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Dr Guntars Ermansons

Lecturer in Social Science, Health & Medicine

Research interests

  • Mental Health
  • Sociology

Biography

Dr Guntars Ermansons is a social and medical anthropologist trained at Brunel University London (2013 - MSc) and King's College London (2019 - PhD). He is a Lecturer at the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine.

Research

His main research interests are centered on migration and forced displacement, particularly focusing on refugee mental health and diaspora; urban anthropology, with a particular focus on marginalised and disadvantaged communities; and the moral economies and politics of drug use and control. 

Teaching 

Undergraduate 

  • 5SSHM002 Key Concepts in Social Medicine

Postgraduate

  • 6SSHM010 Drugs & Culture

Further details

See Guntars' research profile

    Research

    mental health app_promo
    Mental Health & Society research group

    Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.

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    Culture, Medicine & Power research group

    Delving into the interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, political and historical dimensions of health and illness.

    RP network - new banner
    Refugee Mental Health and Place Network

    A growing network of interdisciplinary researchers and community organisations exploring post-migration factors and refugee mental health

    Events

    24May780 x 440 Seeking Sanctuary

    King's Experts Series: Forced Displacement and Seeking Sanctuary

    The King’s Experts Series is a series of events exclusively for King’s alumni, this webinar will spotlight the work of King's Sanctuary Programme.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    01NovPoetry reading credit Yasin at the Migrant Connections Festival 2021 by Federico Rivas

    Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home

    Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration

    Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.

    refugee-julie-ricard-MX0erXb3Mms-unsplash

    Why refugee-focused charities need the help of academia

    In this blog, CEO of New Citizens’ Gateway Dr Nazee Akbari explores how academic can support the work of charities working with refugee communities,

    refugee blog

    Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place

    Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"

    A row of tents in a refugee camp.

      Research

      mental health app_promo
      Mental Health & Society research group

      Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.

      CMP Logo-72dpi
      Culture, Medicine & Power research group

      Delving into the interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, political and historical dimensions of health and illness.

      RP network - new banner
      Refugee Mental Health and Place Network

      A growing network of interdisciplinary researchers and community organisations exploring post-migration factors and refugee mental health

      Events

      24May780 x 440 Seeking Sanctuary

      King's Experts Series: Forced Displacement and Seeking Sanctuary

      The King’s Experts Series is a series of events exclusively for King’s alumni, this webinar will spotlight the work of King's Sanctuary Programme.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      01NovPoetry reading credit Yasin at the Migrant Connections Festival 2021 by Federico Rivas

      Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home

      Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration

      Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.

      refugee-julie-ricard-MX0erXb3Mms-unsplash

      Why refugee-focused charities need the help of academia

      In this blog, CEO of New Citizens’ Gateway Dr Nazee Akbari explores how academic can support the work of charities working with refugee communities,

      refugee blog

      Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place

      Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"

      A row of tents in a refugee camp.