Institution: The Open University
Supervisory Team: Dr Michelle O’Reilly and Dr Khalid Karim University of Leicester
Position: PhD student at University of Leicester and Lecturer at The Open University
Current research: My PhD research aims to gain insights into how self-harm in children aged 7-11 years old is conceptualised and experienced. I am also interested in the ethical considerations when researching self-harm in children and young people.
Research Interests:
- Conceptualisation of self-harm in younger children
- Roles of schools in self-harm prevention, support and management
- Ethics of self-harm research
Key publications:
Adams, S. (2020) Self-harm in primary-aged school children. BERA Blog post. Part of special issue: Researching education and mental health: From ‘Where are we now?’ to ‘What next?’. Available at https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/self-harm-in-primary-aged-school-children
Can help with: Ethical reflexivity / Multi-method qualitative research / Template Analysis / Conducting research in schools / Writing spaces
What’s essential to your well-being? Taking time to out from work and study to exercise, cook, read and be with family and friends.
Find Sarah elsewhere:
netecr.org 