Social Policy and Social Work
Liz McDermott wanted to improve the understanding of the relationship of health with economic, social and cultural factors
The experience of working for nine years in the NHS with disadvantaged communities in inner city Liverpool has focussed my interests broadly across health inequalities, with a particular interest in social class, gender, sexuality and mental health. During this time I became interested in, and frustrated by, the inability of health policy to address health inequalities. Part of the problem was that there was/is a limited understanding of why poor health is related to economic, social and cultural factors. The explanation for this relationship has become the motivation for my research. At the moment I am developing projects which explore lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people’s mental health.
Role in Department
Liz is a Lecturer in Social Policy
Areas of expertise
- Health inequalities
- Sexual and gender identities
- Social class
- Young people
- Mental health
- Qualitative research methodologies