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The future of volunteering in extreme weather events: Critical reflections on key challenges and opportunities for climate resilience (2023)
Journal Article

Volunteers are playing a significant role in interacting with ongoing societal shocks and stresses, such as mobilizing resources and supporting responses to extreme weather events. Their actions contribute to the pursuit of local climate resilience b... Read More about The future of volunteering in extreme weather events: Critical reflections on key challenges and opportunities for climate resilience.

The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA) (2023)
Journal Article

The transdisciplinary Drought Risk and You (DRY) project aimed to interweave storytelling and science as a way of increasing the different voices and types of knowledge (specialist, local) within drought risk decision-making in the UK. This paper cri... Read More about The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA).

Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision (2023)
Book Chapter

Many young people do not have a strong understanding of stalking-like behaviour; this chapter considers the challenges this presents with specific reference to autistic young people, focusing upon: prevalence, recognition, awareness and consequences... Read More about Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision.

Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience (2023)
Journal Article

Across three years (2017–2020), the ESRC Seminar series, “Civil Agency, Society and Climate Adaptation to Weather Extremes” (CASCADE-NET) critically examined the changing role of civil society in extreme weather adaptation. One full-day seminar explo... Read More about Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience.

Voices from the deck: Lecturers’ and middle managers’ perceptions of effective FE sector professional development (2023)
Journal Article

This article discusses the findings of research into further education (FE) lecturers' and middle managers’ perceptions of what constitutes effective professional development. This focus addresses an area of paucity in the literature that requires at... Read More about Voices from the deck: Lecturers’ and middle managers’ perceptions of effective FE sector professional development.

Willing to be the change: Perceived drivers and barriers to participation in urban smart farming projects (2023)
Journal Article

Psychological research on perceptions on urban smart farming is scarce, especially in a Global South context. To reach wide acceptance of urban smart farming and create effective strategies for the implementation of this innovative technology, we nee... Read More about Willing to be the change: Perceived drivers and barriers to participation in urban smart farming projects.

Male reproductive trends in the novel equine model: Investigations into anthropogenic environmental chemical exposure (2023)
Thesis

Introduction: Adverse trends are reported in human, canine, and bovine reproductive health, associated with exposure to environmental chemicals (ECs). Poor testicular function in stallions poses an economic, health and welfare concern. Assessing equi... Read More about Male reproductive trends in the novel equine model: Investigations into anthropogenic environmental chemical exposure.

Development of a framework integrating agent-based modelling, building information modelling and immersive technologies for construction training and education (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Effective construction management plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful execution and completion of construction projects. However, the construction industry continues to face numerous challenges, such as time delays and cost overruns, whic... Read More about Development of a framework integrating agent-based modelling, building information modelling and immersive technologies for construction training and education.

Interviewing vulnerable suspects arrested for homicide offences: The working practices of detectives and third parties (2023)
Thesis

The aim of this research is to critically explore the working practices of detectives and third parties involved in the detention and interviewing of vulnerable suspects, who have been arrested on suspicion of committing homicide (and attempted murde... Read More about Interviewing vulnerable suspects arrested for homicide offences: The working practices of detectives and third parties.