Psychology Disability Research

The research group conducts psychological research concerning people with disabilities. The main focus is on psychological issues related to sensory impairment (hearing loss and deafblindness). Other researched areas are people with autism, intellectual impairment, language impairment, and cerebral palsy.

Both general issues about psychology and disability (for example inclusion, mainstreaming, identity, quality of life, theoretical disability models) and issues related to specific types of disabilities (for example mental health, communication support, visual communication, challenging behavior, assessment methods, ageing, family support, aids) are researched.

The research group works within the fields of clinical psychology, educational psychology, personality psychology, medical psychology, social psychology and developmental psychology. The research group often works in close partnership with patient associations and organizations doing applied research in Denmark and internationally. It has a strong international profile and includes partners and students from many different countries.

The research group is also involved in counseling, assessment, and education both within and outside the university. The researchers are active in research dissemination and have published a series of textbooks in Danish.

 

Examples of research output among more than 200 outputs:

  • Chapman, M. (2021). Representation and resistance: A qualitative study of narratives of Deaf cultural identity. Culture & Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067X21993794 
  • Mamali, F. C., Chapman, L. M., Lehane, C. M., & Dammeyer, J. (2020). A National Survey on Intimate Relationships, Sexual Activity, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Adults with Physical and Mental Disabilities. Sexuality and Disability, 38, 469–489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-020-09645-0 
  • Teglbjaerg, J. H., Mamali, F. C., Chapman, M., & Dammeyer, J. (2021). The disability gap in voter turnout and its association to the accessibility of election information in EU countries. Disability & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1877116 
  • Dammeyer, J., & Chapman, M. (2017). Prevalence and characteristics of self-reported physical and mental disorders among adults with hearing loss in Denmark: a national survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(7), 807-813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1397-6 
  • Bøttcher, L. & Dammeyer, J. (2020). Handicappsykologi. En grundbog om arbejdet med mennesker med funktionsnedsættelser. 2. udgave. København: Samfundslitteratur.
  • Bøttcher, L., & Dammeyer, J. (2016). Development and Learning of Young Children with Disabilities. A Vygotskian Perspective. New York, NY: Springer.

For more publications, please see:

 

Name Title E-mail Telephone
Jesper Dammeyer Associate Professor jesper.dammeyer@psy.ku.dk +45 35 32 48 68
Madeleine Chapman Guest Reseacher madeleine.chapman@psy.ku.dk  + 45 28 87 90 03

 

 

Contact

Jesper Dammeyer
Associate Professor
jesper.dammeyer@psy.ku.dk
Phone: +45 35 32 48 68