Elizabeth Gray

Elizabeth Gray is an Associate Professor at Massey University's Massey Business School, where she serves as Associate Dean Teaching and Learning. Her academic career integrates communication theory with practical workplace applications across business and non-profit sectors.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Arts, Massey University (1993)
• Master of Arts, Massey University (1995)
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia (2000)

Professor Gray's research spans three interconnected domains: workplace communication (particularly oral competencies in business/scientific settings), non-profit digital communications (analyzing 40+ organizations and 16,000+ newsletter recipients), and 19th-century women's literary history. Her national study on accounting graduates' communication skills informs professional education, while her non-profit research examines digital stakeholder engagement. Historical work includes two scholarly books on Victorian women writers.

Recent publications reveal a trajectory merging contemporary communication challenges with historical analysis, emphasizing accessibility, stakeholder engagement, and gender studies across both non-profit digital communications and literary scholarship.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Christopher Newell Prize (2015) for advancing disability-inclusive communication in non-profit health sectors

Professor Gray has secured competitive research funding including a Marsden FastStart Grant for her women's journalism studies. She actively supervises graduate students while collaborating with non-profit organizations on longitudinal communication research. Current projects focus on Victorian journalists Alice Meynell and Dora Greenwell, examining intersections between journalism and poetry.