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Professor Elizabeth McDermott

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  1. Published

    ‘I felt like the dad in the house’: lesbians’ wellbeing, class and the meanings of paid work

    McDermott, E., 2014, Sexual orientation at work: contemporary issues and perspectives. Colgan, F. & Rumens, N. (eds.). London: Routledge

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  2. Published

    ‘I wanted to be totally true to myself’: class and the making of the sexual self

    McDermott, E., 2010, Classed intersections: spaces, selves, knowledges. Taylor, Y. (ed.). Farnham: Ashgate, p. 199-216 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  3. Published

    ‘We just have normal sex’: the perceptions and experiences in sexual health of women who have sex with women in Merseyside and Cheshire

    Dockery, G., McDermott, E., Price, J. & Shaw, L., 1997, In: The Journal of Contemporary Health. 5, p. 42-46 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    “What Works” to Support LGBTQ+ Young People's Mental Health: An Intersectional Youth Rights Approach

    McDermott, E., Eastham, R., Hughes, E., Johnson, K., Davis, S., Pryjmachuk, S., Mateus, C., McNulty, F. & Jenzen, O., 1/04/2024, In: International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services. 54, 2, p. 108-120 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Asking for help online: lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans youth, self-harm and articulating the 'failed' self

    McDermott, E., 11/2015, In: Health. 19, 6, p. 561-577 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Avoiding shame: young LGBT people, homophobia and self-destructive behaviours

    McDermott, E., Roen, K. & Scourfield, J., 2008, In: Culture, Health and Sexuality. 10, 8, p. 815-829 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Avoiding shame: young LGBT people, homophobia and self-destructive behaviours

    McDermott, E., Roen, K. & Scourfield, J., 04/2015, Culture, health and sexuality: an introduction. Aggleton, P., Parker, R. & Thomas, F. (eds.). Oxon: Routledge, p. 207-220 14 p. (Sexuality, Culture and Health).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  8. Published

    Conducting sexualities research: An outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten wellcome-funded projects [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

    Kneale, D., French, R., Spandler, H., Young, I., Purcell, C., Boden, Z., Brown, S. D., Callwood, D., Carr, S., Dymock, A., Eastham, R., Gabb, J., Henley, J., Jones, C., McDermott, E., Mkhwanazi, N., Ravenhill, J., Reavey, P., Scott, R., Smith, C., & 3 othersSmith, M., Thomas, J. & Tingay, K., 19/09/2019, In: Wellcome Open Research. 4, p. 137 14 p., 137.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Conducting sexualities research: An outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten wellcome-funded projects

    Kneale, D., French, R., Spandler, H., Young, I., Purcell, C., Boden, Z., Brown, S. D., Callwood, D., Carr, S., Dymock, A., Eastham, R., Gabb, J., Henley, J., Jones, C., McDermott, E., Mkhwanazi, N., Ravenhill, J., Reavey, P., Scott, R., Smith, C., & 3 othersSmith, M., Thomas, J. & Tingay, K., 19/09/2019, In: Wellcome Open Research. 4, 15 p., 137.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Counting for equality: youth, class and sexual citizenship

    McDermott, E., 3/08/2017, Sexualities research: critical interjections, diverse methodologies and practical applications. King, A., Santos, A. & Crowhurst, I. (eds.). London: Routledge, (Routledge Advances in Critical Diversities).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  11. Published

    Explaining effective mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth: A meta-narrative review

    McDermott, E., Eastham, R., Hughes, E., Pattinson, E., Johnson, K., Davis, S., Pryjmachuk, S., Mateus, C. & Jenzen, O., 1/12/2021, In: SSM - Mental Health. 1, 9 p., 100004.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Explaining self-harm: youth cybertalk and marginalised sexualities and genders

    McDermott, E., Roen, K. & Piela, A., 11/2015, In: Youth and Society. 47, 6, p. 873-889 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Family trouble: Heteronormativity, emotion work and queer youth mental health

    McDermott, E., Gabb, J., Eastham, R. & Hanbury, A., 03/2021, In: Health. 25, 2, p. 177-195 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Hard-to-reach youth online: methodological advances in self-harm research

    McDermott, E., Roen, K. & Piela, A., 06/2013, In: Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 10, 2, p. 125-134 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Hospice and palliative care development in India: a multimethod review of services and experiences

    McDermott, E., Selman, L., Wright, M. & Clark, D., 06/2008, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 35, 6, p. 583-593 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people’s experiences of distress: resilience, ambivalence and self-destructive behaviour

    Scourfield, J., Roen, K. & McDermott, E., 05/2008, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 16, 3, p. 329-336 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Making sense of dying: a review of narratives written since 1950 by people facing death from cancer and other diseases.

    Bingley, A. F., McDermott, E., Thomas, C., Payne, S., Seymour, J. E. & Clark, D., 04/2006, In: Palliative Medicine. 20, 3, p. 183-195 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Making sense of suicide: a discourse analysis of young people's talk about suicidal subjecthood

    Roen, K., Scourfield, J. & McDermott, E., 12/2008, In: Social Science and Medicine. 67, 12, p. 2089-2097 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Mental health nurses can play a key role in supporting gay, bisexual and two-spirit men experiencing mental health challenges and inequalities

    Hughes, E. & McDermott, E., 1/07/2020, In: Evidence-Based Nursing. 23, 3, p. 1186-98 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  20. E-pub ahead of print

    Mental health staff perceptions and practice regarding self-harm, suicidality and help-seeking in LGBTQ youth: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in the UK

    Hughes, E., McDermott, E. S. & Rawlings, V. E., 25/01/2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 39, 1, p. 30-36 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Multiplex methodologies: researching young people’s well-being at the intersections of class, sexuality, gender and age

    McDermott, E., 2010, Theorizing intersectionality and sexuality. Taylor, Y., S. H. & Casey, M. E. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 235-254 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  22. Published

    Norms and normalisation: understanding LGBTQ youth, suicidality and help-seeking

    McDermott, E. S., Hughes, E. & Rawlings, V. E., 02/2018, In: Culture, Health and Sexuality. 20, 2, p. 156-172 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Online surveys

    McDermott, E. & Rawlings, V., 2016, The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies. Goldberg, A. E. (ed.). London: Sage

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNEntry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  24. Published

    Paradoxical family practices: LGBTQ+ young people, mental health and wellbeing

    Gabb, J., McDermott, E., Eastham, R. & Hanbury, A., 12/2020, In: Journal of Sociology. 56, 4, p. 535-553 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Psychological correlates of self-harm within gay, lesbian and bisexual UK University students

    Taylor, P., Dhingra, K., Joanne Dickson, J. & McDermott, E. S., 1/06/2020, In: Archives of Suicide Research. 24, sup1, p. 41-56 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Pushing back on ‘risk’: co-designing research on self-harm 165 and suicide with queer young people

    Rawlings, V. & McDermott, E., 1/07/2021, Community-Led Research: Walking New Pathways Together. Rawlings, V., Flexner, J. L. & Riley, L. (eds.). Sydney: Sydeny University Press, p. 165-186 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  27. Published

    Qualitative research and the evidence base of policy: insights from studies of teenage mothers in the UK

    Graham, H. & McDermott, E., 01/2006, In: Journal of Social Policy. 35, 1, p. 21-37 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published
  29. Published

    Queer youth, suicide and self-harm: troubled subjects, troubling norms

    McDermott, E. & Roen, K., 24/02/2016, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 196 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  30. E-pub ahead of print

    Reducing LGBTQ+ adolescent mental health inequalities: a realist review of school-based interventions

    McDermott, E., Kaley, A., Kaner, E., Limmer, M., McGovern, R., McNulty, F., Nelson, R., Geijer-Simpson, E. & Spencer, L., 17/08/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Mental Health. 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Researching and monitoring young people's sexual orientation: asking the right questions at the right time

    McDermott, E., 2010, Manchester : Equality and Human Rights Commission.

    Research output: Other contribution

  32. Published

    Resilience in resource-poor settings

    Bingley, A. F. & McDermott, E., 2007, Resilience in palliative care: achievement in adversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 261 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  33. Published

    Resilient young mothering: social inequalities, late modernity and the ‘problem’ of ‘teenage’ motherhood

    McDermott, E. & Graham, H., 2005, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 8, 1, p. 59-79 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Social class

    McDermott, E., 2016, The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies. Goldberg, A. (ed.). London: Sage

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNEntry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  35. Published

    Surviving in dangerous places: lesbian identity performances in the workplace, social class and psychological health

    McDermott, E., 05/2006, In: Feminism and Psychology. 16, 2, p. 193-211 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Tackling LGBTQ+ youth mental health inequality: Mapping mental health support across the UK

    Pattinson, E., McDermott, E., Eastham, R., Hughes, E., Johnson, K., Davis, S., Pryjmachuk, S., Jenzen, O. & Mateus, C., 1/06/2021, In: The British Student Doctor Journal. 5, 3, p. 20-29 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Telling lesbian stories: interviewing and the class dynamics of 'talk'

    McDermott, E., 2004, In: Women's Studies International Forum. 27, 3, p. 177-187 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    The Centre for Evidence-Based Public Health Policy: part of the ESRC evidence network

    Petticrew, M., Whitehead, M., Bambra, C., Egan, M., Macintyre, S. & McDermott, E., 2006, Public health evidence: tackling health inequalities. Killoran, A., Swann, C. & Kelly, M. P. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 141-154 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  39. Published

    The non-display of authentic distress: public-private dualism in young people's discursive construction of self-harm

    Scourfield, J., Roen, K. & McDermott, E., 07/2011, In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 33, 5, p. 777-791 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    The politics of LGBT+ health inequality: Conclusions from a UK scoping review

    McDermott, E., Nelson, R. & Weeks, H., 19/01/2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 2, 35 p., 826.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    The social determinants of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth suicidality in England: a mixed methods study

    McDermott, E. S., Hughes, E. & Rawlings, V. E., 30/09/2018, In: Journal of Public Health. 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The world some have won: sexuality, class and inequality

    McDermott, E., 02/2011, In: Sexualities. 14, 1, p. 63-78 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Understanding How School-Based Interventions Can Tackle LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Inequality: A Realist Approach

    McDermott, E., Kaley, A., Kaner, E., Limmer, M., McGovern, R., McNulty, F., Nelson, R., Geijer-Simpson, E. & Spencer, L., 28/02/2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 5, 4274.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Viewing patient need through professional writings: a systematic 'ethnographic' review of palliative care professionals' experiences of caring for people with cancer. at the end of life.

    McDermott, E., Bingley, A. F., Thomas, C., Payne, S., Seymour, J. & Clark, D., 01/2006, In: Progress in Palliative Care. 14, 1, p. 9-18 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published
  46. Published

    What is this sunflower thing? Evaluation of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2005

    McDermott, E. & Clark, D., 09/2006, In: European Journal of Palliative Care. 13, 5, p. 217

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    What was care like for me? A systematic review of the experiences of young people living in residential care

    Cameron-Mathiassen, J., Simpson, J., Leiper, J. & McDermott, E., 31/07/2022, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 138, 10 p., 106524.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Working-class lesbian life: classed outsiders

    McDermott, E., 07/2009, In: American Journal of Sociology. 115, 1, p. 273-275 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineBook/Film/Article reviewpeer-review

  49. Published

    Young mothers and smoking: evidence of an evidence gap

    McDermott, E. & Graham, H., 09/2006, In: Social Science and Medicine. 63, 6, p. 1546-1549 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Youth on the virtual edge: researching marginalized sexualities and genders online

    McDermott, E. & Roen, K., 04/2012, In: Qualitative Health Research. 22, 4, p. 560-570 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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