Derek R. Avery

Professor - C.T. Bauer Chair of Inclusive Leadership

Derek Avery

Bio

Derek R. Avery, Ph.D., is the C. T. Bauer Chair of Inclusive Leadership in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. Dr. Avery received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Rice University in 2001. His primary research interests are in workforce diversity (including, but not limited to racioethnicity, sex, age, experience, religion, and culture) and employee input mechanisms. He is perhaps best known for his work on diversity climates, which has established them as: (a) instrumental in reducing demographic differences in employee engagement, absenteeism, turnover, and individual performance and (b) key drivers of unit-level customer satisfaction and sales growth. He is an active member of the Academy of Management and a fellow of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and Association for Psychological Science. Presently, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology, the diversity and inclusion officer for SIOP, and has served on editorial boards of numerous top tier journals in recent years. His publications total more than 90 articles and chapters and this research, which has earned commendation from the Academy of Management, has appeared in various outlets such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Management and the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Research Interests

Workplace Diversity
Discrimination
Diversity Climate
Inclusive Leadership

Selected Publications

Avery, D. R., Hall, A. V., Preston, M., Ruggs, E. N., & Washington, E. (in press). Is justice colorblind? A review of workplace racioethnic differences through the lens of organizational justice. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior .
Luksyte, A., Unsworth, K. L., Avery, D. R., & Cordery, J. (in press). Gender differences in the relationship between presenteeism and extra-role behaviors. Journal of Organizational Behavior . DOI:10.1002/job.2651
Avery, D. R., Rhue, L. A., & McKay, P. F. (in press). Setting the stage for success: How participation diversity can help teams leverage racioethnic diversity. Journal of Management . DOI: 10.1177/01492063221082522
Miller, C. C., Chiu, S., Wesley, C. L., Vera, D., & Avery, D. R. (2022). Cognitive diversity at the strategic apex: Assessing evidence on the value of different perspectives and ideas among senior leaders. Academy of Management Annals , 16(2), 806-852. DOI: 10.5465/annals.2020.0387
Luksyte, A., Avery, D. R., Parker, S. K., Wang, L., Johnson, L., & Crepeau, L. (2022). Age diversity in teams: Examining the impact of the least agreeable member. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 43(3), 546-565. DOI: 10.1002/job.2570
Holmes, O., Jiang, K., Avery, D. R., McKay, P. F., Oh, I., & Tillman, J. (2021). A meta-analysis of 25 years of diversity climate research. Journal of Management , 47(6), 1357-1382. DOI: 10.1177/0149206320934547
Richard, O. C., Avery, D. R., Luksyte, A., Boncoeur, O. D., & Spitzmuller, C. M. (2019). Improving organizational newcomers' creative job performance through creative process engagement: The moderating role of a synergy diversity climate. Personnel Psychology , 72(3), 421-444. DOI: 10.1111/peps.12316
Hernandez, M., Avery, D. R., Volpone, S. D., & Kaiser, C. R. (2019). Bargaining while black: The role of race in salary negotiations. Journal of Applied Psychology , 104(4), 581-592. DOI: 10.1037/apl0000363

Academic Associations & Editorial Boards

Associate Editor, Journal of Business & Psychology
Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Fellow, Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Member, Academy of Management
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

Contact Info

Phone:: 713-743-7865
Email:: davery@uh.edu
Room:: MH 315N
Website:: No Web Site Currently