Overview
I am a lecturer in health and social care, as well as being programme leader for the BA (Hons) Health and Social Care.
Additional Contact Information
d.e.matthews@bangor.ac.uk
Fron Heulog Room 205
Qualifications
- Professional: Professional Graduate Certificate of Education
University of South Wales, 2017 - PhD: Sociology and Social Policy
2011 - MA: Social Research and Social Policy
2006 - BA: Sociology
2005
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Responsibilities:
NHS-1124 Health and Society
NHS-2202 Comparative Health and Welfare
NHS-3197 Dissertation
NHS-3201 Mental Health and Society
NHS-4381 Evidence for Improvement
NHS-9009 Workplacement
Research Interests
My areas of interest include the relationship between society and health, and the consequences of the social determinants of health for experiencing physical and mental well-being. In particular, I am interested in the impact social class and material and economic inqualities play in determining both physical and mental wellbeing. Related to this, theoretically, I have a keen interest in Marxism and neo-Marxism, as well as critical psychological approaches. Additionally, my interests extend to exploring alternative social forms and organisations which support and promote positive wellbeing.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2023
- PublishedA Handbook for Trainee Nursing Associates
Matthews, D. (Editor) & Davison, N. (Editor), 30 May 2023, Lantern Publishing . 206 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedMental Health
Matthews, D., 30 May 2023, A Handbook for Trainee Nursing Associates. Lantern Publishing , p. 143 162 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedMental Illness and Capitalism
Matthews, D., 14 Sept 2023, Spectre.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedMental Illness as a Capitalist Disease
Matthews, D., 30 Aug 2023, New Politics, 19, 3.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedResearch and Evidence-Based Practice
Davison, N. & Matthews, D., 30 May 2023, A Handbook for Trainee Nursing Associates . Lantern Publishing , p. 127 142 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedSociety and its Impact on Health
Matthews, D., 30 May 2023, A Handbook for Trainee Nursing Associates. Matthews, D. & Davison, N. (eds.). Lantern Publishing , p. 67-86 19 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedWell-being and language: language as a well-being objective in Wales
Prys, C. & Matthews, D., Sept 2023, In: Current issues in language planning. 24, 4, p. 400-419
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedDisability and Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., 2021, Foreign and Theoretical Trends, 2, p. 121-128.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedDisability and Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., Feb 2021, Monthly Review, 72, 8, p. 30-42.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedDisability and Welfare under Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., 2021, In: Foreign and Theoretical Trends. 2021, 2, p. 121-128
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDisability and Welfare under Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., 1 Jan 2021, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedHealth Policy in Wales: Two Decades of Devolution
Matthews, D., 2021, Social Policy for Welfare Practice in Wales. Gwilym, H. & Williams, C. (eds.). 3 ed. The British Association of Social Workers. , p. 49-56
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2020
- PublishedA Theory of Mental Health and Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., 2020, In: Foreign and Theoretical Trends. 2020, 3, p. 75-83
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA Theory of Mental Health and Monopoly Capitalism
Matthews, D., 2020, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedHealth Care for Profit (Not Health)
Matthews, D., 2020, Monthly Review, 71, 1.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
2019
- PublishedCapitalism and Mental Health
Matthews, D., 1 Jan 2019, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2018
- PublishedThe Working-Class Struggle for Welfare in Britain
Matthews, D., 1 Feb 2018, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2017
- PublishedThe Battle for the National Health Service
Matthews, D., 2017, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedThe Struggle for Shelter: Class Conflict and Public Housing in Britain
Matthews, D., 2017, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2016
- PublishedUK Monopoly Capitalism: Applying a North American Brand to Britain
Matthews, D., 2016, Monthly Review.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2015
- PublishedAssistant practitioners: an essential support in a climate of austerity
Matthews, D., 2015, In: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. 9, 4, p. 188-193 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAssistant practitioners: essential support in a climate of austerity: British Journal of Nursing
Matthews, D., 2015, In: British Journal of Nursing. 24, 4, p. 214-217 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCan Sociology Help Improve Nursing Practice?
Matthews, D., 2015, Nursing Times, 111, 42, p. 18-21.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedFoundation Degree, a pathway to practice, 2/2: knowledge for successful practice
Matthews, D., Davison, N. & Bedson, L., 2015, In: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. 9, 4, p. 196-201 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHow Gender Influences Health Inequalities
Matthews, D., 2015, Nursing Times, 111, 44, p. 22-26.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedIdentifying Humanness in an Individual with Severe Learning Difficulties
Matthews, D., 2015, SLD Experience, 71, p. 37-42.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedSocial Class and its Influence on Health
Matthews, D., 2015, Nursing Times, 111, 43, p. 21-24.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedThe Effect of Ageing on Health Inequalities
Matthews, D., 2015, Nursing Times, 111, 46, p. 18-22.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedThe Impact of Ethnicity on Health
Matthews, D., 2015, Nursing Times, p. 18-20.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2014
- PublishedBook review: A Freedom Budget for all Americans: Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today, by Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates
Matthews, D., 2014, In: Capital & Class. 38, 3, p. 646-648 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedBook review: The Endless Crisis: How Monopoly-Finance Capital Produces Upheaval from the USA to China, by John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney
Matthews, D., 2014, In: Capital & Class. 38, 3, p. 634-636 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFoundation degree, a pathway to practice, 1/2: mentors are magic
Matthews, D. & Bedson, L., 2014, In: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. 8, 10, p. 506-510 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2021
- Capitalism, Disability and How to Reshape the Welfare State
Postcapitalism [Podcast]
2021
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)