Paul Kennedy (psychologist)

Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy
Born	1959; Belfast
Died	2016
Alma mater	Queens University, Belfast; Ulster Polytechnic
	Scientific career
Fields	Clinical psychology; Spina bifida
Institutions	National Spinal Injuries Centre
Thesis	Psychological aspects of spinal cord injury : behavioural approaches, emotional impact and coping strategies. (1959)

Paul Kennedy (1959–2016) was a clinical psychologist with expertise in spinal cord damage rehabilitation.

Biography

Kennedy was born in Belfast where he attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast.^[1] He proceeded to Ulster University where he obtained a BSc in Psychology. He then undertook training in clinical psychology at Queens University, Belfast. In 1995, he was awarded a DPhil by Ulster University for a thesis on psychological aspects of spinal injury.^[2]

He developed psychological services for the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. He also worked to develop the clinical psychology training programme at the University of Oxford where he was appointed Professor of Clinical Psychology.^[3]

Publications

Llewellyn, C., & Kennedy, P. (eds.) (2003). Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology. Chichester: Wiley.
Kennedy, P. (ed.) (2007). Psychological management of physical disabilities: a practitioner's guide. London: Routledge.
Beinert, H., Kennedy, P., & Llewellyn, S. (eds.) (2009). Clinical psychology in practice. Chichester: BPS/Blackwell.
Kennedy, P. (ed.) (2012). The Oxford handbook of rehabilitation psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Awards

2014: Outstanding Psychologist, Spinal Injuries Association
2013: Lifetime Achievement Award, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
2011: Ludwig-Guttmann Prize, Deutschprachige Medizinsche Gelleschaft Paraplegiologie, Germany^[4]
2002: Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Psychologists and Social Workers in Spinal Cord injury
1999: Lars Sullivan Award
1995: Golden Helix Award, Hewlett Packard European Healthcare

References

^ "Past Pupils – 1970s – St Mary's". Edmund Rice Schools Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Kennedy, Paul (1995). Psychological aspects of spinal cord injury : behavioural approaches, emotional impact and coping strategies (DPhil thesis). Coleraine: Ulster University. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Professor Paul Kennedy, 1959–2016". The Psychologist. 30: 8. 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Ludwig-Guttmann Award". Deutschprachige Medizinsche Gelleschaft Paraplegiologie. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[1] "Past Pupils – 1970s – St Mary's". Edmund Rice Schools Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2] Kennedy, Paul (1995). Psychological aspects of spinal cord injury : behavioural approaches, emotional impact and coping strategies (DPhil thesis). Coleraine: Ulster University. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[3] "Professor Paul Kennedy, 1959–2016". The Psychologist. 30: 8. 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[4] "Ludwig-Guttmann Award". Deutschprachige Medizinsche Gelleschaft Paraplegiologie. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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