Researchers

Dr. Michael Flood

Professor Michael Flood is an internationally recognised researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Flood has driven community and policy attention to the goal of fostering healthier and more gender-equitable lives for boys and men. His work has informed both the international development of this field and the practices and programs it adopts. Flood’s scholarship and public education are widely used and highly cited reference points for violence prevention work with men and boys. Flood’s work has shaped international policy and programming frameworks on men, gender and violence and standards for practice. Professor Flood is the author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention (2019), co-author of Masculinity and Violent Extremism (2022), and the lead editor of Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality (2015) and The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007). Michael has had a life-long involvement in advocacy in support of gender equality and social justice.