Tag: Laura McGrath

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Spotlight on PHeW Seminars held earlier this year

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In March and April, two internal seminars were organised by the PHeW Strand of the OPRC. The first seminar entitled “The experience of whistleblowing: The journey from recognising wrongdoing to taking action” on 29 March was chaired by Dr Laura McGrath. It featured a talk by Dr Brigid MacCarthy who obtained her PhD for research… Continue reading Spotlight on PHeW Seminars held earlier this year

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SPSSI (2023) Conference is Coming up!

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June 25-27, Denver Colorado. The submission deadline is February 6, 2023 The next SPSSI conference (2023): "Transforming Our World: Using Research and Action to Address (In)Visible Wounds" is coming up in June, 25-27, in Denver, Colorado. The call for conference submission is now open with the deadline of February 6, 2023. Visit SPSSI website for… Continue reading SPSSI (2023) Conference is Coming up!

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Psychology Colleagues from The Open University to Present at the SPSSI Conference in June

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Congratulations to Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir, Dr Laura McGrath, Dr Evangelos Ntontis and Dr Sandra Obradovic in the School of Psychology & Counselling (The OU), who have successfully secured the Open Psychology Research Centre (OPRC) fund and have been accepted to present at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) conference in San… Continue reading Psychology Colleagues from The Open University to Present at the SPSSI Conference in June

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The Politics of Mental Health: Taking Experiential Knowledge Seriously

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PHeW Strand Lead, Dr David Kaposi introduces Professor Helen Spandler (University of Central Lancashire), followed by commentaries from Dr Simon Clarke and Dr Laura McGrath (The OU) and Q&A session. Current mental health discourse often refers to the value of ‘lived experience’ and ‘experts by experience’. But what does it really mean to take experience… Continue reading The Politics of Mental Health: Taking Experiential Knowledge Seriously

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Drawing and mapping methods in psychological research

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Dr Laura McGrath from the School writes about a new article titled Building visual worlds: Using maps in qualitative psychological research on affect and emotion. This article, by Laura McGrath, Shauna Mullarkey and Paula Reavey, was published in a special edition of the journal Qualitative Research in Psychology. The articles in the special edition, 'Feelings Affects and Emotions… Continue reading Drawing and mapping methods in psychological research