Professor Michal Carrington serves as Professor in Marketing and Associate Dean (Research) in the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. She earned a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD, both from the University of Melbourne. Throughout her career at the University of Melbourne, Carrington has advanced from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer and now holds a professorial position with significant leadership responsibilities in research oversight for the faculty. She has also directed the Master of Professional Management program and contributes to executive education initiatives.

Carrington's research specializations encompass marketing ethics, marketing theory, strategic marketing, retail management and marketing, ethical consumption, consumer culture, and consumer behaviour. Her scholarship critically examines phenomena such as the ethical consumption intention-behaviour gap, consumer complicity in modern slavery within supply chains, violence and sacrifice in marketplaces, and justifications for exploitation in consumption practices. Key publications include 'Sacrifice and Violence in the Marketplace' (Marketing Theory, 2022), 'The Ideology of the Ethical Consumption Gap' (Marketing Theory, 2015), 'Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Research' (Journal of Business Ethics, 2021), 'Why Ethical Consumers Don't Walk Their Talk: Towards a Framework for Understanding the Gap Between the Ethical Purchase Intentions and Actual Buying Behaviour of Ethically Minded Consumers' (Journal of Business Ethics, 2010), and 'Lost in Translation: Exploring the Ethical Consumer Intention-Behavior Gap' (Journal of Business Research, 2010). With over 5,000 citations on Google Scholar, her work has substantially influenced discussions in marketing ethics and consumer behaviour studies. Carrington engages in public outreach through Pursuit articles on topics like modern slavery in Australia, rebelling against exploitation, and the changing face of shopping due to technology. She is affiliated with the University of Melbourne's Sustainability Hub.

Professional Email: michal.carrington@unimelb.edu.au