Rate My Professor Ben Farr-Wharton

Professor Farr-Wharton's research specializations encompass organisational compassion, employee wellbeing, stress, workplace safety, policing and first responders, and public sector management. Over the past decade, he has published more than fifty peer-reviewed journal articles, frequently speaks at industry conferences, and contributes to public discourse on workforce wellbeing. Key publications include 'Forced flexibility and remote working: Opportunities and challenges in the new normal' (Franken et al., Journal of Management & Organization, 2021), 'Why lecturers still matter: The impact of lecturer-student exchange on student engagement and intention to leave university prematurely' (Farr-Wharton et al., Higher Education, 2018), 'The role of team compassion in mitigating the impact of hierarchical bullying' (Farr-Wharton et al., Journal of Management and Organization, 2023), and 'Managing the impact of workplace trauma for Australian first responders: Harmonising policy and practice' (Hernandez Grande et al., Public Money and Management, 2025). His contributions have earned awards such as the 2023 Top Cited Article Award (Australian Journal of Public Administration), 2022 Best Paper Award (British Academy of Management), 2021 Best Overall Conference Paper (Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management), Pieter Van Hooff Best PhD Research Presentation Award (Southern Cross University, 2014), and Australian Postgraduate Award (2012).