Dr Troy Heffernan is Senior Lecturer in Leadership at La Trobe University. His research is centred on higher education with a particular focus on policy, leadership, administration, management, and inequalities within the sector.
His work explores vice-chancellors’ approaches to management; the emotional labour involved in higher education leadership; the consequences of precarious employment; the implication of personal networks in academic promotion and hiring relating to gender, race, and minority groups; and understanding the repercussions of higher education’s shift to business models and marketing practices.
His work has received numerous awards for research excellence, and he regularly participates in public and invited speaking engagements.