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Dr Catherine Wilkinson

Catherine

Reader in Childhood and Youth Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

Email: C.wilkinson@ljmu.ac.uk

Profile

Catherine completed her PhD in Environmental Sciences at University of Liverpool (2012-2015), funded by an ESRC CASE award. Catherine works at the intersection of a range of research approaches, including: mixed methods, ethnographic and participatory research. Catherine’s primary research interests are: children, young people and identity; young people and community radio; and children and young people-friendly research methods. Catherine has an established reputation for making cutting-edge contributions, conceptually and methodologically, to research ‘with’ children and young people and uses this research to inspire teaching she delivers. Externally, Catherine in Co-Editor of Children's Geographies journal, and is Secretary of the Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers).

Research

Publications

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Edited books

von Benzon, N., Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (eds.) (2021). Creative Methods for Human Geographers. London: SAGE. ISBN: 1526496976.

von Benzon, N. & Wilkinson, C. (eds.) (2019). Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth: Global Perspectives. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780429466588.

Peer reviewed journal articles

Bray, L., Wilkinson, C., Bruce, C., Davidson, N., Satchwell, C. and Carter, B. (2022). “It’s my back...”; developing the Coming to Spinal Clinic resource to improve the health literacy of young people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their parents. Journal of Child Health Care. (IF 1.368, Q1).

Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. (2022). Using Persona Dolls in research with children to combat the insider / outsider researcher status dilemma. Children’s Geographies. (IF 2.510, Q1).

Hirst, N. and Wilkinson, C. (2022) Student authors, children’s literature and Early Childhood Education for Sustainability: Findings from a pedagogic research project. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education. 9. (1). pp. 40-57.

Wilkinson, C., Carter, B., Satchwell, C. and Bray, B. (2021). Using methods across generations: Reflections on research involving young people and their parents. Children’s Geographies. pp. 1-13. (IF 2.510, Q1).

Wilkinson, C., Bray, L., Carter, B., & Keating, P. (2021). Not a nurse but more than a mother: the everyday geographies of mothering children with complex heath care needs. Children's Geographies. 19. (2), pp. 158-171. (IF 2.510, Q1).

Wilkinson, C. (2020). Imposter syndrome and the accidental academic: An autoethnographic account. International Journal for Academic Development. 25. (4). pp. 363-374. (IF 1.393, Q1). Cited by 20.

Benwell, M.C., Davies, A., Evans, B. & Wilkinson, C. (2020). Engaging political histories of urban uprisings with young people: the Liverpool riots, 1981 and 2011. Environment and Planning C. 38. (4). pp. 599-618. (IF 2.601, Q1). Returned to REF 2021, 3* internal REF rated.

Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2020). Young men’s alcohol consumption experiences and performances of masculinity. International Journal of Drug Policy. 81. (IF 4.244, Q1).

Wilkinson, C., Carter, B., Bray, L. & Keating, P. (2019). The absent-present researcher: Data analysis of pre-recorded parent-driven campaign videos. Children’s Geographies. 18. (2). pp. 162-175. (IF 2.510, Q1). 2.75* internal REF rated.

Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2019). Young people’s safety practices when drink walking in the suburbs of Manchester, UK. The Yearbook of University of National and World Economy. 1. (1). pp. 199-217.

Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). Towards a research emphasis on (un)hairiness and health. British Mensa’s: ANDROGYNY. 3. (2). pp. 27-31.

Wilkinson, C. Flynn, E., Briggs, J., Salt, K. & Vines, J. (2019). In participatory budgeting we trust? Fairness, tactics and (in)accessibility in participatory governance. Local Government Studies. 45. (6). pp. 1001-1020. (IF 2.472, Q1). Cited by 12.

Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). The only way is ethics: Applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children. Children’s Geographies. 17. (4). pp. 480-486. (IF 2.510, Q1).

Expertise

Catherine’s primary research interests are: children, young people and identity; young people and community radio; and children and young people-friendly research methods. Catherine has an established reputation for making cutting-edge contributions, conceptually and methodologically, to research ‘with’ children and young people
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