Research Output per year
Personal profile
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.
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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External positions
External examiner, University of East Anglia
Feb 2015 → Sep 2018Keywords
- Psychology
- Counselling
- Mental health and wellbeing
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Interviews
Medicine & Life Sciences
Alcohols
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Human Milk
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Network
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Research Output 2014 2017
Understanding process and context in breastfeeding support interventions: The potential of qualitative research
Leeming, D., Marshall, J. & Locke, A. Oct 2017 In : Maternal and Child Nutrition. 13, 4, e12407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Qualitative Research
Breast Feeding
Cultural Anthropology
Randomized Controlled Trials
Research Personnel
Mothers of lower socioeconomic status make the decision to formulafeed in the context of culturally shared expectations and practices
Leeming, D. 2016 In : Evidence-based nursing. 19, 1, p. 9 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Social Class
Mothers
Philosophy and Identity: The Relationship Between Choice of Existential Orientation and Therapists’ Sense of Self
Smith, V., Leeming, D. & Burr, V. Jul 2016 In : Existential Analysis. 27, 2, p. 287-302 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Human Condition
Passion
World View
Philosophy
Qualitative Study
Evaluating the audio-diary method in qualitative research
Williamson, I., Leeming, D., Lyttle, S. & Johnson, S. 2 Feb 2015 In : Qualitative Research Journal. 15, 1, p. 20-34 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
qualitative research
experience
interview
supplement
consciousness
Making use of expertise: A qualitative analysis of the experience of breastfeeding support for first-time mothers
Leeming, D., Williamson, I., Johnson, S. & Lyttle, S. 1 Oct 2015 In : Maternal and Child Nutrition. 11, 4, p. 687-702 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Breast Feeding
Mothers
Health
Interviews
Delivery of Health Care