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Professor Brendan Gough
Director of Research
School Of Social Sciences
0113 81 23934 B.Gough@leedsbeckett.ac.ukAbout Professor Brendan Gough
Professor Gough is a critical Social Psychologist and qualitative researcher interested in men and masculinities. He has published many papers on gender identities and relations, mostly in the context of health, lifestyles and well being. Professor Gough is co-founder and co-editor of the journal Qualitative Research in Psychology; he edits the Critical Psychology section of the journal Social & Personality Psychology Compass, and is associate editor for the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity. He was awarded a fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2016.
He has co-authored/edited three books in the areas of critical social psychology (with McFadden, McDonald: 2001/2013), reflexivity in qualitative research (with Finlay: 2003), and men's health (with Robertson: 2009). He has put together a five-volume major work on qualitative research in psychology (Sage: 2014), co-edited a book on chemically modified bodies (substance use for appearance purposes; with Hall, Grogan: 2016), and edited a new handbook of critical social psychology (Palgrave: 2017). Current projects include men’s experiences of infertility, men’s accounts of mental health issues, and men’s grooming and appearance-related practices.
In 2016 Brendan was conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Current Teaching
Brendan teaches qualitative research methods to MSc Psychology students and supervises student projects at BSc and MSc level.
Research Interests
Recent projects:
- Male mental health: working with colleagues from the Centre for Men's Health on a Movember-funded project (led by Prof Steve Robertson examining best practice for male mental health provision in the UK;
- Male grooming and body image: working with PhD students on issues concerning masculinity and appearance practices; have consulted for major brands;
- Men's experiences of infertility: working with Dr Esmee Hanna (Centre for Men's Health) exploring men's accounts of infertility and their support needs.
Related News
- More research needed to help men with depression
- Male infertility is emasculating, first qualitative survey of men’s experiences of fertility problems finds
- More research needed to help men with depression
- Men’s experiences of infertility sought for new study
- Making public the private: new research shines light on men’s use of infertility forums
- Professor announced as Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences
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