School of Medicine

Dr Kenneth Mullen

  • Lecturer (Clinical Specialties)
  • Associate Academic (Institute of Health and Wellbeing)

telephone: 01412113932
email: Kenneth.Mullen@glasgow.ac.uk


I am a medical sociologist whose research has ranged from studying alcohol problems in the Western Isles to work on the effects of unemployment upon health. My more recent research has focused on men's lay health beliefs, on the factors leading to the cessation of heroin use, and on young men's attitudes towards alcohol treatment services. I am currently analysing data and publishing articles from projects on the influence of ethnic background on oral health ideas and practices, and on the views and knowledge that asylum seekers have of health services.

I make regular conference contributions at National and International level: I present yearly at the UK Medical Sociology Conference. I have also made presentations to the European Medical Sociology Conferences in Vienna and Budapest.

I review research proposals for the ESRC and the AERC.  I have refereed articles for numerous academic journals: Addiction; Addiction Research; Drug and Alcohol Dependence; The Sociological Review; Social Sciences in Health; Mortality; Mental Health, Religion and Culture; European Journal of Dental Education; Health Education Journal; Sociology of Health and Illness; and Ethnicity and Health. I am also invited to review books in the fields of medical sociology, social psychology and religion and mental health.

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Number of items: 11.

2010

Mullen, K., Nicolson, M. , and Cotton, P. (2010) Improving medical students' attitudes towards the chronic sick: a role for social science research. BMC Medical Education, 10 (84). ISSN 1472-6920 (doi:10.1186/1472-6920-10-84)

2009

Mullen, K. (2009) Social class and health. In: Alder, B., Abraham, C., van Teijlingen, E. and Porter, M. (eds.) Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 44-45. ISBN 9780443067877

Mullen, K. (2009) Unemployment and health. In: Alder, B., Abraham, C., van Teijlingen, E. and Porter, M. (eds.) Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 58-59. ISBN 9780443067877

2008

O'Donnell, C.A., Higgins, M., Chauhan, R., and Mullen, K. (2008) Asylum seekers' expectations of and trust in general practice: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 58 (557). e1-e11. ISSN 0960-1643 (doi:10.3399/bjgp08X376104)

2007

Mullen, K, Chauhan, R, Gardee, R, and Macpherson, LMD (2007) Exploring issues related to attitudes towards dental care among second-generation ethnic groups. Diversity in Health and Social Care, 4 (2). pp. 91-99.

Mullen, K, Watson, J, Swift, J, and Black, D (2007) Young men, masculinity and alcohol. Drugs-education Prevention and Policy, 14 . pp. 151-165. (doi:10.1080/09687630600997816)

O'Donnell, C., Higgins, M. , Chauhan, R., and Mullen, K. (2007) "They think we're OK and we know we're not". A qualitative study of asylum seekers' access, knowledge and views to health care in the UK. BMC Health Services Research, 7:75 . ISSN 1472-6963 (doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-75)

2006

Mullen, K, Chauhan, R, Gardee, R, and Macpherson, L (2006) Exploring issues related to oral health and attitudes to diet among second-generation ethnic groups. Diversity in Health and Social Care, 3 (2). pp. 131-139.

Mullen, K, and Hammersley, R (2006) Attempted cessation of heroin use among men approaching mid-life. Drugs-education Prevention and Policy, 13 . pp. 77-92. (doi:10.1080/09687630500343137)

2001

Mullen, K (2001) Pleasing to behold: healing and the visualized body. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 4 (2). pp. 119-132.

Mullen, K (2001) Time gentlemen please: masculinity and drinking revisited. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 9 (2). p. 230.

This list was generated on Thu May 24 17:30:55 2012 BST.
  • One day workshop as part of MEDC Conference at Gifu University
    The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
    2011 - 2012
     
  • The Use of Mindfullness Based Relapse Therapy Prevention in an NHS Alcohol Misuse Service
    Alcohol Education and Research Council
    2010 - 2010
     
  • Asylum seekers and health - understanding their views, their knowledge and their use of health services
    Scottish Executive Health Department
    2005 - 2005