Tue, 30 Mar 2010
Show some emotion – a new approach for health research. Call for papers - closing date 12 April 2010
European and UK health researchers are to highlight the benefits of emotional influences in research – challenging the mantra that research must be 'emotion-free' to be valid.
The international group will debate the issues at a colloquium organised by the interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Methods Forum at the University of East Anglia . They will also look at how researchers can pinpoint where and how emotion plays a positive part in health research. This may be especially important in ensuring research can address the needs of different people who contribute to research, such as those with health challenges - including mental health - and those living with long-term illnesses as well as children and people with whom relationships need to be managed most sensitively.
The discussion will be led by keynote speaker Professor Nicky James, a sociologist whose research has identified how emotions may be used effectively at work - including in the health profession.
The colloquium, which is on the 6 and 7 May 2010, is the sixth in an annual series. The delegates are from the health and social care professions and social sciences researching health, illness and medicine. The conference is led Dr Andrea Stöckl, a lecturer in the sociology of medicine, in the University’s Faculty of Health, UEA. Dr Stöckl says: “The interdisciplinary environment at UEA encourages new connections to be made between scientific ideas and the experiences of those involved in living and working with health issues. This event will be the first to actively address the issues of how we can build emotions into scientific research in this field.”
Further enquiries about this event and the people attending it may be addressed to: Joanne.Durrant@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 591846
Colloquium details and booking form (PDF 84KB)
The international group will debate the issues at a colloquium organised by the interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Methods Forum at the University of East Anglia . They will also look at how researchers can pinpoint where and how emotion plays a positive part in health research. This may be especially important in ensuring research can address the needs of different people who contribute to research, such as those with health challenges - including mental health - and those living with long-term illnesses as well as children and people with whom relationships need to be managed most sensitively.
The discussion will be led by keynote speaker Professor Nicky James, a sociologist whose research has identified how emotions may be used effectively at work - including in the health profession.
The colloquium, which is on the 6 and 7 May 2010, is the sixth in an annual series. The delegates are from the health and social care professions and social sciences researching health, illness and medicine. The conference is led Dr Andrea Stöckl, a lecturer in the sociology of medicine, in the University’s Faculty of Health, UEA. Dr Stöckl says: “The interdisciplinary environment at UEA encourages new connections to be made between scientific ideas and the experiences of those involved in living and working with health issues. This event will be the first to actively address the issues of how we can build emotions into scientific research in this field.”
Further enquiries about this event and the people attending it may be addressed to: Joanne.Durrant@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 591846
Colloquium details and booking form (PDF 84KB)
