Diane Houston
Diane Houston has research interests in the social and personal predictors of academic performance, processes of prejudice and discrimination, and theoretical approaches to women’s work participation and equality in the workplace.
Prior to her appointment at Birkbeck, Diane was the founding Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Kent, and before this, Head of the School of Psychology at Kent. Diane also spent three years (2003-2006) as Research and Strategy Advisor to the UK Government’s Women and Equality Unit as well as serving as academic advisor to the Women and Work Commission in 2006.
Since her appointment to Birkbeck, Diane has led an extensive review of student experience and academic performance (Student Experience Review 2017). She has been responsible for the introduction and development of a more flexible and blended approach to teaching and learning at Birkbeck as well the creation of the Digital Education Team. Diane is also leading on the portfolio and teaching model strand of the Vision 21-26 Strategy, and she is currently co-chair of the London Higher Teaching and Learning Network and a member of the Universities UK (UUK) Life Long Learning Advisory Group.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Person Perception
- Social Cognition
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Journal Articles:
- Andreopoulou, A., & Houston, D. M. (2002). The impact of collective self-esteem on intergroup evaluation: Self-protection and self-enhancement. Current Research in Social Psychology, 7, 234-256.
- Houston, D. M. (1995). Surviving a failure: Efficacy and a laboratory based test of the hopelessness model of depression. European Journal of Social Psychology, 25, 545-558.
- Houston, D. M. (1995). Vulnerability to depressive mood reactions: Retesting the hopelessness model of depression. British Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 293-302.
- Houston, D. M. (1994). Gloomy but smarter: The academic consequences of attributional style. British Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 433-441.
- Houston, D. M., & Allt, S. K. (1997). Psychological distress and error-making among junior house officers. British Journal of Health Psychology, 2, 141-151.
- Houston, D. M., & Andreopoulou, A. (2003). Tests of both corollaries of social identity theory's self-esteem hypothesis in a real group setting. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 357-370.
- Houston, D. M., Lloyd, K., Drysdale, S., & Farmer, M. (2001). The benefits of uncertainty: Changes in attitudes to the cervical screening programme following widespread publicity about screening errors. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 6, 107-113.
- 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.
- Houston, D. M., McKee, K. J., Carroll, L., & Marsh, H. (1998). Using humour to promote psychological well-being in residential homes for older people. Aging and Mental Health, 2(4), 328-332.
- Houston, D. M., McKee, K. J., & Wilson, J. (2000). Attributional style, efficacy and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22(4), 309-317.
- Marks, G., & Houston, D. M. (2002). Attitudes towards work and motherhood held by working and non-working mothers. Work Employment and Society, 16, 523-536.
- Marks, G., & Houston, D. M. (2002). The determinants of young women's intentions about education, career development and family life. Journal of Education and Work, 15, 321-336.
- McKee, K. J., Houston, D. M., & Barnes, S. (2002). Methods for assessing quality of life and well-being in frail older people. Psychology and Health, 17, 737-751.
- Ryckman, R. M., & Houston, D. M. (2003). Value priorities in American and British female and male university students. Journal of Social Psychology, 143, 127-138.
Diane Houston
Birkbeck Business School
University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London WC1E 7HX
United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 (0)20 3926 1740