Refereed journal articles
Álvarez, Inma; Tipi, Nicoleta; O’Connor, Gráinne; O’Dell, Lindsay; Bowes-Catton, Helen and Luck, Rachael (2026). ‘I’m not a caseworker, nor a carer, nor a support worker’: supervising doctoral researchers with disabilities, long-term health conditions and/or additional study needs. Studies in Higher Education https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2026.2628875
O’Connor, G., O’Dell, L., Alvarez, I., Tipi, N., Bowes-Catton, H., Luck, R. (2024), “I just filled out a form” Experiences of Doctoral Students with Disabilities, Long-term Health Conditions and/or Additional Study Needs” to Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research https://sjdr.se/articles/10.16993/sjdr.1104
Bowes-Catton, H. (2021) ‘This magical place’: understanding BiCon 2008 as a heterotopic place-event. Sexualities 24 (7), 851-873 https://doi.org/10.1177%2F13634607211035111
Bowes-Catton, H., Brewis, J., Clarke, C., Drake D.H., Gilmour A., Penn A. (2021) Talkin’ ’bout a revolution? From quiescence to resistance in the contemporary university. Management Learning 51 (4), 378-397 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1350507620925633
Barker M., Yockney J., Richards C., Jones R.L., Bowes-Catton H., Plowman T. (2012) Guidelines for researching and writing about bisexuality. Journal of Bisexuality 12 (3), 376-392
Barker M., Richards C., Bowes-Catton H. (2009) “All the world is queer save thee and me…”: Defining queer and bi at a Critical Sexology seminar. Journal of Bisexuality 9 (3-4), 363-379
Barker M., Bowes-Catton H., Iantaffi A., Cassidy A., Brewer L. (2008) British bisexuality: a snapshot of bisexual representations and identities in the United Kingdom. Journal of Bisexuality 8 (1-2), 141-162
Bowes-Catton H. (2007) Resisting the binary: Discourses of identity and diversity in bisexual politics 1988-1996. Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review, 8 (1), 58-70
Books
Bowes-Catton, H., McLelland, K.J.R., Jen, S. (in prep) The Routledge International Handbook of Bisexuality. London: Routledge
Book chapters
Bowes-Catton H., Barker M., Richards C. (2021) ‘I didn’t know that I could feel this relaxed in my body’: Using visual methods to research bisexual people’s embodied experiences of identity and space. In Reavey, P. (ed) A Handbook of Visual Methods in Psychology. London: Routledge
Bowes-Catton H., Barker M., Richards C. (2011) ‘I didn’t know that I could feel this relaxed in my body’: Using visual methods to research bisexual people’s embodied experiences of identity and space. In Reavey, P. (ed) Visual Methods in Psychology: using and interpreting images in qualitative research. London: Routledge, pp. 255–270.
Barker M., Richards C., Bowes-Catton H. (2009) “All the world is queer save thee and me…”: Defining queer and bi at a Critical Sexology seminar. In Alexander, J. and d’Onofrio, A. (Eds.) (2012) Bisexuality and Queer Theory- intersections, connections and challenges. London/New York: Routledge, pp. 171-188
Barker, M., Richards, C. & Bowes-Catton, H. (2012). Visualising experience: Using creative research methods with members of sexual communities. In Phellas, C. (Ed.) Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities. Farnham: Ashgate.
Barker, M., Richards, C. & Bowes-Catton, H. (2012). Visualising experience: Using creative research methods with members of sexual communities. In Phellas, C. (Ed.) Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities. Farnham: Ashgate.Bowes-Catton H., Hayfield N. (2015) Bisexuality. In The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender, 42-59. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Reports and guidelines
O’Dell, L., Alvarez Puente, I., Bowes-Catton, H., O’Connor, G. and Tipi, N. (2025) 7 steps to equity for disabled doctoral students: Recommendations from Disabled Students UK and The Open University. Available at: https://ukcge.ac.uk/resources/resource-library/7-steps-to-equity-for-disabled-doctoral-students-recommendations-from-disabled-students-uk-and-the-open-university
Barker, M., Richards, C., Jones, R.L., Bowes-Catton, H., Plowman, T. Yockney, J. Morgan, M. (2012a) The Bisexuality Report Centre for Identities, Citizenship and Governance/Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University.
Barker, M., Richards, C., Jones, R.L., Bowes-Catton, H., Plowman, T. Yockney, J. Morgan, M. (2012b) Informe de Bisexualidad: Inclusión bisexual en la igualdad y diversidad LGTB Centre for Identities, Citizenship and Governance/Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University.
Barker, M., Jones, R., Plowman, T., Bowes-Catton, H., Plowman, T. Yockney, J., and Morgan, M. (2012c). ‘Il rapporto sulla bisessualità: l’inclusione bisessuale nell’eguaglianza e nella diversità LGBT’ (Lieviti, trans.) Centro per la Cittadinanza, le Identità e la Governance e Facultà della Salute e dell’Assistenza Sociale, The Open University.
Barker, M., Yockney, J., Richards, C., Jones, R., Bowes-Catton, H., and Plowman, T. (2011) ‘Guidelines for researching and writing on bisexuality’
Keynote addresses and invited presentations
Bowes-Catton, H. (2015) ‘A place to be all of me? Experiences of inclusion and exclusion in a bi community space.’ Invited presentation at The Open University Belfast as part of Belfast Pride week.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2014) ‘What next for bi research in the UK?’ Keynote address at BiReCon, Leeds, July 2014.
Bowes-Catton, H., Jones, R. (2011) ‘Bi the way: Exploring bisexual identities’. Invited workshop delivered at NASUWT LGBT consultation conference, Birmingham, February 2011.
Public engagement and media appearances
Cook, R. (2026) ‘Benedict Bridgerton is a messy bisexual – and old tropes work’, Metro, 8 February. Available at: https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/08/benedict-bridgerton-a-messy-bisexual-old-trope-works-26739917/
Jones, R., Bowes-Catton, H., Jen, S. (2024) ‘ThinkBites Episode 3 Parts 1 and 2 Researching bisexuality and queerness across generations’ [Podcast] The Sex, Research and Resistance Podcast, 16 January 2024. Available at: https://wels.open.ac.uk/research/projects/reproduction-sexualities-and-sexual-health-research-group/podcast
Bowes-Catton, H. (2019) Interviewed by Will Chalk ‘Battling to be bi’ [Documentary] BBC Newsbeat, 25 March 2019. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/newsbeat-47680969
Bowes-Catton, H., Byrne, S. (2018) Bisexual awareness: problem solved? [Blog post] Palgrave.com, June 2018. Available at: https://communities.springernature.com/posts/bisexual-awareness-problem-solved-831a5f97-3e1b-4b3a-a5e9-7b63bc7256c0
Bowes-Catton, H. (2016) Interviewed by Evan Davies Newsnight BBC 2, 06 October 2016
Doctoral thesis
Bowes-Catton, H. (2015) ‘Like a playground should be?’ Experiencing and producing bi subjectivities in bisexual space. PhD thesis, School of Psychology and Counselling, The Open University. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.0000c67a
Selected conference papers, seminars and workshops
Bowes-Catton, H., O’Connor, G., Alvarez, I., O’Dell, L., Rimmer, M., Tipi, N. (2026) ‘Removing barriers for disabled doctoral students: seven steps to equity’ Vitae International Researcher Development Conference, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, September 2026.
Martin, N., Krupa, J., Bowes-Catton, H., Alvarez,I., Clegg, D., O’Connor, G., O’Dell, L., Rimmer,M., Tipi,N. (2025) ‘The inclusive doctoral journey, pre entry to post exit’ 3rd UK Council for Graduate Education Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research, University of Leeds, November 2025.
Martin,N., O’Dell,L., Krupka, J., Alvarez,I., O’Connor,G, Rimmer,M., Tipi,N., Bowes-Catton, H. & Clegg,D. (2025) ‘The inclusive doctoral journey.’ Nordic Network of Disability Research Conference, University of Helsinki, Finland, May 2025.
Bowes-Catton, H., O’Connor, G., O’Dell, L., Alvarez, I., Tipi, N., Luck, R. (2024) ‘I’ve learned that I function as the sort of interface’: Supporting disabled PGRs to navigate the ‘faceless monster’ of university systems and processes. British Psychological Society Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Conference, Birmingham, July 2024
O’Dell, L., O’Connor, G., Tipi, N. Alvarez, I., Bowes-Catton, H., Luck, R., Haslam, S. (2022) ‘Exploring ways to improve accessibility and outcomes for doctoral students with disabilities and/or with long-term health conditions’, UK Council for Graduate Education Annual Conference, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, July 2022
Bowes-Catton, H. (2023) POWES as a heterotopia- looking askance at the neoliberal academy British Psychological Society Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Conference, Windsor, July 2023
West, K., Bowes-Catton H. (2016) ‘The naked truth? A large-scale qualitative investigation of experiences of naturism’. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section, Cardiff, September 2016.
Applebee, J., Bowes-Catton H. (2016) ‘Hemmed in and weeded out- Bisexual people of colour and the BiCon experience’. Paper presented at EuroBiReCon, Amsterdam, July 2016.
Bowes-Catton H. (2016) ‘There are Neds and chavs and people out there: Classed and racialised Others in articulations of bisexual subjectivity’ Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association, Birmingham, April 2016
Bowes-Catton, H. (2010) “It’s like a playground should be”: Visualising experiences of bisexual space. Paper presented at International BiReCon conference on research into bisexuality, London, August 2010.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2009) “‘I didn’t know that I could feel this relaxed in my body’: Using visual and creative methods to research bisexual people’s embodied experiences of identity and space.’ Paper presented at LGBT Lives Seminar 3, Aberdeen, October 2009.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2009) “‘I didn’t know that I could feel this relaxed in my body’: Using visual and creative methods to research bisexual people’s embodied experiences of identity and space.’ Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association, Cardiff, October 2009.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2008) ‘”It feels good, you know?” Using visual methods to research embodied experiences of identity in bisexual spaces’ Presentation at the BiReCon conference on research into bisexuality, Leicester, August 2008.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2007) ‘Swordfighting, drag kings and cuddles: embodying identity in a spectacular bisexual space’ Presentation at the Critical Sexology ‘International Approaches to Bisexuality’ seminar, London, 7 November 2007.
Bowes-Catton, H. (2006) ‘Becoming visible: bisexual identity in the UK’. Presentation at the British Psychological Society Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section Conference, London, 2 December 2006.
