Emma Kaminskiy

Emma Kaminskiy is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), located in Cambridge. She is part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Science. She served as Co-director of the ARU Centre for Societies and Groups from 2022-23 and is a member of the Empowerment and Social Justice Research Group. Her research focuses on mental health services, co-production, and qualitative methodologies.

• Education:
  • PhD, Anglia Ruskin University (2014)
  • MSc Organisational Psychology, City University (2010)
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology, City University (2000)

Her research interests include evaluating service user involvement in mental health, critical perspectives in community health psychology, and wellbeing in educational settings. She has secured grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and ARU, focusing on improving mental health service delivery through collaboration and reducing coercion.

Teaching responsibilities include courses such as BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Clinical Psychology, and MSc Psychology (Conversion). She is also involved in modules like Culture and Health and Research in Action: Qualitative methods.

• Awards:
  • Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society)
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Emma’s work emphasizes participatory approaches and has contributed to frameworks like the PROGRESS governance model to enhance mental healthcare practices.