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

Publications Before 2000

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.