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Dr Mal Green MA, PhD

Senior Tutor

Massey Business School - Deputy PVC's Office

I've had the privilege of a varied and interesting work life over the past 45 years. I have been a high school teacher, journalist, youth worker, live and recorded performance producer and director, media production manager and writer, academic coach for secondary and tertiary students, director of a large local and national youth organisation, board member of community development organisations, event organiser, social justice advocate for immigrant communities and diverse sexual orientation and gender identity communities. All of these contribute to my goal of creating meaningful learning experiences for students in their studies of workplace communication. I have been part of a small intiative to promote a cross-cultural understanding of critical thinking in post-graduate programmes as a way of enhancing the experience of international students and teaching staff in these programmes. I completed my PhD in communication in 2023 with the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing. I am a member of the Te Kura Whai Pakihi Kaiārahi Tiriti o Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa team helping colleagues explore what it means to be Te Tiriti-led in our teaching, research, and citizenship. I enjoy creating interactive learning activities that engage students in discovering knowledge and working out how to apply it. My students have nominated me for Lecturer of the Year every year since I started at Massey. I love teaching and researching.

Since 2017, I have been teaching workplace communication at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. After 45 years experience in community youth work and media production, I have recently moved into academia to pursue my interest in intercultural communication. For the past 20 years, I have been involved in social justice advocacy for immigrant young people and LGBTIQ* communities and I am interested in exploring the field of social advocacy communication. My PhD project studied perceptions of cultural inclusivity in communication in organisations.

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Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +6492127108
    Location: QA3.62, Quadrangle B
    Campus: Albany

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts with Second Class Honours - University of Auckland (1975)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2023)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Intercultural/cross-cultural and organisational communication

Reimagining intercultural communication competency

Personality and motivation in communication

Multi-cultural classroom issues

Communicating knowledge through allegorical learning

Understanding learning and development processes

Qualitative, interpretive, phenomenological

Thematic analysis

Subjectivist, relativist, social constructivist

Coneptual/theoretical

Theory synthesis, theory adaptation, typology clarification, model enhancement

Research Opportunities

  • Cultural inclusivity in political communication  (18/11/3023) Investigating cultural inclusivity in politicians' statements pre- and post-election using an adaptation of media agenda-setting and framing theories to explore shifts in stance on cultural issues
  • Acculturating organisational communication research  (18/11/2023) Proposing a theoretical concept for including culture in organisational communication research.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Communication and Media Studies (200100): Cultural Studies (200200): Languages, Communication And Culture (200000): Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies (200209): Organisational, Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication (200105)

Keywords

Intercultural/cross-cultural communication and management

Intercultura/cross-cultural mentoring and coaching

Career development

Research Outputs

Journal

Green, JK., Napan, K., Jülich, SJ., Stent, WJ., Thomas, JA., Lee, DJ., . . . Green, MD. (2024). Transforming teaching through cooperative inquiry: meaningful research for university teachers. Educational Action Research.
[Journal article]Authored by: Green, J., Green, M., Julich, S., Napan, K., Stent, W.Contributed to by: Green, M.
Croucher, SM., Rocker, K., Singh, R., Feekery, A., Ashwell, D., Green, M., . . . Anderson, K. (2024). Organizational Commitment and Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis in the United States and New Zealand. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.
[Journal article]Authored by: Ashwell, D., Croucher, S., Feekery, A., Green, M., Murray, N.
Croucher, SM., Kelly, S., Green, M., Homsey, DM., Cullinane, J., Rocker, KT., . . . Palakshappa, N. (2022). The Link Between Supervisor-Subordinate Computer-Mediated Immediate Behaviors and Organizational Identification in U.S., English, and Australian Organizations. Management Communication Quarterly. 36(4), 688-709
[Journal article]Authored by: Ashwell, D., Croucher, S., Cullinane, J., Green, M., Nguyen, T., Palakshappa, N., Wright, M.
Croucher, SM., Kelly, S., Hui, C., Rocker, KJ., Cullinane, J., Homsey, D., . . . Palakshappa, N. (2022). Articulated dissent and immediacy: a cross-national analysis of the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns. International Journal of Conflict Management. 33(2), 181-202
[Journal article]Authored by: Ashwell, D., Croucher, S., Cullinane, J., Green, M., Nguyen, T., Palakshappa, N., Wright, M.
Croucher, S., Kelly, S., Green, M., & Pearson, E. (2020). The Impact of Student Nationality, and Course Type on Perceptions of Teacher Credibility. Communication Research and Practice. 6(4), 342-356 Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22041451.2020.1824264
[Journal article]Authored by: Croucher, S., Green, M.
Julich, S., Molineaux, J., & Green, M. (2020). The strategic use of terminology in restorative justice for persons harmed by sexual violence. The International Journal of Restorative Justice. 3(2), 215-234 Retrieved from https://www.elevenjournals.com/tijdschrift/TIJRJ/2020/2/TIJRJ-D-19-00014
[Journal article]Authored by: Green, M., Julich, S.
Green, MD. (2017). Mentoring Youth Across Cultures Incorporating Different Worldviews: A Zones of Proximal Exploration Model. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work. 26(4), 307-325
[Journal article]Authored by: Green, M.

Conference

Green, M.What is included and excluded in the construct of cultural inclusivity? A multi-lens view. . Waikiki, Hawai'i
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Green, M.
Green, M. (2023, July). Cross-cultural communication research: Acculturating organisational communication approaches and theories. Presented at Winds of Change: World Communication Association. Waikiki, Hawai'i.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Green, M.
Croucher, S., Fountaine, S., Fowler, C., & Green, M.When DEI initiatives are experienced as diversity, exclusion, and inequity in organizations. . Waikiki, Hawai'i
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Croucher, S., Fountaine, S., Fowler, C., Green, M.
Croucher, S., Kelly, S., Green, M., & Pearson, E.(2020). The impact of student nationality and course type on perceptions of teacher credibility. Paper presented at the meeting of Communication Research and Practice
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Croucher, S., Green, M.
Thomas, JA., Napan, K., Stent, W., Julich, S., Green, J., Green, M., . . . Patterson, L. (2019, November). Cooperative Inquiry for Reflection and Collaboration on Learning Effectiveness (CIRCLE) – a model for enhancing 'Ako' in performance-based academia. Presented at Talking Teaching 2019. Auckland, Unitec, Institute of technology.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Green, J., Green, M., Julich, S., Napan, K., Stent, W.
Green, M., Croucher, S., & Fountaine, S.(2019, July). Clarifying inclusions and exclusions in the construct of inclusivity: A multi-lens examination of existing understandings. .
[Conference]Authored by: Croucher, S., Fountaine, S., Green, M.
Green, M., & Oh, J.(2019, July). Eustress as a catalyst for creative process engagement: The role of informing communication and intrinsic motivation. .
[Conference]Authored by: Green, M.
Green, M., Julich, S., & Molineaux, J.(2019, July). The potential impact of terminology on stakeholders in sexual violence events: A situational map for terminology in restorative justice practice. . Retreived from https://www.conftool.pro/wcaabc2019/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_session=42#paperID169
[Conference]Authored by: Green, M., Julich, S.
Green, M., Stangl, LM., Denz, F., & Cope, S.Cultivating critical thinking in multi-cultural marketing education. Paper presented at the meeting of ANZMAC 2017 Conference Proceedings. Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Green, M., Stangl, L.
Green, MD. (2017). Intercultural, inter-generational, immigrant youth mentoring. Annual Symposium on Management and Social Sciences.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Green, M.
Green, MD. (2017). Dynamic intercultural competence development spiral. Annual Symposium of Management and Social Sciences.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Green, M.
Green, MD. (2017). Spiralinear Model of Psycho-Social Cognitive Growth. Annual Symposium on Management and Social Sciences.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Green, M.

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • English
    Last used: Daily
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • French
    Last used: Sporadically over the past 40 years
    Spoken ability: Needs work
    Written ability: Needs work

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