Dr Doirean Wilson


Dr Doirean Wilson
NameDr Doirean Wilson
Job titleAssociate Professor in Human Resource Management
Research institute
Primary appointmentStrategy, Leadership & Operations
Email addressdoirean1@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-7804
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

Dr Doirean Wilson, is a Strategic HRM Senior Lecturer in the Strategy Leadership and Operations department at Middlesex University London. Her area of focus is Diversity Practice and Community Engagement. Doirean is included in the esteemed HR Most Influential Top Thinkers List for 2023, due to what was described as her “valuable contributions and profound insights” which has “truly distinguished” her “as an influential thought leader in the field of HR”. Doirean is the UK Country Chair of the Higher Education Wing of G100, an eminent group of 100 women world leaders, including Nobel Laureates, former Heads of States, Ministers, Businesswomen, Corporate and Community Leaders, who are engaged with diversity and inclusion, with the expertise and experience to develop a Vision Document that will provide suggestions and recommendations to institutions such as the UN and Governments worldwide. 

Doirean is also a multiple award-winning Diversity Expert, and former Diversity Lead, and Co-Chair of the Anti-Racism-Network at Middlesex. She is a qualified Coach who is a Member of the European Mentoring Coaching & Counselling (EMCC) Global UK. Doirean Chair’s the Nubian Jak Community Trust, a commemorative organisation that recognises contributions made to the British society by people of African and African-Caribbean. She is also a Patron of the Wilkes Education Scholarship Trust (WEST) that provides grant awards to university students of African and African-Caribbean heritage.

She has supervised several Post Graduate Research Students, and more recently, Co-supervised a Doctoral student by Public Works to completion, whose topic was "Social Justice Journalism: Valorising and empowering the experiences of ‘the Other’" Date of Award: 21st April 2023

Doirean holds a Doctorate in Professional Practice (D. Prof Professional Practice), an MA in Human Resource Management (MAHRM), a Diploma in Coaching Professional, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education (PG Cert FE). She is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD), Fellow of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (FCUSP), and Fellow of the European SPES Institute.

Key Expertise

Doirean's areas of expertise include Cultural Diversity, Inclusion, Community Engagement, Coaching and Mentoring, Human Resource Management, Business Consulting, Leadership and Management, Gender Disparity, Organisational Behaviour, Personal Effectiveness

Teaching

Doirean has led nine postgraduate programmes, including the Executive MBA and. the MA HRM Work Based Learning Programme. She has also led twenty-three modules that includes the three that she currently leads, which are MBS3013 `Consulting to Organisations`, HRM3218 `Coaching and Mentoring` and the HRM3017 `Equality, Diversity and Inclusion` module that she wrote from the findings of her diversity research. These latter two modules are also delivered in the university's overseas campus in Dubai.  

Employment

Business Consultant and Trainer
Self Employed
08 Oct 1994
01 Oct 2001
Jobs Matching Officer (Civil Servant)
Civil Service - based at Leytonstone Job Centre in East London
10 Apr 1994
30 Sept 1994
Jobs Search Seminar and Jobs Review Workshop Tutor
Based in Kirkdale House in East London
10 Oct 1993
23 Sept 1994
Jobs Matching Officer (Civil Servant)
Civil Service - based at Leytonstone Job Centre in East London
01 Nov 1992
06 Sept 1994
Freelance Business Consultant
Black Variety Television
15 Nov 1990
08 Aug 1992
Business Training Coordinator
Community Enterprise Development Agency
11 Apr 1987
17 Oct 1990
Community Projects Leader
Afro-Caribbean Management Project
10 May 1986
01 Apr 1987
Community Placement Project Manager
Mutual Aid Centre Managing Agency
04 Nov 1985
Drop-in Advice Centre Supervisor
Venture Development Agency
16 Oct 1982
01 Nov 1985
Tabloid Journalist
West Indian World Publications
25 Nov 1979
12 Oct 1982

Education and qualifications

Grants

Prizes and Awards

Evidence to public body

Trust in the Police
POST (Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology)
25 Apr 2023

Contributed to POST policy briefing paper on Trust in the Police across England and Wales.

https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0693/
Cultural Awareness Diversity Project for the Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
17 Jul 2020

Drew on findings from research to identify cultural meanings of respect and how these meanings manifest in behaviours. This was in addition to findings from narratives based on the personal experiences of unconscious bias and police stop-and-searches. These findings were presented in the `Diversity Awareness Culturally Inclusive Toolkit for Policing` written, in addition to the `Document of Policing Information`. Findings from the narratives provided were also used to create a two-part cultural awareness video re-enacting the real-life unconscious bias scenarios and the stop-and-search scenarios. This diversity project work has now been incorporated in the MPS London Curriculum EDI training initiative for all Officers in excess of 15,000.

https://touch.policeoracle.com/news/article.cfm?id=105529

External activities

External Examiner
External Examiner

External Examiner for the University of London Worldwide, MSc & PG Diploma in Organisational Psychology and HRM International programmes University of London Worldwide.

22 Nov 2021
30 Nov 2023

Co-investigator
Co-investigator on funded research projects

Social Enterprise as a Catalyst for Sustainable and Healthy Local Food Systems, UKRI (UK Research & Innovation) Transforming UK Food Systems, Strategic Priorities Fund. This was a successful bid as confirmed March 2022

22 Mar 2022

Research outputs

“A place for learning that feels like home”: Meeting diverse students learning needs to promote business sustainability

Wilson, D. 2024. “A place for learning that feels like home”: Meeting diverse students learning needs to promote business sustainability. in: Del Baldo, M., Baldarelli, M-G. and Righini, E. (ed.) Place Based Approaches to Sustainability Volume 1: Ethical and Spiritual Foundations of Sustainability Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan.

Diversity showreel, Annual Learning and Teaching Conference

Wilson, D. 2014. Diversity showreel, Annual Learning and Teaching Conference. Middlesex University Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2014: Creative Curriculum. London, UK 10 Jul 2014

Spirituality and fashion

Wilson, D. 2019. Spirituality and fashion. in: Zsolnai, L. and Flanagan, B. (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions Routledge. pp. 356-362

Promoting cultural awareness: a means of managing cultural diversity

Wilson, D. 2019. Promoting cultural awareness: a means of managing cultural diversity. in: Özbilgin, M., Bartels-Ellis, F. and Gibbs, P. (ed.) Global Diversity Management: A Fusion of Ideas, Stories and Practice Switzerland Springer International Publishing. pp. 145-157

If you were me and I were you!

Wilson, D. 2018. If you were me and I were you!

For richer or poorer in sickness for wealth: what price consumerism?

Wilson, D. 2017. For richer or poorer in sickness for wealth: what price consumerism? in: Jakobsen, O. and Zsolnai, L. (ed.) Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business United Kingdom Emerald Publishing Limited.

Maintaining 'respect for spirituality' in a secular work environment: a biographical account of the career-life journey of a black female practitioner of declared faith

Wilson, D. 2017. Maintaining 'respect for spirituality' in a secular work environment: a biographical account of the career-life journey of a black female practitioner of declared faith. in: Nandram, S. and Bindlish, P. (ed.) Managing VUCA Through Integrative Self-Management: How to Cope with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Organizational Behavior Springer. pp. 81-106

Art-based business

Zsolnai, L. and Wilson, D. 2016. Art-based business. Journal of Cleaner Production. 135, pp. 1534-1538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.056

A hierarchy of respect: authority and dominance in the human and animal kingdom

Wilson, D. 2015. A hierarchy of respect: authority and dominance in the human and animal kingdom. Human Resource Management International Digest. 23 (5), pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-06-2015-0104

Diversity and inclusion depend on effective engagementIt is everyone’s business to ensure that progress is maintained

Sanyal, C., Wilson, D., Sweeney, C., Smith-Rachele, J., Kaur, S. and Yates, C. 2015. Diversity and inclusion depend on effective engagementIt is everyone’s business to ensure that progress is maintained. Human Resource Management International Digest. 23 (5), pp. 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2015-0087

Learning from the real

Hartog, M., Frame, P., Rigby, C. and Wilson, D. 2013. Learning from the real. in: Bilham, T. (ed.) For the Love of Learning: Innovations from Outstanding University Teachers Palgrave Teaching and Learning. pp. 204-211

'Respect me: respect self' - the key to improved global relationships.

Wilson, D., Hartog, M. and Frame, P. 2009. 'Respect me: respect self' - the key to improved global relationships. 5th Annual Conference of the European SPES Forum: Respect and Economic Democracy. Catania, Italy, 17 - 19 Apr 2009

Harnessing respect for developing an effective organizational culture.

Wilson, D. 2010. Harnessing respect for developing an effective organizational culture. 11th International Human Resource Management Conference. Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK 09 - 12 Jun 2010

What's respect got to do with It?

Wilson, D. 2010. What's respect got to do with It? Middlesex University Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2010. London, UK 05 Jul 2010 Middlesex University Research Repository.

Respect for cultural diversity in a global society: promoting international harmonious working relationships.

Wilson, D., Frame, P. and Hartog, M. 2009. Respect for cultural diversity in a global society: promoting international harmonious working relationships. 6th International conference of the Dutch HRM network: diversity in international perspectives.. VU University, Amsterdam Nov 2009 Emerald.

What price respect: exploring the notion of respect in a 21st century global learning environment

Wilson, D. 2010. What price respect: exploring the notion of respect in a 21st century global learning environment. Contemporary Issues in Education Research. 3 (1), pp. 95-106. https://doi.org/10.19030/cier.v3i1.166

Developing personal and professional competencies

Wilson, D. and Middlesex University Business School 2008. Developing personal and professional competencies. Maidenhead McGraw Hill.

Equality and diversity

Wilson, D., Flynn, M. and Frame, P. 2008. Equality and diversity. in: Muller-Camen, M., Croucher, R. and Leigh, S. (ed.) Human resource management: a case study approach London Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. pp. 91-110

Relationship between respect and culture: a classroom learning context

Wilson, D. 2007. Relationship between respect and culture: a classroom learning context.

Productive Diversity: capitalising on human resources: how can we harness our knowledge of diversity?

Frame, P., Hartog, M. and Wilson, D. 2005. Productive Diversity: capitalising on human resources: how can we harness our knowledge of diversity? International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. 4, pp. 927-934.

Gender impact on Chinese negotiation: some key issues for Western negotiators

Woo, H., Wilson, D. and Liu, J. 2001. Gender impact on Chinese negotiation: some key issues for Western negotiators. Women in Management Review. 16 (7), pp. 349-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006116
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