The Trauma and Violence Prevention (TVP) Research Group comprises representation from the academic community of the University of Worcester, that is, staff who are actively involved in research and staff who are interested in becoming involved with research. The membership also includes PhD students who are conducting research involving themes of trauma and abuse, such as Gender-Based Violence.

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The TVP recognises the critical importance of meaningful collaboration with practitioners and agencies in our community, who have expertise in the focus area of this research group. Currently, we have a wide-reaching membership of key agencies, including Women’s Aid, public health and community safety partnerships. The TVP will also be developing more active links with Experts with Lived Experience of abuse and trauma. However given the high incidence of trauma and violence in our society, we are mindful that the current membership will likely include victim/survivors of trauma and abuse. 

What do we do?

The focus of the TVP Research Group will continue to be the prevention of all forms of violence, abuse and trauma, inclusive of culture, gender, sexuality, intellectual and / or physical ability, age, black minority and ethnic group, and social status.

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Our work will relate to the experiences of victim / survivors, bystanders, perpetrators, practitioners, policy makers and researchers. Our collective research interests encompass all aspects of Gender-Based violence, misogyny, violent crime and trauma.

This involves examining and understanding the impact of violence, the response to violence and abuse, and strengthening the evidence base to influence policy and practice, with the overall aim of preventing violence and reducing harm.

Our key aims are:

  • To coproduce purposeful and excellent research with those who know – as experts by experience.
  • To conduct and promote impactful research to stakeholders, the wider public, the academic community, in the spirit of inclusivity and accessibility to all – including Open Access science.
  • Develop ethical research in response to complex and challenging issues.
  • Actively pursue funding streams and opportunities for sponsored research for the future.
  • Ensure published outputs to promote the research with acknowledgement and input of all academic and non-academic partners.
  • Facilitate Knowledge Exchange events for the multi-professional audiences, academics and importantly, the public.
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We remain committed to developing innovative interdisciplinary methods through which social scientists (health scientists and practitioners, educators, psychologists, sociologists, criminologists, social policy makers) join with colleagues in all relevant disciplines, to develop new ways of combating violence, abuse and trauma. This includes new ways of understanding violence and abuse to raise public awareness and / or engage broader public audiences in debates about violence prevention. 

The TVP Research Group will have a commitment to a feminist ethos within current and prospective research, including the intersectionality of violence and the multiple facets of abuse compounded by discrimination.

The TVP Research Group will embrace all research paradigms and innovative research methodologies that seek to promote better understanding on the problems of violence and abuse, while promoting impactful research.

Membership

Dr Claire McLoone-Richards
Teresa Atkinson
Dr Mikahil Azad
Dr Beverley Gilbert
Dr Gillian Harrop
Samantha Holt
Amy Johnson
Sarah Llyod
Dr Béré Mahoney
Jenna-Louise Page
Courtney Smith

PhD Students
Carolyn Ball
Holly Barnes-Bennett
Harriet Bromley
Lyndsay Coleman
Zoe Ellis
Antje Joel

Post-Graduate Student
Helen Woodage

Associate Membership

Dave Andrewartha
Worcestershire County Council, WCC, Advanced Public Health Practitioner

Bridget Brickley
Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board Manager

Wendy Bulman
Domestic Abuse Strategic Lead, Shropshire County Council

Sally Burns
Domestic Abuse Midwifery Lead NHS, Shropshire

Sue Coleman
Chief Executive of West Mercia Women’s Aid

Sophie Charles
Safeguarding & Well-Being Lead, Shrewsbury College

Dr Rosie Erol
College of Policing

Katie Harris
NHS Mids. Partnership

Paul Kinsella
WCC, Senior Public Health Practitioner

Kim Lees
Senior Leader, Dept. of Work and Pensions

Sarah Wilday
WCC, DA & Lived Experience Officer

Helen Williams
Shropshire County Council

Current Projects

  • Research on the experiences of and harassment of the running community on Worcestershire – Running safe, Running Free.
  • Examining the taught experiences of postgraduate students with triggering education content and materials who are survivors of trauma and abuse.
  • An evaluation of therapeutic interventions for victims domestic abuse and sexual violence in the UK.
  •  Examining the intersectionality of domestic abuse and dementia.

Completed Projects

  • Implementation and evaluation of interventions and programmes aimed at domestic abuse perpetrators.
  • Helpline services for male victims of domestic abuse.
  • Understanding attitudes towards sexual violence.
  • Understanding support needs of military and veteran families in coping with visible and nonvisible traumas.
  • Implementation and evaluation of an active bystander programme to respond to domestic violence, coercive and controlling behaviour and sexual violence.
  • Understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
  • Understanding police decision making around domestic abuse, particularly in relation to risk assessment and coercive control.
  • Peer mentoring and peer support workers with lived experience.
  • The experience of domestic abuse cyber stalking and harassment.
  • The experience of violence, trauma and abuse by emergency services and healthcare staff.
  • Policing and vulnerability.
  • Problem solving in policing and partnerships.

Outputs / Publications

2025

Gervis, M., Baker-Power, Lara, Goldman, A. and Mackenzie, J. (2025) A Collaborative Rapid Response to Abuse in UK Gymnastics Using a Group Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)-based Programme. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. ISSN 1932-9261 | eISSN 1932-927X (In Press)

Gilbert, Beverley, Johnson, Amy and Azad, Mikahil (2025) Evaluation of the Open2Change Behaviour Change programme. Project Report. Swindon Without Abuse, Worcester. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley and Critch, J. (2025) Creating Peer Led Communities of Strength: Supporting the expressed needs of women after experience of trauma and abuse. In: European Conference on Domestic Violence, 3-5 September 2025, Barcelona. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2025) Feminist ethical model in delivering peer mentoring with women who have multiple unmet needs linked to their experience of domestic violence in England. In: European Conference on Domestic Violence, 3-5 September 2025, Barcelona. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2025) Evaluation of West Mercia Women's Aid (WMWA) Lived Experience Advisory Network. Project Report. University of Worcester, Worcester. (Submitted)

Gilbert, Beverley (2025) The impact of systemic failure on communities of women with experience of complex disadvantage and trauma: Peer mentoring as a reparational feminist model of practice. In: Festival of Justice, 8 July 2025, The Hive, Worcester. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2025) I am the Ghost of criminal justice past: You are the Now and the Future. In: University of Worcester Criminology Conference 2025, 16 May 2025, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2025) Examining peer mentoring with women who experience multiple and complex disadvantage: a feminist ethical model of practice. Journal of Gender Studies. pp. 1-14. ISSN Print: 0958-9236 Electronic: 1465-3869

Mahoney, Berenice, Edwards, Christian, Richardson, Emma and Lowe, Rebecca (2025) Five years on: ontological (in)security and living with significant appearance concerns before, during, and ‘since’ COVID-19. In: Perspectives in Body Image (PiBI) International Online Conference, 16th -18th September 2025, Online Conference (ACE lab, University of Durham). (Unpublished)

Clarke, R., O'Hickey, S., Bradley, Eleanor and Mahoney, Berenice (2025) Managing allergy-related COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A multi-methods analysis of practitioner notes and referral outcomes. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2164-5515

Lea, Rosanna, Mahoney, Berenice, Qualter, P. and Davis, Sarah K. (2025) Ability emotional intelligence amplifies affective responses to social media content in young people. Current Psychology. pp. 1-16. ISSN Print: 1046-1310 Online: 1936-4733

Brooks, R., Marsden, J., Mahoney, Berenice, Perry, Amy, Jones, I., Gordon-Smith, Katherine, Jones, I. and Jones, Lisa (2025) Perinatal mood episodes in fathers with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 390 (119856). pp. 1-5. ISSN Online: 0165-0327

Gomez, R. and Mahoney, Berenice (2025) Editorial: Urticaria and mimickers of urticaria. Frontiers in Allergy, 6. pp. 1-2. ISSN 2673-6101

Monaghan, Chris, Lane, Michael, Smith, Courtney and Jarvis, Sue (2025) Response to Inquiry: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending. Other. Justice Committee, UK Parliament.

2024

Oatley, R. and Atkinson, Teresa (2024) A qualitative study of the benefits and challenges of different models of extra care housing for residents living with dementia. Dementia, 23 (6). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1471-3012 (print); 1741-2684 (web)

Davies, S. and Atkinson, Teresa (2024) Preparing to care: Training for carers of people with dementia and a learning disability. Journal of Dementia Care, 32 (1). pp. 30-33. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Waller, Sarah, Evans, Simon, Bray, Jennifer and Atkinson, Teresa (2024) Designing for Everyone: Can the principles of dementia friendly design inform design for neurodiversity in healthcare settings? Working with Older People, 28 (4). pp. 361-369. ISSN Print: 1366-3666 Online: 2042-8790

Azad, Mikahil (2024) An Exploration of How Online Threats Can Impact Mosque Worshippers and the Factors which Enable This. In: Victimisation in the Digital Age: An Online/Offline Continuum Approach. Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, pp. 70-81. ISBN 9781032714202

Gilbert, Beverley (2024) Responding to Domestic Violence: Doing the small things well. In: 30 Year Anniversary of Domestic Violence Service in Malta, 25 November 2024, President's Summer Palace, Verdala Palace, Malta. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2024) The power of peer mentoring in the survivor's healing process. In: The Fifth Annual Tackling Domestic Violence and Abuse Conference 2024, 20 November 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Salford Community Stadium. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2024) A feminist model of practice: Voluntary one-to-one peer mentoring with women who experience multiple and complex disadvantage after trauma and abuse. In: Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference 2024, 11-12 September 2024, Bayes Business School, City, University of London, London, UK. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2024) Peer mentoring with women who experience multiple and complex disadvantage after trauma and abuse. In: Sexual Violence and Health Research Network (SVaHRM) Research Day, 1st July 2024, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, London. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2024) An examination of peer mentoring with women who experience multiple and complex disadvantage in England. PhD thesis, Anglia Ruskin University.

Edwards, Christian, Mahoney, Berenice, Richardson, Emma and Lowe, Rebecca (2024) Staying isolated indoors means that nobody sees me”: ontological (in)security and living with significant appearance concerns before, during, and ‘since’ COVID-19. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 19 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1748-2623 (print); 1748-2631 (web)

Davis, Sarah K., Morgan, Blaire and Mahoney, Berenice (2024) Educational and Cognitive Perspectives. In: Personality and Intelligence: The Psychology of Individual Differences. Oxford University Press, UK, Chapter 19. ISBN 9780198811398

Doughty, Angela, Keane, Gary, Wadley, Alex, Mahoney, Berenice, Bueno, Allain and Coles, Steven (2024) Plasma concentrations of thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase and peroxiredoxin-4 can identify high risk patients and predict outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a clinical observation. International Journal of Cardiology. pp. 1-36. ISSN 0167-5273 (print) 1874-1754 (web)

2023

Atkinson, Teresa, Oatley, Rebecca and Evans, Simon (2023) Advantages and challenges of extra care housing in the UK for people living with dementia: a scoping review. Housing, Care and Support. ISSN Print: 1460-8790 Electronic: 2042-8375

Atkinson, Teresa and Oatley, Rebecca (2023) Key Insights: Extra Care Housing - A booklet for organisations providing Extra Care Housing for people living with dementia. University of Worcester.

Atkinson, Teresa and Oatley, R. (2023) Benefits and challenges of living in extra care housing: perspectives of people living with dementia. Working with Older People, 28 (3). pp. 279-292. ISSN Print: 1366-3666 Online: 2042-8790

Atkinson, Teresa, Russell, Christopher, Bruce, Mary, Jacobson-Wright, Nicola and Bray, Jennifer (2023) Developing a distance learning Post Graduate qualification for professionals in dementia care – our journey. Journal of Dementia Care, 31 (3). pp. 33-35. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Oatley, Rebecca and Atkinson, Teresa (2023) What is the 'extra' in Extra Care Housing for people living with dementia? Journal of Dementia Care, 31 (3). pp. 22-23. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Atkinson, Teresa and Oatley, Rebecca (2023) Key Insights: Extra Care Housing - A booklet for people and families affected by dementia. University of Worcester.

Rook, G., Capper, C., Groves, M., Stokes, G. and Atkinson, Teresa (2023) Diagnosis rates are down, care providers are closing, and waiting lists for social care needs assessments are growing. What will it take to rebuild dementia care? Journal of Dementia Care, 31 (1). pp. 10-11. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Atkinson, Teresa and Oatley, Rebecca (2023) Key Insights: Extra Care Housing for people living with dementia: A booklet for adult social care commissioners & professionals. University of Worcester.

Bromley, Harriet, Davis, Sarah K., Morgan, Blaire and Taylor-Dunn, Holly (2023) The Professional Quality of Life of Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates: A Systematic Review of Possible Risk and Protective Factors. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. ISSN 1552-8324

Gilbert, Beverley (2023) Support worker’s experiences of self-disclosure within domestic abuse support services and women’s voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations: a qualitative enquiry. Journal of Gender Studies. ISSN Print: 0958-9236 Electronic: 1465-3869

Gilbert, Beverley (2023) Peer mentoring with survivors of abuse who have disabilities or multiple disadvantage. Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Magazine.

Harrop, Gill (2023) Toxic Masculinity. In: Encyclopaedia of Domestic Violence. Living Reference Work . Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 1-10. ISBN Print:978-3-030-85493-5

Gordon-Smith, Katherine, Hampshire, C., Mahoney, Berenice, Perry, Amy, Lewis, K.J.S., Craddock, N., Jones, I. and Jones, Lisa (2023) Opportunities to engage in positive activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives of individuals with mood disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 345. pp. 186-191. ISSN Online: 0165-0327

Mahoney, Berenice (2023) Geography and breast reconstruction: the complex business of using travel time to understand how patients access care after surgery (Editorial). Annals of Breast Surgery. ISSN 2616-2776

McLoone-Richards, Claire (2023) Researching Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: Critical Perspectives for Student-Practitioner Researchers. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781000928815

2022

Atkinson, Teresa, Bray, Jennifer and Williamson, Tracey (2022) ‘You’re in a new game and you don’t know the rules: Preparing carers to care’. Dementia, 21 (7). pp. 2128-2143. ISSN 1471-3012 Online ISSN: 1741-2684

Bray, Jennifer, Evans, Simon and Atkinson, Teresa (2022) Spreading the word: enablers and challenges to implementing a nature-based intervention for people living with dementia. Working with Older People, 26 (3). pp. 216-225. ISSN Print: 1366-3666 Online: 2042-8790

Bray, Jennifer, Atkinson, Teresa and Williamson, Tracey (2022) You matter! Training to support family carers of people living with dementia. Journal of Dementia Care, 30 (3). pp. 20-24. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Harrop, Gillian (2022) Exploring the benefits of digital interaction in bystander training. In: Worcester Learning and Teaching Conference 2022, 8-9 June 2022, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Stephens-Lewis, D., Johnson, A., Turley, N., Naydorf-Hannis, R., Scurlock-Evans, Laura and Schenke, K. (2022) Understanding Canine ‘Reactivity’: Species-Specific Behaviour or Human Inconvenience? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. pp. 1-15. ISSN Print: 1088-8705; Electronic: 1532-7604

Gilchrist, E. and Johnson, Amy (2022) Rehabilitation of Offenders in the Scottish Criminal Justice System. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Rehabilitation in Criminal Justice. Palgrave Handbooks . Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 505-524. ISBN eBook ISBN 978-3-031-14375-5

Lea, Rosanna, Davis, Sarah K., Mahoney, Berenice and Qualter, Pamela (2022) Do emotionally intelligent adolescents flourish or flounder under pressure? Linking emotional intelligence to stress regulation mechanisms. Personality and Individual Differences, 201 (111943). ISSN 0191-8869

Hampshire, Chloe, Mahoney, Berenice and Davis, Sarah K. (2022) Parenting Styles and Disordered Eating Among Youths: A Rapid Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 (802567). ISSN Online: 1664-1078

2021

Evans, Simon, Atkinson, Teresa, Bray, Jennifer and Rogerson, M. (2021) Nature-based activities for people living with dementia: a nice day out or a question of human rights? Working with Older People. ISSN Print: 1366-3666 Online: 2042-8790

Atkinson, Teresa, Oatley, Rebecca and Evans, Simon (2021) Living with dementia in Extra Care Housing (DemECH). Journal of Dementia Care. Nov/Dec 2021. ISSN Print: 1351-8372

Hendriks, I., Demetrio, R., Meiland, F., Chattat, R, Szczesniak, D., Rymaszewska, J., Evans, Shirley, Brooker, Dawn, Evans, Simon, Atkinson, Teresa, Farina, E., Saibene, F., Ettema, T., Gerritsen, D. and Droes, R. (2021) Value of personalized dementia-specific QOL scales; an explorative study in 3 European countries. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 36. ISSN Print: 1533-3175 Electronic: 1938-2731

Morton, Thomas, Wong, G., Atkinson, Teresa and Brooker, Dawn (2021) Sustaining community-based interventions for people affected by dementia long term: the SCI-Dem realist review. BMJ Open, 11 (7). e047789. ISSN Online: 2044-6055

Morton, Thomas, Brooker, Dawn, Wong, G., Atkinson, Teresa and Evans, Shirley (2021) Helping your community group or activity club to keep going strong: Suggestions for members of groups and clubs from the SCI-Dem Review. University of Worcester, Worcester. ISBN 978-0-903607-35-3

Morton, Thomas, Brooker, Dawn, Wong, G., Atkinson, Teresa and Evans, Shirley (2021) Keeping community groups and activities going - Sustainable Community Interventions for people affected by Dementia: Recommendations for practice from the SCI-Dem Project. University of Worcester, Worcester. ISBN 978-0-903607-33-9

Morton, Thomas, Brooker, Dawn, Wong, G., Atkinson, Teresa and Evans, Shirley (2021) Sustaining community groups and activities for people affected by dementia: Recommendations from the SCI-Dem Project for commissioners and policy-makers. University of Worcester, Worcester. ISBN 978-0-903607-34-6

Brooker, Dawn, Evans, Simon, Evans, Shirley, Bray, Jennifer and Atkinson, Teresa (2021) Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of the Meeting Centres Support Programme for People Living with Dementia in Italy, Poland and the UK: The MEETINGDEM Study. Health and Social Care in the Community. ISSN Online: 1365-2524

McLoone-Richards, Claire (2021) Doing Advocacy and Negotiating Power within Child Protection Practice in Early Childhood Education and Care. PhD thesis, University of Worcester.

Gilbert, Beverley (2021) Exploring the experiences of domestic abuse survivors working in the field of domestic abuse support. Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group Blog.

Gilbert, Beverley (2021) Exploring the experiences of domestic abuse survivors working in the field of domestic abuse support: What are the psychological consequences of working in this field for women survivors of abuse? University of Worcester, IRWB Blog, University of Worcester.

Gilbert, Beverley, Collins, F. and Newman, C. (2021) Training Programme: Risk Assessment & Management for Perpetrator Programmes. WWP-EN, Online WWP-EN.

Gilbert, Beverley (2021) Exploring the experiences of domestic abuse survivors working in the field of domestic abuse support: assisting recovery or re-victimisation revisited? In: 4th European Conference on Domestic Violence, 13-15 September 2021, Slovenia (online). (Unpublished)

Harrop, Gillian (2021) Colliding Identities During COVID-19: Identifying and Addressing the Challenges of Being an Academic Mother During a Global Pandemic. Frontiers in Education, 6 (6432). ISSN 2504-284X

Harrop, Gillian (2021) The Vital Role of Bystander intervention in Tackling Violence and Abuse. University of Worcester Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group, Worcester.

Stephens-Lewis, Danielle, Johnson, Amy, Huntley, A., Gilchrist, Elizabeth, McMurran, M., Henderson, J., Feder, G., Howard, L.M. and Gilchrist, G. (2021) Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration by Men Who Use Substances: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 22 (5). pp. 1262-1278. ISSN 1524-8380 Online: 1552-8324

Wilkinson, D.J. and Johnson, Amy (2021) A systematic review of quantitative studies capturing measures of psychological and mental health for Gay and Lesbian individuals of faith. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 24 (9). pp. 993-1016. ISSN Print: 1367-4676 Online: 1469-9737

Radcliffe, P., Gadd, D., Henderson, J., Love, B., Stephens-Lewis, Danielle, Johnson, Amy, Gilchrist, Elizabeth and Gilchrist, G. (2021) What Role Does Substance Use Play in Intimate Partner Violence? A Narrative Analysis of In-Depth Interviews With Men in Substance Use Treatment and Their Current or Former Female Partner. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36 (21-22). pp. 10285-10313. ISSN Print: 0886-2605 Online: 1552-6518

Gilchrist, E., Johnson, Amy, McMurran, M., Stephens-Lewis, D., Kirkpatrick, S., Gardner, B., Easton, C. and Gilchrist, G. (2021) Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to design an intervention for partner abusive men in drug and alcohol treatment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7 (191). ISSN 2055-5784

Gilchrist, G., Potts, L., Radcliffe, P., Halliwell, G., Dheensa, S., Henderson, J., Johnson, Amy, Love, B., Gilchrist, E., Feder, G., Parrott, S., Li, J., McMurran, M., Kirkpatrick, S., Stephens-Lewis, D., Easton, C., Berbary, C. and Landau, S. (2021) ADVANCE integrated group intervention to address both substance use and intimate partner abuse perpetration by men in substance use treatment: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 21 (980). ISSN 1471-2458

Dheensa, S., Halliwell, G., Johnson, Amy, Henderson, J., Love, B., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, L. and Gilchrist, G. (2021) Perspectives on Motivation and Change in an Intervention for Men Who Use Substances and Perpetrate Intimate Partner Abuse: Findings From a Qualitative Evaluation of the Advance Intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN Print : 0886 2605 Online: 1552 6518

Johnson, Amy, Love, B., Henderson, J., Stephens-Lewis, D., Gadd, D., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, E. and Gilchrist, G. (2021) The Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Research on “couples” in Abusive Intimate Partner Relationships Involving Substance Use. Qualitative Health Research, 31 (4). pp. 767-777. ISSN 1049-7323 Online ISSN: 1552-7557

2020

Morton, Thomas, Atkinson, Teresa, Brooker, Dawn and Wong, G. (2020) The sustainability of community interventions for people affected by dementia: A realist review. In: Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2020, 27-31 July 2020, Online. ISSN 1552-5279 (Unpublished)

Johnson, E.K., Cameron, A., Lloyd, L., Evans, Simon, Darton, R., Smith, R., Atkinson, Teresa and Porteus, J. (2020) Ageing in Extra Care Housing: Preparation, Persistence and Self-Management at the Boundary Between the Third and Fourth Age. Ageing & Society, 40 (12). pp. 2711-2731. ISSN Print: 0144-686X Online: 1469-1779

Evans, Simon, Atkinson, Teresa, Cameron, A., Johnson, E., Smith, R., Darton, R., Porteus, J. and Lloyd, L. (2020) Can Extra Care Housing Support the Changing Needs of Older People Living with Dementia? Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 19 (5). pp. 1492-1508. ISSN 1417-3012 Online: 1741-2684

Evans, Shirley, Evans, Simon, Brooker, Dawn, Henderson, C., Szcześniak, D., Atkinson, Teresa, Bray, Jennifer, Amritpal, R., Saibene, F.L., d'Arma, A., Scorolli, C., Chattat, R., Farina, E., Urbańska, K., Rymaszewska, J., Meiland, F. and Dröes, R.M. (2020) The Impact of the Implementation of the Dutch Combined Meeting Centres Support Programme for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia in Italy, Poland and UK. Aging and Mental Health, 24 (2). pp. 280-290. ISSN 1360-7863

Gilbert, Beverley (2020) Examining the motivations and emotions linked to the formation of a Voluntary sewing group formed in response to COVID-19. 'Tamworth Volunteers - Sewing for NHS and Healthcare Workers (April-June 2020). In: Emotions and Feelings in Voluntary Sector Work: Explorations from Research to Practice Seminar, 22 October 2020, Online. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley, Fowler, J. and Adjukovic, D. (2020) Training Programme: Getting Started: How to set up a Perpetrator Programme. WWP-EN, Online via WWP-EN.

Gilbert, Beverley (2020) Examining the motivations and emotions linked to the formation of a Voluntary sewing group formed in response to Covid-19 'Tamworth Volunteers – Sewing for NHS and Healthcare Workers’ (April – June 2020). In: VSSN 'Times like These': researching civil society responses from Covid-19 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research e-Conference, 7-8 September 2020, Online. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2020) Peer Mentoring Handbook and Policy. Warwickshire County Council. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Beverley (2020) Exploring the experiences of domestic abuse survivors working in the field of domestic abuse support: assisting recovery or re-victimisation revisited? Journal of Gender Based Violence, 4 (1). pp. 73-87. ISSN Print: 2398-6808 Online: 2398-6816

Gilchrist, G., Landau, S., Radcliffe, P., McMurran, M., Feder, G., Easton, C., Parrott, S., Kirkpatrick, S., Henderson, J., Potts, L., Stephens-Lewis, Danielle, Johnson, A., Love, B., Halliwell, G., Dheensa, S., Berbary, C., Li, J., Strang, J. and Gilchrist, E. (2020) A study protocol to assess the feasibility of conducting an evaluation trial of the ADVANCE integrated intervention to address both substance use and intimate partner abuse perpetration to men in substance use treatment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6. Article no. 62. ISSN 2055-5784

Wilkinson, D.J. and Johnson, Amy (2020) A systematic review of qualitative studies capturing the subjective experiences of Gay and Lesbian individuals’ of faith or religious affiliation. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23 (1). pp. 80-95. ISSN 1469-9737

Mahoney, Berenice, Walklet, Elaine, Bradley, Eleanor, Thrush, S., Skillman, J., Whisker, L., Barnes, N., Holcombe, C. and Potter, S. (2020) Experiences of implant loss after immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: A qualitative study. British Journal of Surgery Open, 4 (3). pp. 380-390. ISSN 2474-9842

McLoone-Richards, Claire (2020) “The Boys Won’t Leave the Girls Alone!”: The Importance of Advocacy and Educational Leadership in Addressing School-Related-Gender-Based-Violence (SRGBV). In: Issues in Education Quality: Teaching. Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco, pp. 28-35. ISBN 978-9920-38-307-3

McLoone-Richards, Claire and Robinson, Catriona (2020) ‘I know I am just a student but...’: the challenges for educators in supporting students to develop their advocacy skills in protecting children. Early Years: An International Research Journal. ISSN Print: 0957-5146 Online: 1472-4421

McLoone-Richards, Claire (2020) Creating Safe Reflective Spaces for Child Protection Practice. In: Mentoring and Coaching in Early Childhood Education. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 1350100722, 9781350100725

Current Opportunities

We welcome proposals from prospective students with interests in any areas aligned to our Research Group. Approaches from self-supporting PhD students are accepted all year round. Please contact Dr Claire McLoone-Richards to express an interest along with an outline of your research ideas.

Research Proposals by West Mercia Women’s Aid
Suggested Research Topics

The following are suggested themes / ideas which can be developed and refined and which may be suitable for consideration for a PhD study or a PG dissertation. 

  • How neurodiverse individuals experience and engage with domestic abuse support services (autism, ADHD, learning differences).
  • The impact of cultural perceptions on help-seeking among minority ethnic communities.
  • Understanding how people find and use helplines, what prompts a first call and what discourages contact.
  • The emotional impact of vicarious trauma on helpline and frontline staff.
  • Effectiveness of awareness campaigns in changing attitudes toward domestic abuse and coercive control.
  • The role of social media in normalising or challenging abuse.
  • Women being told they cannot access MH support through the NHS as they need 'specialist DA therapy'.
  • To what extent are therapeutic interventions delivered by specialist health services (including mental health) for DA survivors delivered in a way that ensures that it does not further traumatise, intensify the impacts of the abuse, or itself be instrumentalised as a tool of the abuser?
  • The experiences of victims / survivors where services and structures (i.e. courts, social work, health etc) have been instrumentalised by the abuser as a further tool of the abuse? What can be done about this and how can those working in those services understand this in a way which helps prevent and mitigate this?
  • The benefits of talking therapies in recovering from and preventing abuse, and it’s place in the provision of domestic abuse specialist services.
  • The value of positive male role-models for children and young people, and the impact where this is not present, particularly around developing a culture of positive masculinity.

Get in touch

For more information on our research or opportunities please get in touch with Dr Claire McLoone-Richards