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Leda Blackwood

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3817-129X

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Research interests

I am a social psychologist with an interest in social identity processes entailed in group-based social inequalities and in how inequalities are experienced, reproduced, contested, and changed. I am currently conducting research in the experience and consequences of inequalities in higher education for international students; how communities understand and respond to the lived experience of food poverty; and the role of charities in promoting social connection, social participation, and community well-being.

Previous projects have examined: collective action and processes of alienation and radicalisation; social influence, leadership, and group advocacy; the experience and consequences of identity misrecognition, humiliation, and stigma. This research has been conducted with various groups including union members, political activists, Muslims, BAME communities, airports, and police. 

Prior to academia I worked in politics and in government lead agency roles in industry, education, training, and employment portfolios. I have an interest in interdisciplinary research and in research that contributes to policy and practice.

Other responsibilities and affiliations

  • Deputy Head of Department (People, Culture, and Environment)
  • Social Action and Social Change (Course convenor)
  • Identities, Communities, and Wellbeing research group (Director)
  • Healthy Later Living Network
  • Centre for Decolonising Knowledge

Education/Academic qualification

Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland

Award Date: 1 Sept 2007

Psychology, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Queensland

Award Date: 1 Dec 1997

Humanities, Bachelor of Arts, Griffith University

Award Date: 10 Dec 1989

External positions

Senior Research Fellow / Lecturer, University of St Andrews

Jan 2009 → Sept 2014

Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington

Jan 2005 → Dec 2008

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  6. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  7. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  8. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  9. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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