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Professor Etlyn Kenny is a full-time Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Business School. She is a member of the Organisations, Work and Employment Group and actively contributes to research, teaching, and PhD supervision. She teaches on the MSc Human Resource Management and Executive MBA programmes, and supervises several PhD students, both full-time and part-time.
Education:
- BSc (Hons) Human Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham
- MSc Occupational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London
- PhD Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London
Her research centres on employee diversity and organisational careers, with a focus on how demographic factors such as ethnicity, gender, and social class influence workplace experiences and career progression. She investigates how minority ethnic employees navigate organisational structures, the challenges women face in male-dominated fields like technology, and how social class affects access to elite careers. Her work spans sectors including the military, civil service, investment banking, media, and healthcare.
The most recent 15 publications reveal a consistent scholarly trajectory in organizational psychology, diversity, and inclusion. Her research increasingly integrates identity work, stereotype threat, and intersectionality, with methodological rigor in qualitative and theoretical frameworks. Key themes include identity salience, panethnicity, and gender dynamics in IT, published in leading journals such as Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Human Relations, and Academy of Management Learning & Education.
Professional Recognition and Memberships:
- Chartered Psychologist, Division of Occupational Psychology, British Psychological Society
- Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy
- Member, British Academy of Management
- Member, European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Member, American Academy of Management
Professor Kenny has secured research funding from the ESRC, British Academy, and UK Government, and currently serves as Principal Investigator on an ESRC-funded project examining the career transitions of minority ethnic doctors. She also holds external examining roles at the University of Liverpool and Swansea University, contributing to academic quality assurance across institutions.
She advises multiple PhD students and contributes to knowledge dissemination through blogs, policy reports (e.g., for the Social Mobility Commission), and conference presentations at major events like the Academy of Management and British Psychological Society conferences. Her work bridges academic research and practical human resource strategies to foster equitable workplaces.
