Dr Kenneth Gannon
Clinical Research Director and Research Degree Leader
Health Promotion and Behaviour Research Group
Kenneth Gannon is Research Director for the Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Research Degrees Lead for the School of Psychology. His research interests are principally in the area of men's health and currently focus on prostate cancer.
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AE 1.07, Stratford Campus
School of Psychology
The University of East London
Stratford Campus
London
E15 4LZ - k.n.gannon@uel.ac.uk +442082234576
Dr Gannon completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in psychology at Trinity College, Dublin. He then undertook training in clinical psychology in the St John of God Services, Dublin. Following this he moved to St Mary’s Hospital London to undertake postdoctoral research into recurrent miscarriage. He continued his postdoctoral work in University College London on accidents in medicine. He spent over ten years as a lecturer in behavioural science in the school of medicine at QMUL and moved to UEL in 2002 to take up the post of Research Director on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme. Dr Gannon’s research interests lie in the broad area of health psychology. More specifically, he has conducted research into various aspects of men’s health; including infertility, prostate cancer and lower urinary tract symptoms. He also has an interest in the psychosocial consequences of visible difference. He was co-editor of the Journal of Reproductive an Infant Psychology for several years and was also Chair of the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology, so he also has a broad interest in all aspects of human reproduction.
My role as Research Director for the Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology involves developing and delivering the taught research components of the programme. The aim is for graduates to be competent researchers in their own right, to be critical consumers of the research of others, to be able to contribute knowledgeably and critically to developments in evidence-based healthcare and to be able to reflect on the conceptual and ethical underpinnings of the work they do. I also supervise research theses at Professional Doctorate and PhD levels and have been involved in supervising over 50 students to successful completion. My own research interests focus particularly on the psychological aspects of prostate cancer and I have also written about the ethical aspects of evidence-based practice.
- External Examiner,
Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Hull,
2014-Present.
- External Examiner,
Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Teeside University
2012-Present.
Overview
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Myrie, C. V., & Gannon, K. N. (2013). “Should I really be here?” Exploring the relationship between Black men’s conceptions of wellbeing, subject positions and help-seeking behaviour. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10(1), 1–22.|
Williams, E. F., Gannon, K. N., & Soon, K. (2011). The experiences of young people with epidermolysis bullosa simplex: a qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 701–710. doi:10.1177/1359105310387954|
Gannon, K. N., Guerro-Blanco, M., Patel, A., & Abel, P. (2010). Re-constructing masculinity following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. The Aging Male, 13(4), 258-264. doi:10.3109/13685538.2010.487554|
Book Chapters
Harper, D. J., Gannon, K. N., & Robinson, M. (2013). Beyond evidence-based practice: rethinking the relationship between research, theory and practice. In R. Bayne & G. Jinks (Eds.), Applied psychology: practice, training and new directions. (2nd ed.). London: Sage.|
Myrie, C. V., & Gannon, K. N. (2013). “Should I really be here?” Exploring the relationship between Black men’s conceptions of wellbeing, subject positions and help-seeking behaviour. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10(1), 1–22.|
Williams, E. F., Gannon, K. N., & Soon, K. (2011). The experiences of young people with epidermolysis bullosa simplex: a qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 701–710. doi:10.1177/1359105310387954|
Gannon, K. N., Guerro-Blanco, M., Patel, A., & Abel, P. (2010). Re-constructing masculinity following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. The Aging Male, 13(4), 258-264. doi:10.3109/13685538.2010.487554|
Book Chapters
Harper, D. J., Gannon, K. N., & Robinson, M. (2013). Beyond evidence-based practice: rethinking the relationship between research, theory and practice. In R. Bayne & G. Jinks (Eds.), Applied psychology: practice, training and new directions. (2nd ed.). London: Sage.|
Collaborators
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Research
Publications
Psychological aspects of prostate cancer
Psychosocial aspects of men’s health
Psychosocial aspects of visible difference
Human reproduction
Interests
CC4 Research
Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology
Member of The British Psychological Society
Affiliate Member of the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society
Member of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
Member of The Psychological Society of Ireland
Member of the Clinical Division of The Psychological Society of Ireland
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Member of the International Advisory Board for the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Affiliate Member of the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society
Member of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
Member of The Psychological Society of Ireland
Member of the Clinical Division of The Psychological Society of Ireland
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Member of the International Advisory Board for the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology