Journal articles
McDonald, H., Gould, R., Delaney, D., & Vecchio, N. (2021). An investigation of the health promoting practices of eight Australian universities. Health Promotion International. (ABDC rank: A; Scimago: Q1).
McDonald, H., & Delaney, D., & Gould, R., & Vecchio, N. (2022). An exploration of the health promotion program activities implemented by Universities: Have we got the right balance? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. (ABDC rank: B; Scimago: Q1).
McDonald, H., & Bodle, K., & Cameron, R., & Johl, S. (2025). The use of management controls to mobilise emancipation. Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal. (ABDC rank: A*; Scimago: Q1).
Working papers
McDonald, H. (2025). How Australian universities use health promotion programs to target specific health issues and risk factors: A cluster analysis.
McDonald, H. (2026). Contesting health promotion programs within university contexts.
McDonald, H., (2025). A holistic perspective on managing the implementation of health promotion programs: To control or not to control. (ABDC rank: A; Scimago: Q1)
Book chapters
Vongalis-Macrow, A., Baker, M., DeSouza, D., Stewart, S., McLachlan, C., & McDonald, H. (2023). Progressing sustainable development goals through well designed workplace initiatives. In Ike, O., Adamavi-Aho Ekué, A., Singh, D., & Usher, J. (2022). Leading Ethical Leaders: Higher Education, Business Schools and SDGs
Conference papers
McDonald, H., & Gould, R. (2018). An exploration of how Australian universities are improving the health of their employees. Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) conference.
McDonald, H., & Bodle, K. (2022). Accounting for Indigenous experiences, freedom, and rights: The importance of Reconciliation Actions Plans. Social Enterprise World Forum Academic Symposium.
McDonald, H., Cerotti, P., & Graves, P. (2022). Connecting students and social enterprise for good. Social Enterprise World Forum Academic Symposium.
McDonald, H. (2022). Connecting business and cultural values through management controls. Annual National Symposium for HDR and Early-career Researchers on Economic Development and Self-Determination for Indigenous Australia.
Industry publication
McDonald, H., & Alvaro, R. (2017). Enhancing staff health and wellbeing in schools. Active and healthy magazine. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
McDonald, H, (2024) University workplace health promotion programmes: Getting the balance right, Research Outreach, 139. DOI: 10.32907/RO-139-5906313591
Research grants
McDonald, H., & Bodle, K., & Cameron, R., & Johl, S. (2020). Making management controls inclusive: The importance of embedding Indigenous cultural values in the management controls of Australian organisations. CPA Australia $39,095.95 global research grant.
Research supervision
Burki, L. (In progress). The impact of technology on the evolution of university business models. ProfDoc.
Chugh, P. (completing in 2025). Impact of social innovation and social finance for economic development of isolated small communities. PhD
Kapp, M. (completing in 2025). WIL-Power: building socio-cultural capacity for Design students within Work Integrated Learning. PhD
Media
Monem, R., & McDonald, H. (2023, June 1). Closing the First Nations employment gap will take 100 years. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/closing-the-first-nations-employment-gap-will-take-100-years-205290
McDonald, H (Presenter). (2023, June 2). Afternoon Drive Show. [Radio Broadcast]. ABC News Radio.