Research Ethics, Trauma and Self-care: reflections on disaster geographies

ABSTRACT

In this Research Note, I reflect on researcher trauma in the discipline of geography, and explore ways to build a framework for researcher self-care by facilitating conversations about mental health in collaboration with Human Research Ethics Committees, Professional and Organisational Development Services and Workplace Health and Safety units.

KEYWORDS:

• Researcher self-care
• human research ethics
• trauma
• workplace health and safety
• disaster
• Australia

Acknowledgements

Sincere thanks are due to Nick Skilton, Eve Steinke, Vanessa Cavanagh, Chris Gibson and Noel Castree for rich conversations and written feedback on earlier drafts of this Research Note. I am also grateful for the emotional intelligence and ongoing support of Sue Milne, Stephen Lyon, Daniel Mitchell and Tamara Ditrich.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

ORCiD

Christine Eriksen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-9680

Notes

1. http://www.uow.edu.au/research/ethics/UOW009378.html

2. Referring to an earlier draft of this Research Note.

Additional information

Funding

The author is funded by the Australian Research Council [grant number DE150100242].