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Researcher Wellbeing and Emotionally Challenging Topics
Thu, September 12, 8:00 to 9:15am, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Floor: Ground floor, Room 1.17Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel
Abstract
Criminological and criminal justice researchers embark on explorations of diverse topics, aiming to deepen our understanding of numerous issues, a journey that often leads them into some of the most disturbing and distressing aspects of the human experience. There is growing recognition that undertaking this type of research can pose many difficulties for researchers, including secondary and primary trauma, yet there are few examples of managing their wellbeing effectively. This panel acknowledges and evidences the challenges inherent in such research, focusing on the often-overlooked aspect of researcher wellbeing. The panel structure moves from the individual auto-ethnographic experiences of early career researchers through to the long-term impacts of undertaking such research for decades and the findings of a multi-method cross-disciplinary study. We end with a discussion of the role that professional societies might play in leading the way in addressing the long-neglected issue of researcher wellbeing and emotionally challenging topics.
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Individual Presentations
Emotional labour in gender-based violence research: An auto-ethnographic account - Joana Miguel Gomes Ferreira, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
Limitless research: when the impact of data collection forces you to recognize and protect your limits - Ellen Van Damme, Centre de Recherches en Droit Pénal (CRDP), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Cross-disciplinary/topic impacts of researching potentially emotionally challenging topics - Kristine Brance, University of Bath; Tina Nicola Skinner, University of Bath; Sarah Halligan, University of Bath; Heather Girling, University of Bath
Coping with emotionally challenging research: a strategic vision for institutional change - Tina Nicola Skinner, University of Bath; Kristine Brance, University of Bath; Sarah Halligan, University of Bath; Heather Girling, University of Bath
Discussion - Michele Jane Burman, University of Glasgow; Tina Nicola Skinner, University of Bath; Kristine Brance, University of Bath; Joana Miguel Gomes Ferreira, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; Ellen Van Damme, Centre de Recherches en Droit Pénal (CRDP), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.