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Decolonialising a grounded theory of presence (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this seminar, Nicola presents her inter-disciplinary constructivist grounded theory of therapeutic improvisation. She proposes a model of therapy-as-art-making, bringing to light the central aesthetic practice employed by therapists: conversationa... Read More about Decolonialising a grounded theory of presence.

Karate keeps the score. Growing by moving through trauma (2022)
Journal Article

Karate can offer somatic benefits to clients experiencing distress from trauma. By being mindful of our bodies, martial arts as a therapy can offer connection and growth to wellness.

If Racism Vanished for a Day (2022)
Book

This picture book was co-written and illustrated by 17 children from Bristol Schools. They think it's important to learn from children's experiences of racism so have posed simple sentences and illustrative responses for readers to critically reflect... Read More about If Racism Vanished for a Day.

Are economic, social and cultural rights side-lined in peace agreements? Insights from peace agreement databases (2022)
Journal Article

This article addresses the construction of knowledge in peace agreements focused in particular on practices concerning the inclusion of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) as an under-researched category in peace agreement databases and as a... Read More about Are economic, social and cultural rights side-lined in peace agreements? Insights from peace agreement databases.

Global Displacement in the 21st Century - Towards an Ethical Framework (2022)
Book

In this book Phillip Cole calls for a radical review of what international protection looks like and who is entitled to it. The book brings together different issues of forced displacement to provide a systematic overview. It draws attention to group... Read More about Global Displacement in the 21st Century - Towards an Ethical Framework.

Sexual offending and barriers to employability: Public perceptions of who to hire (2022)
Journal Article

Employment can reduce reoffending, yet many employers refrain from hiring candidates with prior convictions, particularly for sexual offences. This study explored employability ratings before and after a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check for... Read More about Sexual offending and barriers to employability: Public perceptions of who to hire.

The investigation and disruption of serious organised crime (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Agenda September 21 - Investigation Strategies September 22 – Disruption Tactics for Serious and Organised Criminals • Agenda live for first two of our four-part series that provides latest thinking and contemporary best practice around the in... Read More about The investigation and disruption of serious organised crime.

“Intermission!” A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers (2022)
Journal Article

Social media use is pervasive among youth and is associated with body image disturbance and self-objectification. The present study investigated whether a 3-day social media fast in a sample for whom social media is especially salient, female adolesc... Read More about “Intermission!” A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers.

Stop and Search Powers in England & Wales: The Commissioner, The Home Secretary, The Media and The Public (2022)
Book Chapter

Can primary care research be conducted more efficiently using routinely reported practice-level data: A cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in England? (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives Conducting randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in primary care is challenging; recruiting patients during time-limited or remote consultations can increase selection bias and physical access to patients' notes is costly and time-consuming.... Read More about Can primary care research be conducted more efficiently using routinely reported practice-level data: A cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in England?.

An introduction to engaged phenomenology (2022)
Journal Article

In this article, I introduce engaged phenomenology as an approach through which phenomenologists can more explicitly and critically consider the generative conditions and implications of their research. I make an explicit link between philosophical i... Read More about An introduction to engaged phenomenology.

Sweet dreams are made of this... The success of a Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) intervention to NHS Health Care Professionals during COVID-19 (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic Health Care Professionals (HCP’s) have reported experiencing poor sleep as a result of insomnia and burn out. With lack of sleep negatively impacting health and increasing the risks for morbidity a... Read More about Sweet dreams are made of this... The success of a Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) intervention to NHS Health Care Professionals during COVID-19.

XXX-essing support: Improving health and wellbeing for sex workers-a review of evidence (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: To establish the state of the evidence-base around psychosocial interventions that support sex worker wellbeing in order to inform policy and practice within a resource rich geographical context. Background: Interventions to support s... Read More about XXX-essing support: Improving health and wellbeing for sex workers-a review of evidence.

Trans*forming learning: Including lived experience of transgender people into a healthcare training programme (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in the UK are required to be safe, effective and evidence-based individuals capable of meeting the needs of people in their care. In developing this capacity, humanisation theory was used within an isolated... Read More about Trans*forming learning: Including lived experience of transgender people into a healthcare training programme.

Reflections on the use of videogames as a pedagogical tool for Politics and International Relations (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Roundtable participant: Popular culture, world politics and pedagogy roundtable Sponsor: Learning and Teaching Working Group

An examination of preadolescent girls’ social media use and body image: Type of engagement may matter most (2022)
Journal Article

Research continues to accumulate suggesting that social media use presents a risk to youths’ body image, yet the majority of this research has examined late adolescents and emerging adults. This study examined 151 preadolescent girls’ (M age = 12.06,... Read More about An examination of preadolescent girls’ social media use and body image: Type of engagement may matter most.

Blue Documents (2022)
Report

Desde el grupo de investigación Justicia Marina y Derecho Internacional del Observatorio para la Gobernanza Marino Costera, presentamos la serie editorial “Documentos Azules”. Esta es una publicación anual que contiene artículos cortos e inéditos de... Read More about Blue Documents.

Narratives of coercive precarity experienced by mothers seeking asylum in the UK (Wales) (2022)
Journal Article

This paper explores the impact of the UK’s racialized asylum system on mothers and their children. Asylum-seeking mothers in the UK are treated with hostility and suspicion and prohibited from basic socio-economic rights such as employment yet must a... Read More about Narratives of coercive precarity experienced by mothers seeking asylum in the UK (Wales).

Beyond pain scales: A critical phenomenology of the expression of pain (2022)
Journal Article

In this paper, we discuss the qualitative dimension of painful experiences by exploring the role of imagination and metaphorical association in the conceptualization and expression of pain. We employ an engaged critical-phenomenological approach to o... Read More about Beyond pain scales: A critical phenomenology of the expression of pain.

Self-objectification: Implications for physical activity in middle-aged women and men (2022)
Journal Article

Self-objectification (i.e., valuing the body primarily for its attractiveness to others) is negatively related to physical health, including physical activity (PA) attitudes and behaviors. Given the low levels of PA among middle-aged adults in the US... Read More about Self-objectification: Implications for physical activity in middle-aged women and men.