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Overview

Geoffrey Nelson is affiliated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and conducts research primarily within the field of Health Professions, with a focus on General Health Professions. Their work frequently intersects with topics such as homelessness and social issues, housing and finance related to neoliberalism, and urban studies including neighborhood and segregation dynamics.

Nelson has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed journals, with notable publications in the Journal of Community Psychology, the Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Some of Nelson's recent research articles include:

  • "Psychology and public policy: The story of a Canadian Housing First project for homeless people with mental illness." (2020, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne)
  • "Narratives of people with serious mental illness in Housing First: a qualitative analysis of factors contributing to housing instability and housing stability." (2023, Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless)

Frequent coauthors in Nelson's publications include:

  • Tim Aubry
  • Eric Macnaughton
  • Maritt Kirst
  • Corinne Isaak
  • Sam Tsemberis

Nelson's studies typically address the complexities of homelessness and mental illness, often incorporating longitudinal and qualitative methods to explore housing stability and instability factors. Their research also touches on issues related to Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations experiencing homelessness and the impact of family separation.

Other linked topics in their body of work include community health and development, food security and health in diverse populations, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, all within the context of social determinants affecting housing and public health outcomes.

Nelson's work contributes to understanding public health challenges in vulnerable communities, particularly through the lens of Housing First initiatives and policies related to mental health services and social supports for homeless individuals.

Best Publications

  • Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being

    Geoffrey B. Nelson;Isaac Prilleltensky

  • Doing psychology critically : making a difference in diverse settings

    Isaac Prilleltensky;Geoffrey B. Nelson

  • Programs for the promotion of family wellness and the prevention of child maltreatment: A meta-analytic review

    Jennifer MacLeod;Geoffrey Nelson

  • A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Research on Preschool Prevention Programs for Children.

    Geoffrey Nelson;Anne Westhues;Jennifer MacLeod

  • “Nothing About Me, Without Me”: Participatory Action Research with Self-Help/Mutual Aid Organizations for Psychiatric Consumer/Survivors

    Geoffrey Nelson;Joanna Ochocka;Kara Griffin;John Lord

  • The role of power and control in children's lives: An ecological analysis of pathways toward wellness, resilience and problems

    Isaac Prilleltensky;Geoffrey Nelson;Leslea Peirson

  • Community psychology: Reclaiming social justice.

    Isaac Prilleltensky;Geoffrey Nelson

  • Housing First for People with Severe Mental Illness Who are Homeless: A Review of the Research and Findings from the at Home—Chez soi Demonstration Project:

    Tim Aubry;Geoffrey Nelson;Sam Tsemberis

  • A review of the literature on the effectiveness of housing and support, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management interventions for persons with mental illness who have been homeless.

    Geoffrey Nelson;P. H. D. Tim Aubry;P. H. D. Adele Lafrance

  • Building Value-Based Partnerships: Toward Solidarity With Oppressed Groups

    Geoffrey Nelson;Isaac Prilleltensky;Heather MacGillivary

  • Stress and social support the burden experienced by the family of a mentally ill person

    Harry Potasznik;Geoffrey Nelson

  • 41 Negotiating the Challenges of Participatory Action Research: Relationships, Power, Participation, Change and Credibility

    Jill Grant;Geoffrey Nelson;Terry Mitchell

  • Sharing power and knowledge: professional and mental health consumer/survivor researchers working together in a participatory action research project.

    Joanna Ochocka;Rich Janzen;Geoffrey Nelson

  • Promoting child and family wellness: priorities for psychological and social interventions

    Isaac Prilleltensky;Geoffrey Nelson

  • Pathways into homelessness: Understanding how both individual and structural factors contribute to and sustain homelessness in Canada

    Myra Piat;Lauren Polvere;Maritt Kirst;Jijian Voronka

  • The relationship between dimensions of classroom and family environments and the self‐concept, satisfaction, and achievement of grade 7 and 8 students

    Geoffrey Nelson

  • Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness: Approaches, Evidence, and Transformative Change

    Geoffrey Nelson

  • Housing Choice and Control, Housing Quality, and Control over Professional Support as Contributors to the Subjective Quality of Life and Community Adaptation of People with Severe Mental Illness

    Geoffrey Nelson;John Sylvestre;Tim Aubry;Lindsey George

  • Empowerment and mental health in community: narratives of psychiatric consumer/survivors

    Geoffrey Nelson;John Lord;Joanna Ochocka

  • Shifting the Paradigm in Community Mental Health: Toward Empowerment and Community

    John Lord;Geoffrey Nelson;Joanna Ochocka

Frequent Co-Authors

Isaac Prilleltensky
Isaac Prilleltensky University of Miami
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto

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