Rosie Harrison

Biography

Rosie is a social scientist with an interest in medical sociology, and she joined the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences in October 2022 as a Qualitative Research Associate. She has a particular interest in qualitative research and how this can be used to improve outcomes for patients and service users.

Rosie is currently finalising her ESRC funded PhD, "How do paid carers enact emotional management through their care practices?" based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in a Domiciliary Care company, which included observations and shadowing shifts in client’s homes and the care office, and semi-structured interviews with a variety of participants. Her interest in the social care system stems from her past work experiences in the sector where she worked in various roles in Supported Living, supporting adults with Learning Disability and Mental Health issues, and in Extra-Care accommodation, supporting adults over 55.

Rosie has also worked as a Primary School teacher, teaching children aged 4-7 with moderate physical and learning disabilities in Designated Provision classes within mainstream schools. Across her previous roles, she has worked with a wide range of medical and allied professionals in multi-disciplinary teams which has given her an interest in interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications:
PhD Organisation Studies, Lancaster University (tbc)
MSc Sociological Research Methods, University of Manchester 2018
PGCE Primary education, University of Manchester 2014
BSc (hons) Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University 2010

Research and scholarship

Rosie is currently a qualitative research associate on these projects:

Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal and Social influences in Pain (CRIISP)
Prognostic AND Diagnostic Assessment of Shoulder Pain (PANDA-S)
Work And Vocational AdvicE (WAVE)

Her wider research interests include qualitative methods, public involvement and social care settings. She is also interested in practice and process methodologies.

Teaching

During her PhD, Rosie taught on first year modules in Organisation Studies. Rosie has contributed to ESRC Methods X conferences, including presenting an online seminar as part of the Methods North-West Research Methods Innovation series. As a teacher, Rosie is interested in collaborative learning methods and innovative ways of building resilience in learners.

Further information

Conference papers

"'People not tasks': How carers challenge the commodification of care", The Social Life of Care conference, organised by CRASSH University of Cambridge (2021)
"'You’re a guest in someone's home': An exploration of how issues of space influence the labour process of care work", International Labour Process Conference 2020 (postponed to 2021)
"Carework: An exploration of different conceptualisations of care and carework found within the care industry", Health, Care and the Emotions conference, Surgery & Emotion group at University of Roehampton (2019)

Seminars

"Exploring issues of positionality in qualitive research", Methods North-West Research Methods Innovation Series (October 2021)
"Writing ethnographic fieldnotes" and "ethical issues in ethnography", Methods X Ethnography event (April 2021)
"Ethnographic research and Habitus", Brown bag departmental seminar Lancaster University (June 2020)