Kenisha Linton

Dr Kenisha Linton PhD, MSc, BBA, SFHEA, Academic MCIPD

Associate Professor of Management (Teaching and Scholarship)

Dr Kenisha Linton joined the University of Greenwich in spring 2016. She obtained her PhD in Management at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2014. Her research examines equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in organisations, and she has worked with various organisations, such as the police services in England, the NHS, UK civil service, school and higher education institutions, to examine EDI issues and provide a context-based approach to managing equality and diversity in the workplace.

Kenisha is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE), an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), a member of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), and a Fellow of the Institute for Educational and Social Equity.

Business and management

Business and management studies Social work and social policy

Awards

2021 - Student-Led Learning & Teaching Award – University of Greenwich, London

2019 - Student-Led Learning & Teaching Award (finalist) – University of Greenwich, London

2018 - Student-Led Learning & Teaching Award (shortlisted) – University of Greenwich, London

2017 - Student-Led Learning & Teaching Award (shortlisted) – University of Greenwich, London

2015 - Student-Led Learning & Teaching Award (finalist) - Kingston University, London

2007 - International Research Scholarship – University of London

Recognition
  • Guest Editor - Educational Management Administration & Leadership (EMAL) Journal, Special Issue on Race & Educational Leadership, July 2021.
  • Associate Editor - Equity in Education & Society, SAGE Publications Inc.
  • Academic MCIPD, Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Member, European Academy of Management (EURAM)
  • Associate, Education Equity Services (EES), United Kingdom
  • Affiliate Member, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Centre for Research in Employment and Work (CREW), University of Greenwich
  • The British Academy of Management (BAM) – Ordinary Member
  • Member, European Group for Organisational Studies (EGOS)
  • International Member, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Research / Scholarly interests

Kenisha’s research examines the experiences of women and minority ethnic employees in various organisational contexts, such as the police service, NHS, education, and the UK civil service. Her work promotes a context-based approach to understanding and managing equality, diversity and inclusion at work. Kenisha also conducts research on the experiences and outcomes of minority ethnic students and staff in UK higher education institutions. Kenisha is engaged in various collaborative research projects in the areas of human resource management; equality, diversity and inclusion; and cross-cultural management.

Key funded projects

2022

Project title: EDI & Anti-racism Culture Review, Queen Margaret University, Scotland. Co-I (with Professor Paul Miller and Dr Leroi Henry).

2021

Project title: On the frontline – low-paid workers in health and social care during Covid-19. Research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Co-I (with Professor Sian Moore, Dr Leroi Henry and Dr Nigel Carter).

2021

Project title: A review of equality and diversity within the University’s recruitment and selection, promotion and disciplinary processes at Manchester Metropolitan University.  Co-I (with Professor Paul Miller and Dr Leroi Henry).

2020

Project title: Minority ethnic staff representation and experiences in the British Council. Co-I (with Professor Paul Miller and Dr Leroi Henry).

2019

Project title: Tracking the impact of the Inclusive Curriculum Framework (ICF) on student success, PI (with Dr Leroi Henry). Funded by the University of Greenwich.

2017

Project title: A national study on senior women in policing (UK). Results presented at the Senior Women in Policing Conference (Brighton, November 22, 2017). Co-I (with Prof. Jennifer Brown (LSE), Prof. Jenny Fleming (Southampton), and Dr Marisa Silvestri (Kent).

Recent publications
  • Maylor U, Roberts L, Linton K, Arday J. (2021) Race and educational leadership: The influence of research methods and critical theorising in understanding representation, roles and ethnic disparities. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 49(4):553-564. doi:10.1177/17411432211022770
  • Brown, J.; Fleming, F.; Silvestri, M.; Linton, K.; and Gousetti, I. (2018) Implications of police occupational culture in discriminatory experiences of senior women in police forces in England and Wales, Policing and Society: VOL. 29, NO. 2, 121–136. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2018.1540618
  • Wolfram, H.; Linton, K.; McDuff, N. (2018) Ethnic harassment, ethnic identity centrality, and well-being. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Volume 5, Issue 5, pp 1118–1130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0461-6
  • Linton, K.T. (2014) ‘Perspectives on workforce diversity: a context-based approach to understanding diversity and equality in the police service’. Thesis (PhD) Royal Holloway, University of London.

Research Reports:

  • Moore, S.; Henry, L.; Linton, K.; Carter, N. (2021) “On the frontline – low-paid workers in health and social care during Covid-19”. Research report for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
  • Miller, P.; Linton, K.; Henry, L. (2021) ‘A review of equality and diversity within the University’s recruitment and selection, promotion and disciplinary processes’. Unpublished report for Manchester Metropolitan University.
  • Miller, P., Henry, L.; Linton, K., and Sriskantharajah, J. (2020) “Minority ethnic staff representation and the experiences in the Cultural Engagement SBU at the British Council” – Unpublished report for the British Council.

Presentations
  • Linton, K. and Henry, L. (2022) ‘Inclusive assessment: meeting the needs of a diverse student population through embedded assessment support and accessible feedback’. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Linton, K.  and Petrov, G. (2021) ‘Leadership challenges in closing the BAME awarding gap in UK universities’. In: 13th-14th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference, 12 -14 July 2021, IOP, University of Bern, Switzerland.
  • Linton, K. (2018) ‘The dual perspective on workforce diversity: contextual mediators and implications for police work’. In: European Academy of Management, 19-22 June 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Linton, K.; McDuff, N. and Wolfram, H. (2018) ‘The ethnicity attainment gap in higher education: from neutrality to deficiency to institutional action', Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, 16-18 August 2018, Université de Montréal, Canada.
  • Linton, K. (2017) Understanding the dual perspectives on workforce diversity in a British police service. In: Academy of Management Meeting, August 2017, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Linton, K. (2017) Perspectives on gender inclusion at work: case of a British police service. In: Critical Management Studies Conference July 2017, Liverpool UK.
  • Linton, K. (2015) Perspectives on Workforce Diversity: A Context-Based Approach to Understanding Diversity and Equality in the Police Service. In: Global Equality and Diversity in Business: Experiencing Diversity in the Workplace, 25 November 2015, Canary Wharf, London.
  • Linton, K.; McDuff, N. and Wolfram, H. (2014) Barriers and challenges faced by BME student and staff in higher education: implications for equality. In: 5th Annual Faculty Conference, Business and Law, 9-10 June 2014, Kingston University, London.