Practices and Training During Covid-19 on Tele-Behavioral Substance Use Treatment
(1) Background: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities faced disproportionate COVID-19 infection rates and a higher prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs). Telehealth emerged as a key strategy to address these health disparities. (2) Objective: In response to a call to action from an urban Indian organization (UIO), our multidisciplinary team conducted a community-based participatory study to (1) examine the integration of Na…
Easing AI-advertising aversion
The advertising industry is being reshaped by artificial intelligence (AI), offering innovation and efficiency in ad creation but also triggering consumer scepticism. This research examines consumer perceptions of AI-generated ads and their impact on consumer brand perceptions, highlighting strategies to mitigate negative reactions. Specifically, the role of responsible leadership, or leadership for the greater good, is explored as a means to cou…
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Law (2 works)