People

People involved in the Suicide Cultures research project.

The project is led by Principal Investigator, Professor Amy Chandler. The Research Fellows on the project were Dr Sarah Huque, Dr Rebecca Helman and Dr Joe Anderson. Emily Yue was the project PhD Researcher (2021-2023), and organised the seminar series during this time.

Asia Podgorska is the Project Administrator, and should be contacted in the first instance for any project-related inquiries.

Asia Podgorska

Suicide Cultures Project Administrator

  • Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences
  • School of Health in Social Science

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Dr Joe Anderson

Research Fellow

  • Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences
  • School of Health in Social Science

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Dr Sarah Huque

Research Fellow

  • Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences
  • School of Health in Social Science

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Dr Rebecca Helman

Research Fellow

  • Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences
  • School of Health in Social Science

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Professor Amy Chandler

Principal Investigator

  • School of Health in Social Science

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Emily Yue

Suicide Cultures PhD Student

  • Suicide Cultures Research Project
  • Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Science
  • Health in Social Science

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Suicide Cultures Advisory Group

The Suicide Cultures project benefits from advice and guidance from an expert group who bring expertise in suicide research, sociological study of suicide, and lived experience. 

  • Seth Abrutyn, University of British Columbia, Canada.
  • Scott Fitzpatrick, University of Newcastle, Sydney, Australia.
  • Fiona Malpass, Independent Scholar, UK .
  • Ian Marsh, Canterbury Christchurch University, UK.
  • Anna Mueller, Indiana University, US.
  • Rory O'Connor, University of Glasgow, UK.
  • Steve Platt, University of Edinburgh, UK.
  • Nic Saunders, Living Warriors Project, UK.
  • Jennifer White, Victoria University, Canada.