Kerry Gibson Explained

Kerry Gibson
Nationality:South African-New Zealand[1]
Fields:Youth mental health
Workplaces:University of Cape Town, Massey University, University of Auckland
Alma Mater:University of Cape Town
Thesis1 Title:Politics and emotion in work with disadvantaged children: case studies in consultation from a South African clinic
Thesis1 Url:https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/10551
Thesis1 Year:2002

Kerry Lynn Gibson is a South African-New Zealand clinical psychologist and academic, specialising in youth mental health. She is a professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland.[2] Gibson was the president of the New Zealand Psychological Society,[3] [4] from 2014 until 2016.[5] [6]

Academic career

In the early 2000s, Gibson was the senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Cape Town. She co-authored several textbooks with South African psychologist Leslie Swartz applying psychodynamics to issues in organisational psychology.[7] In the mid-2000s, Gibson was one of the academics commissioned to assess the psychological effects experienced by members of the Centrepoint Commune after its closure.[8] [9] Since 2007, Gibson has served as the director for the Massey University Auckland Campus Centre for Psychology.[10] In 2010,Gibson co-authored a study with Claire Cartwright and John Read that investigated if long-term use of antidepressants was potentially addictive.[11] Also in 2010, Gibson joined the psychology faculty of the University of Auckland.[12]

In September 2021, Gibson published the book What Young People Want from Mental Health Services, focusing on challenges experienced by youth in their late teens and early 20s. This book is based on the Mirror Project, a qualitative study involving over 400 interviews of New Zealand youth.[13] [14]

Selected works

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Associate Professor Kerry Gibson - The University of Auckland . unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz.
  2. Web site: Kerry Gibson Profile . University of Auckland . 5 September 2023.
  3. Web site: New Zealand Psychological Society. Findings of the Independent Review Panel . 2021-10-12. 2010-09-10. Scoop.
  4. Web site: Child Poverty Action Group. New report: Child poverty and mental health. 2021-10-12. 2017-05-12. Scoop.
  5. Web site: Governance & Management . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015080802/http://www.psychology.org.nz/Executive . 15 October 2013 . New Zealand Psychological Society. 1 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Governance & Management . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615021559/http://www.psychology.org.nz/about-nzpss/our-people . 15 June 2016 . New Zealand Psychological Society. 1 November 2021.
  7. Book: University of Cape Town Press. 978-1-919713-88-5. Critical psychology. Cape Town. 2004 . xii.
  8. Web site: Centrepoint children living with effects - study. NZ Herald. 2021-10-12.
  9. Web site: Hume. Tim. Conflicting interests?. Stuff. 2021-10-12. 2010-08-28.
  10. Web site: 2007-07-02. Massey psychologists reach out to Auckland community. Massey University. 2021-10-12.
  11. Web site: Beston. Anne. New research on antidepressant addiction and withdrawal. 2021-10-12.
  12. Web site: Associate Professor Kerry Lynn Gibson - The University of Auckland . . 12 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Catherall. Sarah. Stuck in the middle: Youth mental health needs caught between child and adult services. Stuff. 2021-10-12. 2021-09-18.
  14. Web site: Catherall. Sarah. How to talk to your teen about their online life. Stuff. 2021-10-12. 2021-10-05.

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