Psychology

Profile

Background

I am a member of the Quality of Life, Health and Wellbeing Research Group in the Department of Psychology.  My teaching and research interests are mainly informed by Critical Disability Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis.  

Teaching responsibilities

He is the Course Leader for the MSc Applied Psychology of Intellectual Disabilities and also teaches on the BSc (Hons) Psychology .

Research Interest

Current research engagements include:
Men and Masculinities: Elderly men as carers of wives with dementia, Fathers of disabled sons and daughters, constructions of challenging behaviour in services for people with learning disabilities and Embodiment.

The academic attainments of student form Black and Ethnic Minority in Higher Education

My theoretical work relates to the concept of Empowerment

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Indicative Publications

Nunkoosing, K. & Haydon-Laurelut, M (2011).  Intellectual Disability Trouble. In D.A. Goodley; B. Hughes and L. Davies (Eds.). Disability and Social Theory.  London: Pelgrave

Nunkoosing, K. (2011).  Learning Disability: The social constructionist perspective.  In H. Atherton and D. Crickmore (Eds.). Learning Disabilities: Towards Inclusion.  London: Elsevier.

Nunkoosing, K. (2005).  The Problems with Interviews.  Qualitative Health Research 15(5), 698-706.

Knight, S.E., Vrij, A., Cherryman, J. & Nunkoosing, K. (2004).  Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind.  Anthrozoös, 17(1), 43-62.

Knight, S.E., Nunkoosing, K., Vrij, A., & Cherryman, J. (2003).  Using Grounded Theory to Examine People’s Attitudes Towards How Animals are Used.  Society & Animal, 11(4), 307-327.

Vrij, A., Patterson, B., Nunkoosing, K., & Soukara, S. (2003).  Perceived advantages and disadvantages of secret disclosure.  Personality and Individual Differences. 35, 593-602.

Vrij, A., Nunkoosing, K., Paterson, B., Oosterwegel, A. and Soukara, S. (2002).  Characteristics of Secrets and the Frequency, Reasons and Effects of Secrets Keeping and Disclosure.  Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 12, 56-70.

Nunkoosing, K.  (2000).  Constructing Learning Disability: Consequences for men and women with learning difficulties.  Journal of Learning Disabilities, 4, 1-14.

Nunkoosing, K.  (2000).  Le discours de gestion dans un centre de jour pour hommes et femmes handicapés mentaux, (Managerial discourses in a day service for men and women with learning difficulties.  Revue Européean du Handicap Mental, 21, 18-32.

Nunkoosing, K. and Phillips, D. (1999).  Supporting Families in the Early Education of Children with Special Needs: The perspective of Portage home visitors.  European Journal of Special Needs Education, 14, 198-211.

Nunkoosing, K. and John, M. (1997).  Friendships, Relationships and the Management of Rejection and Loneliness by People with Learning Disabilities.  Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1, 10-18.

Nunkoosing, K. (1996).  Empowerment: Meaning and Method in Portage Early Intervention.  In S. Cameron & M. White (Eds.) The Portage Early Intervention Model: Making the Difference for Families Across the World.  Winchester: International Portage Association.

Nunkoosing, K. (1995).  Learning Disability: Psychology’s contribution to diagnosis, assessment and treatment.  In R. Bull and D. Carson (Eds.) Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts.  Chichester: John Wiley.

Nunkoosing, K. (1995).  The Competencies of Specialist Nurses for People with Learning Disabilities.  Department of Health Learning Disability Nursing Project.  London: Department of Health.