Michael Flood

Who Michael Flood is

Professor Michael Flood is a Professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, where his research focuses on gender, sexuality, and interpersonal violence. He completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology and a PhD in Gender and Sexuality Studies at the Australian National University. He has published widely on men and masculinities, violence against women, violence prevention, male heterosexuality, fathering, and pornography, with over 48 journal articles, 30 book chapters, and 39 commissioned research monographs. He is the author of 'Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and the lead editor of 'The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities' (2007). He has spoken at UK health settings, including as a keynote at the CNWL Domestic Abuse Conference hosted by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in December 2023, and has argued that engaging men and boys as active participants is essential to the primary prevention of domestic and sexual violence.

References for this biography

1. 1.QUT Academic Profile – Professor Michael Flood — Current role, title, research fields, publication record, ARC Future Fellowship, and speaking engagements including CNWL NHS 2023
2. 2.QUT Centre for Justice – Michael Flood — Research focus on gender, sexuality and interpersonal violence; awards including 2006 NSW Violence Against Women Prevention Award; commissioned reports
3. 3.CNWL holds sixth annual Domestic Abuse Conference – CNWL NHS Foundation Trust — Confirms Flood as guest speaker at the 2023 CNWL Domestic Abuse Conference, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
4. 4.Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention – Springer Nature — Confirms sole-authored book published by Palgrave Macmillan and Flood's affiliation with QUT
5. 5.Michael Flood – The Conversation — Confirms title of Professor of Sociology at QUT and research on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention
6. 6.QUT School of Justice Staff Page — Confirms organisational email address m.flood@qut.edu.au and position as Professor in the School of Justice
7. 7.Prof Michael Flood – Now and Men podcast — Confirms LinkedIn URL and Twitter/X handle as belonging to Professor Michael Flood at QUT
8. 8.Building Better Men – QUT News — Confirms Flood completed BA (Hons) Sociology and PhD in Gender and Sexuality Studies at the Australian National University

Notable achievements

• Awarded ARC Future Fellowship (2015–2019) worth $640,275 for research on engaging men and boys in violence prevention Source ↗
• Author of 'Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), a sole-authored book on primary prevention of domestic and sexual violence Source ↗
• Received the 2006 NSW Violence Against Women Prevention Award for raising community and professional awareness of violence prevention Source ↗
• Keynote speaker at the CNWL Domestic Abuse Conference 2023, hosted by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, presenting on a public health approach to engaging men and boys in violence prevention Source ↗
• Co-authored a paper in The Lancet (2015) on changing social norms and reducing gender inequities as a paradigm shift in violence prevention Source ↗

What Michael Flood has said

• “Most men in Australia don't ever use domestic or sexual violence against women. But these are not the problems of a tiny minority of mad, bad men. They're actually problems of a significant minority of men, including men that you know and that are in our lives.”

  gender and sexuality expert at the Queensland University of Technology · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women ↗

Recent social activity

• The WiT Awards: Celebrating the extraordinary women, allies and organisations shaping the future of STEM in Queensland.  Join us for an unforgettable evening recognising excellence, innovation and impact, 29th Annual WiT Awards Gala Dinner, September 25 https://t.co/YXkWyp9cl9 https://t.co/RCrCSCIKaw

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• Lindsay Clancy’s case is a rorschach test Clancy’s case became a referendum on mothers, healthcare, and the status of women By Moira Donegan https://t.co/jxyMtySP7K

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Where Michael Flood has been quoted

1. Australia’s peak health body for men distances itself from conservative group’s International Men’s Day campaigntheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing womentheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• One Year On: How The Royal Foundation is strengthening suicide prevention support in the UKRoyal Foundation
• Norwich City teams up with The Royal Foundation to support suicide preventionNorwich City Football Club
• Licensable picture: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted its annual Out of the Darkness Walk on Oct. 10 in Staunton's Gypsy HillReuters Connect

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/m.flood
• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-flood-5b906713/published here ↗
• Xhttps://twitter.com/MichaelGLFloodpublished here ↗
• Websitehttps://xyonline.netpublished here ↗
• Press office emailm.flood@qut.edu.aupublished here ↗

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