Kerry Chamberlain

Kerry Chamberlain is a Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. He is a critical health psychologist who has been prominent internationally in promoting qualitative research within health psychology. His main research interests include health in everyday life and understanding of disadvantage.[2]

Kerry Chamberlain
Chamberlain in 2007
OccupationProfessor
Known forResearch into health and everyday life
Academic background
EducationMA
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
Academic work
Doctoral studentsAntonia Lyons[1]
Notable worksQualitative Health Psychology: Theories and Methods, Existential Meaning: Optimizing Human Development Across the Life Span, Health Psychology: A Critical Introduction

Career

Chamberlain has an MA from University of Canterbury, New Zealand.[3] Chamberlain has published extensively on qualitative research, health psychology and quality of life.[4] His research interests include:

  • food and health
  • media and health
  • the meanings of medication
  • everyday illness

"He utilises mainly qualitative research methodologies in his research, predominantly critical discursive approaches, and innovative approaches, such as photo-elicitation, diaries, maps, and the use of material objects like personal possessions and photographs, to reveal the materiality and social practices of everyday life."[3] He has received a Marsden grant to fund his research of the social meaning of medications.[5]

Chamberlain was one of the founding members, and as of 2018 is the Communication Co-ordinator of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology.[6] In 2011, he became a Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society.[7] He "was awarded the fellowship in recognition of his research publications in health psychology, his work in establishing health psychology in New Zealand, his contributions to establishing and developing the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, and his support of the activities of the European Health Psychology Society." Chamberlain is the associate editor of the society's journal Psychology and Health.[8]

NZ Skeptics

Chamberlain was one of the seven founding members of NZ Skeptics. The organisation was founded on February 6, 1986, at University of Canterbury.[9]

References
  1. Lyons, Antonia Catherine (1996). Constructing the self : conversations and cardiovascular reactivity : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University (Doctoral thesis). Massey University.
  2. "Kerry Chamberlain | Massey University - Academia.edu". massey.academia.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. "Critical and Discursive Psychology at Massey University". tur-www1.massey.ac.nz. Massey University School of Psychology. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. See Antonia C. Lyons & Kerry Chamberlain (2006). Health psychology: A critical introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  5. "Massey Expertise Search". Massey University. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. "International Society of Critical Health Psychology: Committees". Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  7. "Honorary Fellows". European Health Psychology Society. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. "Psychologist recognised by European health body - Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Massey University. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  9. "Our History". NZ Skeptics. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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