Dr. Serena Haines

Beruflicher Abschluss

• 2021-2025, Psychology Doctoral Degree Program (PhD; Summa cum laude); Czech Academy of Sciences & Masaryk University, Czechia. Title of PhD thesis: "From stereotypes to solutions: Pathways to supporting men in early childhood education and care"
• 2015-2019, Master of Science (MSc; Psychology); University of Bern, Switzerland
• 2011-2014, Bachelor of Psychology (BPsyc; Honours, First Class); Flinders University, Australia

Fachliche Schwerpunkte

• Stereotypes and social norms
• Men and masculinities
• Gender and language
• Gender equality in early childhood education and care

Berufspraxis

• 2025 - Present, Scientific Researcher in the Competence Centre for Mental Health, Department of Health, OST - Eastern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• 2021 - 2024, Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia
• 2016 - 2020, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland

Fachzeitschrift

• Haines, S., Sczesny, S. & Graf, S. (2025). Who Cares? Stereotypes of and Support for Men Working in Childcare. Sex Roles 91,19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-025-01559-5
• Haines, S., Nater, C., & Sczesny, S. (2024). Creating a system that cares: A PRISMA review and road map to increase men’s representation in early childhood education and care, Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000486
• Haines, S., Nater, C., & Sczesny, S. (2023). Overcoming barriers to increase men's representation in early childhood education and care, ChildLinks, 19-23. https://shop.barnardos.ie/products/ebook-childlinks-men-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-issue-2-2023
• Sczesny, S., Nater, C., & Haines, S. (2022). Perceived to be incompetent, but not a risk: Why men are evaluated as less suitable for childcare work than women, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52(8), 693-703. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12845