Liz Cunningham MA
Senior Lecturer
contact:
Applied Social Science
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9PH
Email: L.Cunningham@brighton.ac.uk
Research interests
- Community Research and Practice
- Community Psychology
- Participatory Action Research
- Urban Studies and Development
- Oral History
Teaching
- SS103 – Social Science Research Methods
- SS238 – Research Project (Module Coordinator)
- SS302 – Community Psychology
- SS329 – Dissertations
- SS371 – Global Social Policy
- SSM42 – Doing Qualitative Research
- SSM101 – Participation and Democracy
- SSM201 – MSc Applied Social and Community Research
- SSM202 – Community Psychology Theory and Practice
Current projects
- Exploring the growing problem of personal debt in the UK
- The feasibility and conditions of Community Empowerment
- Communities in Action, with Arizona State University
Recent projects
- Revolving Door Research Project on homelessness – collaborative research practice
Profile
Liz joined HSPRC in 1999 after completing her MA in Applied Policy Studies at the University of Sussex. She has a background in social development, with six years experience overseas in developing countries, including Cambodia and Vietnam, much of which involved capacity building in the community and voluntary sectors. She has worked as a researcher on a variety of projects in East Sussex including the SRB5 Participation Programme and a study of the impact debt has on employment (see reports below) and from 2001-2 was the Field Research Manager for the National Evaluation of the Neighbourhood Wardens Programme.
She is a member of the Advisory Board of the global community networking platform 'Communities in Action' with partners in the USA, Canada and Italy.
She has recently completed, with Dr Lindsay O'Dell and Dr Marcia Worrell of the Roehampton Institute, a partnership project with the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in Cambodia which helped RUPP develop a Masters in Clinical Psychology and Counselling. This was funded by the British Council. Liz was joint project coordinator with Dr O'Dell.
See more details on this project
She coordinates the Erasmus exchange programme with Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Conference papers
Cunningham, L (2010) Understanding psycho-social problems and the use of community mental health resources in Cambodia, Presented at the Third International Conference on Community Psychology, Puebla, Mexico, 3-6 June 2010
Cunningham, L and D, Keng (2010) Understanding community mental health resources in Cambodia, Presented at the Research Institute for Health and Social Change 2010 Annual Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1-2 July 2010
Cunningham, L. O’Dell, L. and M. Worrell (2010) Working in partnership with the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Presented at the 'Promoting Psychosocial Health and Well-being conference', Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 31 July 2010
Cunningham, L. and Walker, C.J. (2008) "Working at the Margins: Research to break the revolving door experience" Presented at the Second International Conference on Community Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal, 4-6 June 2008
Cunningham, L. and Walker, C.J. (2008) "Working at the Margins: Reflections on Collaborative Research" Presented at the Community-University Exposition – Community University Partnerships: Connecting for Change, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada, 4-7 May 2008
Cunningham, L. and Squires, P. (2007) "Tickles and Parcels" Presented at the Community, Work and Fanmily II International Conference (2007), Lisbon, Portugal, 12-14 April 2007
Cunningham, L . and O'Dell, L.J. (2007) "Evaluating a relationship programme working with women's addictive behaviours", Presented at the Community, Work and Family II International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-14 April 2007
Cunningham, L . and O'Dell L.J. (2006) "Sowing the Seeds of Change: evaluating a relationship programme working with women's addictive behaviours", Presented at the Sixth European Conference on Community Psychology, Opole Poland, 6-8 October 2006
Cunningham, L (2005) "We're all vulnerable people" Presented at the Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4-6 May 2006
Research reports
Cunningham, Liz, Hema, Nhong, Sovandara, Somchan, Sareth, Khann, Peou, Phan Chan, Hourn, Krouy Kim and Hour, Srun (2012) Developing a Cambodian psychology In: Walker, Carl, Johnson, K. and Cunningham, Liz, eds. Community psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress: international perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 124-140. ISBN 9780230275409
Walker, Carl, Johnson, K. and Cunningham, Liz (2012) Introduction to community psychology and the socio-ecomomics of mental distress: international perspectives In: Walker, Carl, Johnson, K. and Cunningham, Liz, eds. Community psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress: international perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9780230275409
Walker, Carl, Johnson, K. and Cunningham, Liz (2012) Community psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress: international perspectives Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-0-230-27541-6; 0-230-27541-9
Cunningham, Liz (2012) International social change projects In: Walker, Carl and Cunningham, Liz, eds. International Social Change Projects. Palgrave Macmillan. (Submitted)
CUNNINGHAM, ELIZABETH (2011) Promuovere la partecipazione: esperienza in una comunita Squatter in Phnom Penh, Cambogia [Building participation in squatter communities in Phnom Penh, Cambodia] Psichologia di Comunita, 2 . pp. 69-79. ISSN 1827-5249
Squires, Peter, Thurston, H. and Cunningham, Liz (2008) Interim report: evaluation of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Home Safety Visits HSPRC, Brighton.
Squires, Peter, Thurston, H. and Cunningham, Liz (2008) Community fire safety: home fire safety visits in East Sussex HSPRC, Brighton, UK.
Cunningham, Liz and Walker, Carl (2008) Working together at the margins: research to break the revolving door experience of homeless service users In: CUEXPO08, 4-7 May 2008, Victoria BC, Canada.
Cunningham, Liz and Hillier, Y. (2007) Integrated learning and skills for offenders HSPRC, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.
Cunningham, Liz and Squires, Peter (2006) Brighton and Hove drug and alcohol team shop theft project evaluation Health and Social Policy Research Centre, Brighton, UK.
Ambrose, Peter and Cunningham, Liz (2005) Consultation on the health needs of communities in local neighbourhood improvement areas HSPRC, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.
Ambrose, Peter and Cunningham, Liz (2004) The ever increasing circle University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.
Squires, Peter, Cunningham, Liz and Fyvie-Gauld, Marylynn (2004) Second independent evaluation of the Ashington, and West Sussex neighbourhood wardens scheme Health and Social Policy Research Centre, Brighton.
Cunningham, Liz and Balloch, Susan (2004) An evaluation of the Whitehawk community development and safety project University of Brighton, Health and Social Policy Research Centre, Brighton, UK. (Unpublished)
Squires, Peter, Cunningham, Liz and Fyvie-Gauld, Marylynn (2004) Independent evaluation of neighbourhood wardens in a rural environment: follow-up study University of Brighton, Health and Social Policy Research Centre, Brighton, UK.
Squires, Peter, Cunningham, Liz and Fyvie-Gauld, Marylynn (2004) Public perceptions of anti-social behaviour within the London Borough of Sutton University of Brighton, Health and Social Policy Research Centre, Brighton, UK.
