Michaela Edwards

Michaela Edwards is a Senior Lecturer at the York Management School, University of York, and serves as Director of Undergraduate Programmes. She previously held roles at Nottingham Business School and Lancaster University. Dr. Edwards holds a PhD in Organisation, Work and Technology from Lancaster University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on feminist philosophy, psychoanalysis, and organizational studies, with emphasis on EDI, care ethics, and gender/intersectionality in leadership. She leads the 'working on EDI in Organisations' group within the Centre for Progressive Work and Organizational Practices (CPWOP) and sits on the EDI steering committee.

Dr. Edwards has secured significant research grants, including £50k from the Royal Academy of Engineering for EDI work, £93k for the Fylde Coast Vanguard health project, and £3,756 from the Winnicott Trust for studying older HE workers. She has published widely across journals like British Journal of Management and Gender, Work & Organization, exploring themes such as academic motherhood, neoliberal precarity, and resistant writing practices.

• Education: PhD in Organisation, Work and Technology (Lancaster University, 2015)
• Teaching roles: Programme Lead for BA Business Management at Nottingham Trent, module leader for Qualitative Data Analysis at Lancaster
• Professional affiliations: Director/Trustee of Lancashire Mind, qualified ILM Level 5 coach

Her work critiques paternalistic managerialism and advocates for care ethics in organizations. Recent projects include advising the Royal Academy of Engineering on EDI strategies and qualitative leadership studies in healthcare sectors.