Rate My Professor Ruth Massie

Massie possesses an extensive academic background, including a PhD in Management from Cass Business School at City, University of London, an MRes and an MA in Academic Practice from City, University of London, an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, a Postgraduate Certificate in Neurodiversity, a BSc (Hons), and a Diploma in Systems Practice. She holds the distinction of Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA). Her primary scholarly focus lies in organisational resilience, particularly exploring how board-level directors engage with information, contextualize it, and integrate it into decision-making processes amid organizational complexity and risk. Additionally, she investigates tertiary education as a profession. Key publications encompass the peer-reviewed article 'The programme director and the Teaching Excellence Framework: How do we train the former to survive the latter?' in Higher Education Quarterly (2018); conference papers such as 'Developing a learning and assessment philosophy to underpin creativity in curriculum design' (2020), 'The Programme Director and the Teaching Excellence Framework: How do we train the former to survive the latter?' (2017), 'Diversity and board composition in non-profit governance' with W.R. Melville, P. Palmer, and T. Jung (2016), 'Taking stock: a critical examination of board governance in the UK's top-500 nonprofits' with P. Palmer, W.R. Melville, and T. Jung (2014), and 'Key Identifiers of Corporate Governance Maturity: A Literature Review' (2012).