Medical Sociology
Professor Kathy Kendall’s research encompasses medical sociology, social policy and criminology. Her studies broadly address provider and vulnerable patient experiences of treatment for mental health issues.
Kathy is especially interested in the intersection of medicine, criminalisation and mental health. Alongside other Faculty researchers Kathy is currently evaluating an alternative to prison for women project (DIGNIFIE).
Kathy is also engaged in medical education research with a focus on the social and behavioural sciences as well as equity, diversity and inclusion. Here, she works closely with students on a variety of projects. The following are examples of these:
Foster A and Kendall K. (2023) “I am training students for a job I’ve never done”: The experience of teaching biomedical science subjects to UK medical students. MedEdPublish, 13:61.
Student, R., Kendall, K., & Day, L. (2017) Being a refugee student. A collaborative autoethnography. Journal of Refugee Studies, 30(4), 580-604.
Nazar, M., Kendall, K., Day, L., & Nazar, H. (2015) Decolonising medical curricula through diversity education: lessons from students, Medical Teacher, 37(4), 385-393.