Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
The session will begin with an overview of ethnography and how it is undertaken before giving participants the opportunity to collect ethnographic data.
It will then be considered how ethnographic data might be analysed and what value does this bring.
The Centre of Psychological Research (PsyCen), supports research projects dedicated to improving psychological wellbeing for different communities in conjunction with a range of external collaborators and funders.
The Centre’s work showcases diverse methodologies, from psychometric and experimental designs to qualitative and critical psychology approaches, to advance knowledge across different branches of psychological science, from social and community psychology to cognitive neuroscience and biological psychology.
Dr Rachael Kelley is a Reader in the School of Health, at Leeds Beckett University.
Her research focuses on improving the care and support offered to people living with dementia and their families, predominantly in hospitals and other healthcare settings. This includes work to improve the care of people living with dementia and comorbid health conditions such as cancer. Prior to starting her research career she was a qualified mental health nurse specialising in the care of people living with dementia.
Rachael has worked in applied health research since 2004, initially in the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds (where she retains a visiting lecturer position) and subsequently in the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University. She has worked on many qualitative and quantitative research projects during this time, predominantly funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). She is a member of a NIHR Research for Patient Benefit funding panel (Yorkshire and North East Region) as well as undertaking regular reviews for numerous academic journals and research funding panels. She also teaches health research methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
