Dr Caroline Barratt
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873832
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Location
2S2.5.09, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Wednesday 12-1pm
Profile
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of Education for Innovation and Excellence and Programme Lead for the MSc Health Research. I teach on a range of modules including undergraduate, post-graduate and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses. In 2009 I completed my PhD which explored the experience of risk and vulnerability amongst fisherfolk on Lake Victoria, Uganda. Her research covered topics such as resource sustainability, health, HIV/AIDS and gender. During my PhD I taught Biographic-Narrative-Interpretive Method (BNIM), a form of biographic research, with Tom Wengraf in London and at Queens University, Belfast. This established an interest in qualitative methods and since then I have worked with and taught a variety of approaches including IPA, grounded theory, thematic analysis as well as participatory visual methods. Over my time in higher education I have become interested in pedagogy, student well-being and inclusivity. I have trained as a mindfulness teacher, including trauma informed approaches, building on over 20 years of meditation experience and now leads mindfulness workshops for students and staff. In 2014 I set up the Contemplative Pedagogy Network to support and encourage teachers and lecturers who are interested in incorporating contemplative practice into their teaching and is interested in developing research in this area.
Qualifications
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BSc, MRes, PhD in International Development
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School of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Mental health
Qualitative research methods
Current research
Contemplative pedagogy
Mindfulness
Children in care and care leavers
Critical pedagogy
Well-being in higher education
Conferences and presentations
Contemplative pedagogy and the quest for meaning and transformation in higher education
Invited presentation, Symposium on Pedagogies of Mindfulness, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 25/1/2018
Transforming students, changing the world: The role of contemplative pedagogy in creating and supporting the change makers of the future
Higher Education Authority Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, 5/7/2017
Exploring the potential of contemplative pedagogy in higher education
Invited presentation, Mindfulness in Education, Eichstätt, Germany, 25/7/2016
Barratt, C. Telling students to be compassionate isn't enough: exploring the role of mindfulness, contemplation and compassion in higher education. Warwick Medical School, Warwick Medical School Mindfulness Society Seminar Series. 14th January 2016.
Coventry, United Kingdom, 2016
Barratt, C. and L. Andrews. Evaluating the Impact of Developing as a Compassionate Practitioner: an Innovative Course for Health Professionals. Royal College of Nursing Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition, Telford. March 15th 2016
Telford, United Kingdom, 2016
Barratt, C. What does Contemplative Pedagogy mean for us as Teachers? Contemplation in the classroom: An exploration of contemplative pedagogy in higher & further education 12th-14th June 2015, Emerson College, UK.
Forest Row, United Kingdom, 2015
Barrattc, C. Mental health and houses in multiple occupation: the challenge of finding practical solutions Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Housing and Health Conference. London. April 2013.
London, United Kingdom, 2013
Barratt, C., Green, G. and E. Speed Understanding the relationship between housing and mental health through the experience of bedsit residents in a seaside town. How is the Housing System Coping? Housing Studies Association Conference, University of York. April 2012.
York, United Kingdom, 2012
Barratt, C., Green, G. and E. Speed Exploring the relationship between mental health and housing amongst residents of bedsit accommodation in a seaside town. Joint Empirical Social Sciences Seminar Series, University of Essex. 14th December 2011.
Colchester, United Kingdom, 2011
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Literature Review and Critical Appraisal (HS900)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 9/11/2022
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 9/11/2022
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 2/12/2020
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 9/11/2020
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 9/11/2020
Degree subject: Applied Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 27/4/2020
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 31/3/2016
Publications
Journal articles (18)
Barratt, C., The Contemplative and Critical in Community. The Journal of Contemplative Inquiry. 6 (1)
Appleton, P., Hung, I. and Barratt, C., (2021). Internal conversations, self-reliance and social support in emerging adults transitioning from out-of-home care: An interpretative phenomenological study. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 26 (3), 882-893
Barratt, C., Appleton, P. and Pearson, M., (2020). Exploring internal conversations to understand the experience of young adults transitioning out of care. Journal of Youth Studies. 23 (7), 869-885
Barratt, C., (2018). Developing resilience: the role of nurses, healthcare teams and organisations.. Nursing Standard. 33 (7), 43-49
Barratt, C., (2017). Exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can enhance compassionate care. Nursing Standard. 31 (21), 55-63
Barratt, C. and Green, G., (2017). Making a House in Multiple Occupation a Home: Using Visual Ethnography to Explore Issues of Identity and Well-Being in the Experience of Creating a Home Amongst HMO Tenants. Sociological Research Online. 22 (1), 1-18
Cox, P., Barratt, C., Blumenfeld, F., Rahemtulla, Z., Taggart, D. and Turton, J., (2017). Reducing recurrent care proceedings: initial evidence from new interventions. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 39 (3), 332-349
Green, G., Barratt, C. and Wiltshire, M., (2016). Control and care: landlords and the governance of vulnerable tenants in houses in multiple occupation. Housing Studies. 31 (3), 269-286
Barratt, C., (2016). Exploring the potential of contemplative pedagogy in health professional education. Focus on Health Professional Education. 17 (2), 20-31
Barratt, C., (2016). Exploring the potential of contemplative pedagogy in health professional education. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal. 17 (2), 20-31
Barratt, C., Seeley, J. and Allison, EH., (2015). Lacking the Means or the Motivation? Exploring the Experience of Community-Based Resource Management Among Fisherfolk on Lake Victoria, Uganda. The European Journal of Development Research. 27 (2), 257-272
Barratt, C., Green, G. and Speed, E., (2015). Mental health and houses in multiple occupation. Journal of Public Mental Health. 14 (2), 107-117
Barratt, C. and Allison, EH., (2014). Vulnerable people, vulnerable resources? Exploring the relationship between people's vulnerability and the sustainability of community-managed natural resources. Development Studies Research. 1 (1), 16-27
Pearson, G., Barratt, C., Seeley, J., Ssetaala, A., Nabbagala, G. and Asiki, G., (2013). Making a livelihood at the fish-landing site: exploring the pursuit of economic independence amongst Ugandan women. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 7 (4), 751-765
Barratt, C., Mbonye, M. and Seeley, J., (2012). Between town and country: shifting identity and migrant youth in Uganda. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 50 (2), 201-223
Barratt, C., Kitcher, C. and Stewart, J., (2012). Beyond safety to wellbeing: How local authorities can mitigate the mental health risks of living in houses in multiple occupation. Journal of Environmental Health Research. 12 (1), 39-51
Barratt, C., Mbonye, M. and Seeley, J., (2012). Between town and country: shifting identity and migrant youth in Uganda. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 50 (02), 201-223
Westway, E., Barratt, C. and Seeley, J., (2009). Educational attainment and literacy in Ugandan fishing communities: Access for All?. Maritime Studies. 8 (2), 73-97
Book chapters (3)
Barratt, C., (2018). Contemplative Pedagogy. In: Mindful Evolution: Conference proceedings Eichstätt 2016 & Thessaloniki 2017. Editors: Bottger, H., Jensen, K. and Jensen, T., . Klinkhardt
Barratt, C. and Tess, W., (2018). Nursing and Mindfulness. In: Coping and Thriving in Nursing An Essential Guide to Practice. Editors: Martin, P., . SAGE. 1526461501. 9781526461506
Couch, R., Barratt, C., Dhesi, S., Stewart, J. and Page, A., (2016). Research and Evidence Based Environmental Health. In: Clay?s Handbook of Environmental Health (21st Edition). Editors: Battersby, S., . Routledge. 102- 127. 9780415716710
Grants and funding
2020
Uncertainty, Anxiety and Mindfulness Invited Speaker
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND
2019
Contemplative Pedagogy Workshop
University of Winchester
2016
Internal conversations, social networks, and mental health in young adult care leavers in Suffolk
University of Essex
2015
Qualitative Evaluation of Good Lives Innovation Pilot
Essex County Council
Contact
Academic support hours:
Wednesday 12-1pm