Professor Amisha Mehta
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Advertising, Marketing & PR
Biography
Professor Amisha Mehta specialises in risk and crisis communication and trust at the QUT Business School. She applies this expertise in emerging industries like hydrogen energy and commercial drones and in the context of corporate, health, and natural hazard emergencies. Amisha’s research has been translated into new national policy via the Australian Warnings System and new organisational practices. Amisha is a member of the Advisory Panel for the Inspector-General Emergency Management and leads the World Meteorological Organization’s High Impact Weather trust project. Amisha’s teaching and research have been recognised by national and industry associations. Prior to joining QUT, Amisha worked in communication for organisations in Brisbane and London.Personal details
Positions
- Head of School (acting)
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Advertising, Marketing & PR - Professor
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Advertising, Marketing & PR
Keywords
Organisational crisis and risk communication, Communication during natural disasters and emergency management, Organisational change
Research field
Business and Management, Communication and Media Studies, Marketing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- BBus(Hons) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Fellow, Public Relations Institute of Australia
Member, Advisory Panel, Office of the Inspector General Emergency Management
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Teaching
Amisha teaches into crisis and disaster management and marketing communication units or classes in the QUT Business School, the Graduate School of Business, Science and Engineering Faculty and Faculty of Health. In her previous role as subject area coordinator, Amisha managed the public relations curriculum at QUT, leading to industry accreditation of the online Masters of Business (Public Relations) and the reaccreditation of the internal masters and bachelor programs.
Experience
As a QUT researcher and educator, Amisha engages with multiple industry partners including Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Infrastructure New South Wales, and via the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre.
Publications
- Mehta, A., (2020). Public relations and publicity. Advertising: An integrated marketing communication perspective (4th edition), 443–470. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/134092
- Mehta, A., Tam, L., Greer, D. & Letheren, K. (2020). Before crisis: How near-miss affects organizational trust and industry transference in emerging industries. Public Relations Review, 46(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/180838
- Tyquin, E., Mehta, A. & Bradley, L. (2021). Distrust in corporate communications: Does it matter? Corporate Communications, 26(1), 40–54. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/201187
- Mehta, A. & Liu, B. (2021). From the periphery and toward a centralized model for trust in government risk and disaster communication. Journal of Risk Research, 24(7), 853–869. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200829
- Otto, P., Mehta, A. & Liu, B. (2018). Mind the gap: Towards and beyond impact messaging to enhance tropical cyclone risk communication. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 7(2), 140–151. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223651
- Mehta, A., Jensen, B., Larkin, I. & Xavier, R. (2017). Risk and crisis communication during health disasters. Disaster health management: A primer for students and practitioners, 92–103. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/98962
- Mehta, A., Bruns, A. & Newton, J. (2017). Trust, but verify: social media models for disaster management. Disasters, 41(3), 549–565. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99606
- Granville, F., Mehta, A. & Pike, S. (2016). Destinations, disasters and public relations: Stakeholder engagement in multi-phase disaster management. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 28, 73–79. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94090
- Clothier, R., Greer, D., Greer, D. & Mehta, A. (2015). Risk perception and the public acceptance of drones. Risk Analysis, 35(6), 1167–1183. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/80007
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Amisha, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Excellence in Innovation Award for Warnings that Save Lives
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- 2018 Australian Award for University Teaching Citation
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence (Academic Team)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- PR Educator of the Year (Queensland Winner)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Outstanding Achievement in Research Collaboration Award (QUT Project Team)
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Invited to represent QUT as one of two academics on the Advisory Panel to the Inspector General for Emergency Management to support strategic disaster management policy development.
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Lead investigator for two linked research projects on small businesses and risk that were funded by IAG and involved the development of an interdisciplinary group of researchers at QUT.
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Chief investigator for risk and warning communication program of work with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Co-recipient of an ALTC citation for teaching leadership in 2008