Professor Diane Houston

Professor of Psychology and Dean of the Graduate School

Diane Houston

Research interests

  • Applied social psychology and its interface with sociology and social policy.
  • Theoretical approaches to women’s work participation, occupational segregation and career development.
  • Processes of discrimination, particularly sexism.
  • The ways in which different policy contexts shape gender equality and gender stereotyping.
  • Work-life balance and career consequences of flexible working.

Key Publications

Houston, D. M. (2007). Gender and social exclusion: Women’s marginal role in production and political engagement. In D. Abrams, J. Christian & D. Gordon (Eds.), The Multiprofessional Handbook of Social Exclusion Research (pp. 17-28).

Houston, D. M. (Ed.).(2005) Work Life Balance in the Twenty-First Century. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Houston, D.M. & Waumsley, J.A. (2003) Attitudes to Work and Family Life. JRF Policy Press. Bristol.

Houston, D.M. & Marks, G. (2003) The Role of Planning and Workplace Support in Returning to Work after Maternity Leave. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41, 197-214.