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Scholarly biography
Carl Walker is a community psychologist from the University of Brighton and course leader in the MA Community Psychology. He is on the British Psychological Society National Community Psychology section committee. Recently he co-founded the national group ‘Psychologists against Austerity’ and his recent research involves action research projects on wellbeing drawing on statactivist techniques. Carl’s main research interests include exploring the relations between debt, inequality and mental health and the use of community initiatives to work toward addressing mental health needs. He has used a range of social science methodologies to engage in collaborative, multi-stakeholder evaluations in the fields of health, mental health and wellbeing, disability, care and debt. In recent years he has established evaluation partnerships with a range of local groups including Local Authority, NHS and VCS organisations, including Community Works, MAS, The Richmond Fellowship, Amaze, Mindout and Mind in Brighton in Hove. This has involved more straightforward service evaluations as well as developing more complex, multiagency collaborative impact work.
Approach to teaching
I am course leader for the MA Community Psychology and teach mainly in the following areas
- Research methodology and analysis
- Psychology and mental health
- Applied psychology
- Critical community psychology
Research interests
- Social inequality and mental distress
- Critical community psychology
- Informal therapeutic spaces and settings
- Statactivism and academic activism
- Multi-stakeholder capacity building action-research in communities
- Care and young people with complex needs
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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HeadStart Blackpool - Resilience Revolution
Cameron, J., Hart, A., Eryigit-Madzwamuse, S., Haynes, P., Heaver, B., Walker, C., Beswick, C. & Wrigglesworth, P.
1/09/16 → 31/07/22
Project: Charities
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Resilience and young people with learning disabilities
Rathbone, A., Hart, A., Walker, C. & Roberts, J.
1/09/14 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Imagine project
Hart, A., Eryigit-Madzwamuse, S., Heaver, B., Cameron, J., Hudson, C., Aranda, K., Rathbone, A., Maitland, J., Church, A., Walker, C., Haynes, P. & Gant, N.
1/01/13 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Research output
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Statactivism and Critical Community Psychology: using statistical activism to resist injustice in the NHS and Higher Education
Walker, C. & Zoli, A., 1 Feb 2022, The Palgrave Handbook of Innovative Community and Critical Psychologies. Walker, C., Zlotowitz, S. & Zoli, A. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 121-137 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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The Palgrave Handbook of Innovative Community and Clinical Psychologies
Walker, C. (ed.), Zlotowitz, S. & Zoli, A. (ed.), 2022, Palgrave Macmillan. 675 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review
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UK Higher Education staff experiences of moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hanna, P., Erickson, M. & Walker, C., 11 Nov 2022, In: Higher education: the international journal of higher education research. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A death in the family: Citizens' experiences of changing healthcare commissioning practices in South East England
Graber, R., Zoli, A., Walker, C. & Artaraz, K., 19 May 2020, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 30, 6, p. 603-615 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The UK higher education senior management survey: a statactivist response to managerialist governance
Erickson, M., Hanna, P. & Walker, C., 14 Jan 2020, In: Studies in Higher Education. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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Exploring vertical and horizontal urban spaces of care that are being 'claimed-back' for street homeless people in Sussex
Bethan Prosser (Presenter) & Carl Walker (Presenter)
18 Jun 2019Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Well-Maker-Space Workshop at Wellcome Trust
Nicholas Gant (Organiser), Fiona Hackney (Organiser), Katie Hill (Organiser), Paul Rodgers (Participant), Carl Walker (Participant) & Mary Darking (Participant)
14 Apr 2018Activity: Events › Workshop
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Information, Advice and Guidance in Community Learning Hubs: An Evaluation of the East Brighton Gateway Partnership
Mary Darking (Consultant) & Carl Walker (Consultant)
1 Apr 2015 → 31 Mar 2018Activity: Consultancy
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Fairness in Brighton and Hove: an analysis of public voice
Mary Darking (Consultant) & Carl Walker (Consultant)
1 Apr 2015 → 27 Jun 2016Activity: Consultancy