Institute for Social Science Research

Dr Miriam Yates

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Institute for Social Science Research
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Researcher biography

I am a Research Fellow in the Institute of Social Science Research at The University of Queensland.

My research interests coalesce around issues of social justice within organisations. I am particularly curious about how the way we perceive others informs our treatment of one and other in the workplace. I spend a lot of my time exploring this idea in the context of leadership. For example, collaborators and I have been working with industry professionals in Australia and North America to understand what organisational structures inhibit minority leaders' (e.g., women, racially diverse) progression and retention. We've also been investigating possible disrupters that may serve to improve minority leaders' chances of success in leadership roles.

I also spend a lot of time on applied research problems through partnering with industry to examine the effectiveness of practical initiatives or policy shifts. Recently, we've been working on understanding the supportive mechanisms that enhance boat safety in Northern Australia, while another partnership has focused on understanding how novel bail support programs can be enhanced to support young people to meet their youth justice orders.

I received my BPsycSc and MPsyOrg from UQ Psychology before completing a PhD in Leadership / Organisational Behaviour at UQ Business School. In 2019 I moved to The University of Illinois for a postdoctoral fellowship before joining the Institute of Social Science Research in 2021.

I work with collaborators in Australia and North America, and I have the good fortune of supporting several RHD candidates at present.

Publications

Book Chapters (2)
Journal Articles (3)
Conference Papers (2)
Department Technical Report (1)
Thesis (1)
Research Reports (12)

Book Chapters

Fitzsimmons, Terrance W., Callan, Victor J., Yates, Miriam S. and Jordan, Ree (2024). Why we still have gendered organizational progression of individuals into leadership roles and what can be done about it. The Oxford handbook of individual differences in organizational contexts. (pp. 225-247) edited by Aybars Tuncdogan, Oguz A. Acar, Henk W. Volberda and Ko de Ruyter. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192897114.013.19
Yates, Miriam S., Jordan, Ree and Fitzsimmons, Terrance W. (2023). Reimagining leadership: breaking the box of leadership theorizing and methods. The future of scholarship on diversity and inclusion in organizations. (pp. 271-280) edited by Eden B. King, Quinetta M. Roberson and Mikki R. Hebl. Charlotte, NC, United States: Information Age Publishing.

Journal Articles

Fitzsimmons, Terrance W, Yates, Miriam S and Callan, Victor J (2021). Lean in? The role of single sex schools in the gendering of confidence in high school adolescents. Australian Journal of Career Development, 30 (2), 139-149. doi: 10.1177/10384162211012045
Yates, Miriam S. and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2019). Changing beliefs about female leader advancement following the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10 (4), 423-431. doi: 10.1177/1948550618766399
Parker, Polly, Cotton, Richard D., Yates, Miriam S., Baxter, Janeen and Arend, Susan (2017). Developmental network structure and support: gendered consequences for work-family strain and work-parenting strain in the Australian mining industry. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30 (10), 1-31. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1299195

Conference Papers

FItzsimmons, Terrance W., Yates, Miriam S. and Callan, Victor J. (2023). The inclusive CEO: how to achieve and sustain best practice in workplace gender equality. EURAM, Dublin, Ireland, 14-16 June 2023.
Yates, Miriam S., Jordan, Ree and Fitzsimmons, Terrance W. (2021). Constructive contributions: How non-Indigenous academics can engage with Indigenous research meaningfully. Inaugural Asper Research Conference on Indigenous Business - Emerging themes in Indigenous Business, I. H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Canada, 18-19 March, 2021.

Department Technical Report

Fitzsimmons, T.W., Yates, M.S. and Callan, V.J. (2020). Employer of choice for gender equality: leading practices in strategy, policy and implementation. AIBE Centre for Gender Equality in the Workplace, The University of Queensland Australia.

Thesis

Yates, Miriam (2018). Influencing others: gender matters to third-parties who observe your interactions at work. PhD Thesis, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/83ab388

Research Reports

Robinson, Mark, Curry, Matthew, McGraw, Jacquie, Shaweesh, Maram and Yates, Miriam (2023). Targeted review of student equity in higher education programs and system level policy levers appendix: work package 2a - program structure and implementation. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Miriam S. Yates, Tim Reddel, Ryan Menner, Francis Nona and Tracey Bunda (2022). Torres Strait Marine Safety Program - Queensland Evaluation Report. Brisbane: Institute for Social Science Research.
Fitzsimmons, Terrence W. , Yates, Miriam S. and Callan, Victor J. (2022). Experiences of COVID-19: The pandemic and work/life outcomes for Australian men and women. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland Business School.
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Curry, Matthew, Yates, Miriam, Young, Charlotte, Porter, Dave, McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Desktop Review: Queensland Equity Data. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Young, Charlotte , Curry, Matthew , Lata, Lutfun Nahar , Yates, Miriam , Porter, Dave , McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Desktop review: Lived expertise insights. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Young, Charlotte, Curry, Matthew, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Yates, Miriam, Porter, Dave, McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Desktop review: Lived expertise insights. Brisbane, QLD, Australi: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Curry, Matthew , Lata, Lutfun Naha , Yates, Miriam , Young, Charlotte , Porter, Dave , McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Desktop review: Evidence-based equity innovations, practice and evaluation. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Curry, Matthew , Lata, Lutfun Nahar , Yates, Miriam , Young, Charlotte , Porter, Dave, McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Stakeholder interviews: Descriptive analysis and themes aligned to research questions. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Yates, Miriam S., Curry, Matthew, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Young, Charlotte, Porter, Dave, McDaid, Lisa and Reddel, Tim (2022). Desktop Review: Equity and Wellbeing Frameworks. Long Pocket, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Curry, Matthew, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Yates, Miriam, Young, Charlotte, McDaid, Lisa, Reddel, Tim and Porter, Dave (2022). Systems analysis to inform a Queensland equity framework: draft systems insight report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Fitzsimmons, Terrence W., Yates, Miriam S. and Callan, Victor J. (2021). Towards board gender parity: lessons from the past - directions for the future. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: The University of Queensland and AICD.
Fitzsimmons, Terrance W., Yates, Miriam S. and Callan, Victor J. (2018). Hands up for gender equality: A major study into confidence and career intentions of adolescent girls and boys. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: AIBE Centre for Gender Equality in the Workplace, The University of Queensland.