Growing Together - Centre for Child and Family Research

Subscribed members can email the group at grain@lists.lboro.ac.uk
Current members are listed below.

Name	Location	Details and Interests
Jo Aldridge	Loughborough University, UK	Research interests: Mental health; vulnerable families and young carers; social and therapeutic horticulture
Saul Becker	Birmingham University, UK	Research interests in social policy and social care; social inclusion and 'young carers'; social benefits of horticulture
Mark Bhatti	University of Brighton, UK	Housing - policy, health and ageing; environmental issues; gardening in later life website
Ambra Burls	Anglia Polytechnic University, UK	Anxiety & Stress, Psycho-social Interventions, Community Mental Health Care. Programmes; ecotherapy and therapeutic horticulture
Lizzie Cambray	Avon and Wilts Mental Health Trust	Trainee Counselling Psychologist - Researching efficacy of Horticulture Therapy in treatment of anxiety and depression, and links to positive psychology.
Vijaya Chakravarty	Bombay University, India	Landscape Designer. Researching children, natural environment, childhood habitats and environmental education.
Richard Davies	Sheffield, UK	Horticulturalist and occupational therapist; working with allotment projects mainly for mental health service users
Teresa Farnham	London, UK	Work with Alzheimer patients; neurocognitive research
John Ferris	Nottingham, UK	Environmental and social justice; urban greening and community gardens
Jon Fieldhouse	Bristol, UK	Researching the efficacy of community-based horticulture (particularly allotments) for adults with serious mental health problems.
Louise Finnis	Thrive, Reading, UK	Development Officer, Thrive. Interested in all aspects of research
Catherine Findlay	OPENspace, Edinburgh College of Art, UK	Horticulturalist and researcher, interested in the therapeutic use of the environment.
Rebecca Gibbs		Practitioner and researcher in community gardens and allotments, particularly for mental-health and ethnic minority users.
Jim Green	Norwich, UK.	Working with Mind, Body & Soul - a mental health and well-being project managed by Norwich Mind. Interested in healing, community-building, holistic horticulture, ecotherapy
John Hegarty	Keele University, UK (School of Psychology)	Nature connectedness, community land ownership, use of nature in counselling.
Martha Henry	Preston, UK	Stained glass artist working as Arts & Mental Health Worker. Interested in horticulture and greenspace
Neil Kelly	Thrive, Reading, UK	Social and therapeutic horticulture in prisons and secure units.
Deborah Kemp	London, UK	Horticulturalist and lecturer; interested in access to gardening and learning - "to make it more inclusive".
Judith Kidd	Massey University, New Zealand	Researching into the benefits of gardening and involvement with plant environments; distance teaching - "Horticulture and human well-being"
Olaf Lubbermeier	Camphill Schools, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK	Garden work to promote lifelong learning and personal development.
Jill McChesney	Christchurch, New Zealand	Social and Therapeutic Horticulturalist - Consultant and Trainer
Birgitta M Mundy	.	Teacher of horticulture to children with special needs. Designer of therapeutic gardens. Current special interest refugee and elderly groups.
Konrad Neuberger	Wuppertal, Germany	Working in HT with psychiatric patients; lecturer in the history of HT (in German speaking countries), HT and psychotherapy Website
Hester Parr	Dundee, Scotland	Reader in Human Geography at Dundee University. Researching the relationships between gardening, mental health and social inclusion. Website
Rose N. Pickell	Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.	Horticultural therapy consultant; research and promotion - physical, social and psychological benefits of working with plants and nature 'Tilthy Rich' website
Richard Price	Callington, Cornwall, UK	Social Horticulture & Landscape Consultant, interest in the use of horticulture with refugees and people experiencing loss and displacement.
Amanda Read	Royal Agricultural College, UK	Researching the psychological effects of indoor plants on people in the workplace. Interested in all aspects of people-plant interaction.
Chris Reed	Deakin University Melbourne, Australia	Interested in the origins, development and proven effectiveness of horticulture based therapy and the impact this has on the mental, physical and general health and wellbeing of certain populations.
Jo Reeves	Coventry University, UK	Currently undertaking a research dissertation in gardening with older people and the promtion of health and well being.
Joanne Regan	Lancashire, UK	Clinical psychologist interested in networking with people who are putting the principles of ecopsychology into practice. Main interests include the use of nature-guided therapy for people with physical and mental health problems.
Joe Sempik	Loughborough University, UK	Researching social and therapeutic horticulture
Andrea Smilski	Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada	Therapeutic gardening for older adults with mental health problems.
Tim Spurgeon	Thrive, Reading, UK	Advisory Services Manager; links with overseas organisations; interested in current research into social and therapeutic horticulture
Maggie Weatherby	Haringey Alzheimer's Society, London, UK	Involved in the design, construction and evaluation of a garden in the grounds of a day centre for people with dementia.
Steven Wells	Melbourne, Australia	Horticultural Therapist and Clinical Nurse Specialist. President of the Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria. Interested in all aspects of horticultural therapy
Richard Wiltshire	Dartford, Kent and University of London (King's College), UK	Interested in the political ecology of allotments and community gardens in Britain and Japan, QED website

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