Elizabeth McDermott

Elizabeth McDermott is a Professor of Health Inequality at Lancaster University. Her research considers mental health inequality, with a focus on gender, social class and young people.

Elizabeth McDermott
Alma materLancaster University
Scientific career
InstitutionsLancaster University
ThesisHidden injuries, happy lives? : the influence of lesbian identity and social class on wellbeing (2002)

Early life and education

McDermott earned her doctoral degree at the Lancaster University, where she studied the influence of lesbian identity and social class on wellbeing.[1] She was a postdoctoral researcher on a project that looked to understand how people affected by cancer understood end of life issues.[2]

Research and career

In 2006 McDermott joined the University of York as an Assistant Professor.[3] She returned to Lancaster University in 2013. From 2014 McDermott led the Department of Health and Social Care study into LGBT youth suicide.[4][5] The research programme looked to understand why LGBT young people have a higher risk of suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.[5] The programme came to be known as Queer Futures,[6] and identified that 70% of young people have experienced discrimination or bullying related to their sexual orientation.[7] She also identified that 4 out of 5 young people hid their sexual orientation or gender identity, and those that hide their gender identity are almost two times as likely to self-harm.[8][7] The study contributed to the SAGE Encyclopaedia of LGBTQ Studies.[9] The LBGT youth suicide project expanded into the National Institute for Health Research Queer Futures 2,[10] which looks to improve the mental health provision for LGBT young people.[11] Queer Futures 2 partnered with The Blueprint study, which looked at community-based mental health provision.[12][13] McDermott has worked with the National Health Service to implement findings based on her research, including LGBT awareness training, remarking that ‘We need to provide safe and non-judgemental environments for young people to talk about their sexualities, and mental health services outside the clinical environment’.[14]

McDermot serves on the Board of Trustees of the Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations.[15]

Selected publications

Her publications include;

  • McDermott, Elizabeth; Roen, Katrina; Scourfield, Jonathan (2008-11-01). "Avoiding shame: young LGBT people, homophobia and self‐destructive behaviours". Culture, Health & Sexuality. 10 (8): 815–829. doi:10.1080/13691050802380974. ISSN 1369-1058. PMID 18975229. S2CID 2215912.
  • McDermott, Elizabeth; Graham, Hilary (2005-03-01). "Resilient Young Mothering: Social Inequalities, Late Modernity and the 'Problem' of 'Teenage' Motherhood". Journal of Youth Studies. 8 (1): 59–79. doi:10.1080/13676260500063702. ISSN 1367-6261. S2CID 144485496.
  • McDermott, Elizabeth (2006-05-01). "Surviving in Dangerous Places: Lesbian Identity Performances in the Workplace, Social Class and Psychological Health". Feminism & Psychology. 16 (2): 193–211. doi:10.1177/0959-353506062977. ISSN 0959-3535. S2CID 145145743.
  • McDermott, Elizabeth (8 April 2016). Queer youth, suicide and self-harm : troubled subjects, troubling norms. Roen, Katrina. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire. ISBN 978-1-137-00345-4. OCLC 946358035.

References
  1. McDermott, Elizabeth; University of Lancaster (2002). Hidden injuries, happy lives?: the influence of lesbian identity and social class on wellbeing. Lancaster: University of Lancaster. OCLC 498594891.
  2. "What are the views of people affected by cancer and other illnesses about end of life issues? professional and patient perspectives. - Research Portal | Lancaster University". www.research.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. "Dr. Elizabeth McDermott - Research Database, The University of York". pure.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. "Understanding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) - Health Sciences, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. "LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention Project V1". Health Research Authority. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. "Study aims to reduce self harm and suicide among LGBT young people". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. "Resources". Queer Futures. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. Dean, Erin (2016). "LGBT youth missing out on support". Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987). 30 (23): 22–3. doi:10.7748/ns.30.23.22.s22. PMID 26838632. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. The Sage encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies. Goldberg, Abbie E. Thousand Oaks, California. 13 April 2016. ISBN 978-1-4833-7131-3. OCLC 950971839.CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. "Project to improve mental health services for LGBTQ+ young people". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  11. Cultivate. "Why?". Queer Futures 2. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  12. "Home". Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  13. Cultivate. "Team". Queer Futures 2. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  14. "Oodles of evidence to lead change | The Psychologist". thepsychologist.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  15. "Meet The Board". www.consortium.lgbt. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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