Trauma-informed Approaches to Research: Working Toward Epistemic Justice in Research with Excluded, Marginalised and Vulnerable Populations by Dr Melea Press (University of Glasgow)
Event Date: 6 November 2024
Presenter: Dr Melea Press, University of Glasgow
Location: Strathclyde Business School, CW408,
Time: 2-3.15pm
Abstract: This research contributes methodological considerations for a trauma-informed approach to research design, data collection, analysis and presentation when working with Excluded, Marginalized and Vulnerable (EMV) populations. I suggest that by adopting a trauma-informed approach to the research process, researchers can contribute to ending epistemic injustice experienced by many EMV populations while also creating new hermeneutical resources available to society. In this presentation, I will define trauma-informed practices through four guidelines and provide an example of trauma-informed approaches in action in my own research on parents with neurodivergent children who cannot attend school. I will present a series of questions and ideas for researchers interested in adopting a trauma-informed approach to consider at each stage in the research process. This presentation is not prescriptive, rather it is an invitation to researchers to consider this approach when working with EMV populations, or any populations, to support positive theoretical and experiential outcomes.
Biography: Melea Press is Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Associate Director of Connections with Practice. Melea is dedicated to translating academic research for real world impact and creating space for the voices of The Unheard. She works with business, government, schools, charities and third sector organisations as a Neurodiversity Champion and advocate for belonging. Melea researches sustainability, markets and communities. She has presented internationally and her work has been published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Consumption, Markets and Culture, and Public Policy and Marketing.
Published: 7 November 2024
