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Biography
Dawn joined the University in 2009, having previously worked at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Inverness and the University of Northampton. Earlier in her career she was a clinical psychologist in the NHS, working with older adults in a community mental health team in Leicestershire. She obtained her BA (Hons) in Psychology from Nottingham University in 1985, her Diploma in Clinical Psychology in 1991 and her PhD in 2008 from the University of East London where she was investigating the management and repair of shame. She is a Chartered Psychologist, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Division of Clinical Psychology, the BPS Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section and the International Society of Critical Health Psychology. She is interested in supervising postgraduate researchers in the areas indicated below.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Health and well-being
- Transition to motherhood, in particular women's experiences of breastfeeding and moral discourse in relation to these
- Case formulation within psychological therapy
- Managment and repair of shame
- Impact of mental health stigma on users of mental health services
Research Degree Supervision
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Transition to motherhood; self-conscious emotion; making sense of mental health difficulties
Research Expertise and Interests
- Counselling
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Shame
- Self-conscious emotion
- Breastfeeding
- Mental health stigma
- Transition to motherhood
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Research output
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A review of third stage of labour care guidance
Baker, K., Stephenson, J., Leeming, D. & Soltani, H., 2 Oct 2021, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 29, 10, p. 557-563 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Self-conscious emotions and breastfeeding support: A focused synthesis of UK qualitative research
Leeming, D., Marshall, J. L. & Hinsliff, S., 15 Oct 2021, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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“It’s a Big Family Here.” Becoming and Belonging in a Service Providing Employment‑Related Support for People with Mental Health Problems: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Chauhan, N., Leeming, D. & Wattis, J., 9 Apr 2021, In: Community Mental Health Journal. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Exploration of Feeling Joyful
Chauhan, P., Leeming, D. & King, N., 2 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Positive Psychology. 15, 1, p. 99–106 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing the dynamics of shame in breastfeeding support
Leeming, D., 5 Sep 2018, Social Experiences of Breastfeeding: Building Bridges between Research, Policy and Practice. Dowling, S., D. P. & Boyer, K. (eds.). Bristol: Policy PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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A Meta-Synthesis Examining the Role of Shame in Support for Breastfeeding Mothers.
Joyce Marshall (Speaker), Dawn Leeming (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Sophie Hinsliff (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
18 Jun 2017 → 22 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The experience of infant feeding for women diagnosed with an eating disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Joyce Marshall (Speaker), Rumaanah Shabir (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Dawn Leeming (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
12 Jun 2017 → 14 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Managing self-conscious emotion in interactions with breastfeeding supporters: A theoretically informed meta-synthesis.
Dawn Leeming (Speaker), Joyce L Marshall (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Sophie Hinsliff (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
12 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Managing the Dynamics of Shame in Breastfeeding Support
Dawn Leeming (Speaker)
2 Mar 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The Concept of Shame and Understanding how this Might Enhance Support for Breastfeeding Mothers
Dawn Leeming (Speaker) & Joyce Marshall (Speaker)
10 Jun 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press / Media
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Changing the Conversation: Shelving Shame
1/12/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities