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Trauma and the Impact of Research on Emotionally Challenging Subjects: Identifying and Addressing Quantitative Researchers’ Needs

  • Rockliffe, S. (Organiser)
  • Clare Phillips (Organiser)
  • Clara Girault (Organiser)

Activity: EventsWorkshop

Description

Co-creator and co-organiser of a one-day interdisciplinary symposium exploring the emotional and psychological impacts of conducting research on traumatic, sensitive, and ethically complex subjects, with particular attention to quantitative and mixed-methods research contexts. Convened in partnership with the University of Southampton, the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP), and the University of Brighton, the event brought together researchers across institutions and career stages for keynote talks, panel discussions, and collaborative dialogue on researcher wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, and emotional sustainability in research.
Period17 Apr 2026
Event typeConference
LocationSouthampton, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • researcher wellbeing
  • trauma-informed research
  • quantitative methods
  • vicarious trauma
  • secondary trauma
  • methodology
  • social research
  • emotional labour
  • ethics
  • interdisciplinary research