Dr Catherine Wilkinson

School of Education

Faculty: Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

Dr Catherine Wilkinson is Reader in Childhood and Youth Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Prior to her Readership conferment, Catherine was a Senior Lecturer in Education and Programme Leader in Education Studies, and continues to teach across the Education Studies and Early Childhood Studies degree programmes. Catherine previously (2016-2019) worked as a Lecturer in Children, Young People and Families in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University. Catherine also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University in the School of Education (2015-2016).

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. Catherine won the Rising Star Teaching and Learning award in 2020, and was nominated for the Individual Teaching Excellence award in 2021, where she received a commendation by the panel. Catherine has more than 60 publications, many of which are published in high-impact, international journals. Catherine has supervised to completion and would be interested in supervising Doctoral students in any of the areas noted above and would encourage potential applicants to contact her on: c.wilkinson@ljmu.ac.uk.

Externally, Catherine is Co-Editor of the international journal Children's Geographies, and is Secretary of the Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers). She is also an invited member of The Childhood, Law and Policy Network (CLPN), Queen Mary University of London.

Catherine holds current appointments as External Examiner for MA Childhood Studies, University of Leeds, and BA (Hons) Education Studies, University of East London.

Degrees

2015, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, PhD
2012, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, MSc, Distinction
2011, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, BA (Hons), 1st class

Certifications

2018, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility, Highly Commended

Academic appointments

External Examiner, University of Chester, 2020 - 2022
External Examiner, Teeside University, 2018 - 2021
External Examiner, Glyndwr University, 2018 - 2019

Journal article

Saron H, Bray L, Carter B, Wilkinson C. 2023. Communication during children’s X-ray procedures and children’s experiences of the procedure: A scoping review Radiography, 29 :S87-S95 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2023. The role of positionality in research ‘gone wrong’: critical reflections on research involving young people Children's Geographies, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2022. Not a hair out of place? Embracing messy positionality when researching the geographies of hair in Greater Manchester North West Geography, 22 Publisher Url Public Url

Bray L, Wilkinson C, Bruce C, Davidson N, Satchwell C, 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, :1-15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2022. Using Persona Dolls in research with children to combat the insider/outsider researcher status dilemma CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES, 20 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hirst NJ, 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 :40-57 Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Carter B, Satchwell C, Bray L. 2021. Using methods across generations: researcher reflections from a research project involving young people and their parents Children's Geographies, :1-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2021. The male gaze or male gays? From romance to bromance through performances of gender and sexuality by two of Love Island’s favourite characters Sexuality and Culture, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2020. The powerful student consumer and the commodified academic: A depiction of the marketised UK Higher Education system through a textual analysis of the ITV drama Cheat. Sociological Research Online, 26 :147-165 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2020. Performing care: emotion work and 'dignity work' - a joint autoethnography of caring for our mum at the end of life Sociology of Health and Illness: a journal of medical sociology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Benwell MC, 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: Politics and Space, 38 :599-618 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2020. Imposter syndrome and the accidental academic: An autoethnographic account International Journal for Academic Development, 25 :363-374 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson CM, Carter B, Keating P, Bray L. 2020. Not a nurse but more than a mother: The practices of mothering children with complex health care needs Children's Geographies, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Silverio SA, Wilkinson S. 2020. The neoliberal university and the neurotic academic: A textual analysis of ITV drama Cheat Journal of Further and Higher Education, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2020. Further uses for Grounded Theory: A methodology for psychological studies of the visual arts and written media Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, 29 Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2019. Young men's alcohol consumption experiences and performances of masculinity International Journal of Drug Policy, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S, Saron H. 2019. “Wearing me place on me face”: Scousebrows, placemaking and everyday creativity Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2019. Towards a research emphasis on (un)hairiness and health Androgyny, 3 :27-31 Public Url

Wilkinson C, Briggs J, Salt K, Vines J, Flynn E. 2019. In participatory budgeting we trust? Fairness, tactics and (in)accessibility in participatory governance Local Government Studies, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Carter B, Bray L, Keating P. 2019. The absent-present researcher: data analysis of pre-recorded parent-driven campaign videos CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2019. The only way is ethics: Reflections on applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children Children's Geographies, 17 :480-486 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2019. Young people’s safety practices when drink walking in the suburbs of Manchester, UK UNWE Scientific Papers, 2019 Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Carter B, Shokrollahi K. 2018. Disfigurement, the body and dress: A review of the literature Geography Compass, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2018. Radio, children and young people Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2018. The performance of youth voice on the airwaves Children's Geographies, 17 :334-346 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2018. ‘Working from home’: Academics and Airbnb, an autoethnographic account North West Geography, 18 Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2018. Researching drinking “with” young people: a palette of methods Drugs and Alcohol Today, 18 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2017. Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people Social Inclusion, 5 :219-227 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Carter B, Bray L, Keating P, Wilkinson C. 2017. Parent-Driven Campaign Videos: An Analysis of the Motivation and Affect of Videos Created by Parents of Children With Complex Healthcare Needs. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 41 :276-292 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2017. On the same wavelength? Hyperdiverse young people at a community radio station Social & Cultural Geography, 20 :1251-1265 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Samantha W, Wilkinson C. 2017. Night-life and Atmospheric Mobilities Mobile Culture Studies, 3 :77-96 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2017. Going ‘backstage’: observant participation in research with young people Children's Geographies, 15 :614-620 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Carter B. 2016. Language, disfigurement, stigma and clothing Journal of Child Health Care, 20 :417-418 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Fumagalli I, Rossetti S. 2016. Rebranding a District: The Breiðholt Project in Reykjavik TeMa Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 9 :257-268 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2015. 'Babe, I like your lipstick': rethinking researcher personality and appearance Children's Geographies, 14 :115-123 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2015. Young people, community radio and urban life GEOGRAPHY COMPASS, 9 :127-139 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Chapters

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2023. A joint autoethnographic account of two young women in academia: On overcoming imposter syndrome Academic Women: Voicing Narratives of Gendered Experiences. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781350274297 Publisher Url Public Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2022. Academic ventriloquism: Tensions between inclusion, representation, and anonymity in qualitative research Handbook of Social Inclusion: Research and Practices in Health and Social Sciences :643-660 9783030895938 DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2022. Sounds (Un)familiar: Young people’s Navigations of the Intersecting Landscape and Soundscape of a Community Radio Station Unfamiliar Landscapes: Young People and Diverse Outdoor Experiences :463-486 9783030944599 DOI Publisher Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2021. Academic ventriloquism: Tensions between inclusion, representation and anonymity in qualitative research. Handbook of Social Inclusion, Research and Practices in Health and Social Care :1-8 Springer 978-3-030-48277-0 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

von Benzon N, Holton M, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2021. Introducing creative methods von Benzon N, Holton M, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. Creative Methods for Human Geographers DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, von Benzon N. 2021. Selecting and analysing publicly-generated online content von Benzon N, Holton M, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. Creative Methods for Human Geographers Creative Methods for Human Geographers

Wilkinson S, Wilkinson C. 2020. Place, Age and Identity Edensor T, Kalandides A, Kothari U. Routledge Handbook of Place Routledge 9781138320499 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2019. Childhood disability and clothing: (Un)dressing debates Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth: Global Perspectives :15-29 Routledge 9781138608290 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Osornio Vega J. 2019. Music neotribes: Moving from the margins Producing and Contesting Urban Marginality: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Dialogues :99-99 Rowman and Littlefield. London

Von Benzon N, Wilkinson C. 2019. Introduction Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth: Global Perspectives :1-11 9781138608290 DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2019. All about that place: Tuning in to community radio - Listener diary accounts Doughty K, Duffy M, Harada T. Sounding Places: More-than-Representational Geographies of Sound and Music Edward-Elgar. Cheltenham, UK 978 1 78811 892 7 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2018. Case 3.2 Are you telling me this as a researcher or a friend? Ethical issues for a UK doctoral researcher Ethics in Participatory Research for Health and Social Well-Being: Cases and Commentaries :66-67 9781138093416 DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. 2018. Principles of participatory research Being Participatory: Researching with Children and Young People: Co-constructing Knowledge Using Creative Techniques :15-35 Springer 9783319712277 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C. 2018. Methodologically sound? Participatory research at a community radio station Ersoy A. The Impact of Coproduction: From Community Engagement to Social Justice :85-85 Policy Press. Bristol Author Url

Wilkinson C. 2017. Tuning in to the geographies of radio Handbook on Geographies of Technology :138-147 9781785361159

Wilkinson C. 2016. Youth voices on the airwaves: Representations of young people Identities and Subjectivities :475-491 Springer Singapore 9789812870223 DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Patterson A. 2015. “I'm Peppa Shit”: Spokes-characters 2.0 as bearers of reputational risk? The case of peppa pig Hughes E. Meaning and λόγος :41-61 Cambridge Scholars Press. Newcastle upon Tyne

Wilkinson C, Patterson A. 2014. Peppa Piggy in the middle of marketers and mashup makers: A netnography of absurd animation on YouTube Brown S, Ponsonby-McCabe S. Brand Mascots: And Other Marketing Animals Taylor and Francis 978-0415826761 Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Benwell M, Carter B, Brookes L, Davies A, Evans B, Silverio SA, Thomas G. Creative Dissemination. Benzon N, Holton M, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. Creative Methods for Human Geographers. SAGE Public Url

Koops TU, Wilkinson C, Perry G, Wilkinson S, Silverio SA. Making the cut: Mass media and the growing desire for genital cosmetic surgery by young women and girls Mayer C, Vanderheiden E, Wong PTP. Shame 4.0: Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution :193-212 Springer. Cham, Switzerland 978-3-030-59526-5 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Silverio SA, Wilkinson C, Fallon V, Bramante A, Staneva AA. When a mother’s love is not enough: A cross-cultural critical review of anxiety, attachment, ambivalence, abandonment, and infanticide Mayer CH, Vanderheiden E. Handbook of Love in Cultural and Transcultural Contexts Springer DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. Sounds (un)familiar: Introducing young people to the intersecting landscapes and soundscapes of a community radio station Smith T, Pitt H, Dunkley R. Introducing Young People to ‘Unfamiliar Landscapes’ Palgrave Macmillan Public Url

Wilkinson C. “My aim is to take over Zane Lowe”: Young people’s imagined futures at a community radio station (UK) Horton J, Pimlott-Wilson H, Hall SM. ‘Growing up and getting by’? Poverty, Precarity and the Changing Nature of Childhood and Youth Policy Press Public Url

Samantha W, Wilkinson C. Diversity and Cultural Differences in Education Lord JANET. Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice Sage

Book review

Wilkinson C. 2021. Sound, Space and Society: Rebel Radio Geographical Review, DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson C. 2016. The Festivalization of Culture EMOTION SPACE AND SOCIETY, 20 :35-36 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson C. 2016. Childhood, Mobile Technologies and Everyday Experiences: Changing Technologies = Changing Childhoods? CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES, 14 :372-373 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson C. 2016. DIY Detroit: Making do in a City without Services Human Geography: a new radical journal, DOI Publisher Url

Wilkinson C. 2016. Local Self-Government and the Right to the City H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences, :1-1

Wilkinson C. 2014. Authentic™ the Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture Journal of Consumer Culture, 1 :129-131

Wilkinson C. STAR: A Psycho-topography of Place Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 22 :135-136

Books (edited)

2021. Creative Methods for Human Geographers von Benzon N, Holton M, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson S. SAGE 9781526496980

Books (authored)

von Benzon N, Wilkinson C. 2019. Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth: Global Perspectives :1-234 Routledge 9781138608290 DOI Publisher Url

Teaching qualification:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 2018

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