Karen Burnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4185118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Burnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Burnell |
| SIGNATURE | BURNELL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southampton Solent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5328-2601 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Excavating the Past and (Re)Finding Myself
Participation in heritage and archaeology is increasingly offered in the community to support mental health and wellbeing, particularly to groups experiencing mental health challenges. One group is military veterans, who experience higher rates of mental health challenges but are less help-seeking than the general population. Since 2011, archaeological projects have been offered to veterans to support transition, mental health, and wellbeing. Con…
Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing
The book provides archaeologists and heritage professionals with an introduction to the ways in which mental health researchers view and measure wellbeing, helping archaeologists and other heritage professionals to move beyond the anecdotal when evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of such initiatives. Importantly, this book also serves to highlight to mental health researchers the many ways in which archaeology and heritage can be, and are be…
Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing
Authentic and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past for Veterans at Nokalakevi, Georgia, and on Breaking Ground Heritage Projects in the UK
This article presents a study of the value of archaeological excavation as a non-medical intervention to support mental health and wellbeing among military veterans. Beginning by discussing quantitative psychological data that shows that it is effective, the article considers qualitative data from UK, Georgian, and Ukrainian veterans to begin establishing “how” archaeology is effective
Outside the Military “Bubble”
Military personnel who have seen active service can be affected by their experiences. Much of the literature on the mental and physical health battles faced by men and women who leave the Armed Forces is dominated by research in the United States (US) (Iversen, et al., 2008), and is particularly focused on exposure to combat conditions and effects on mental health. Research in the United Kingdom (UK) tends to focus on depression or alcohol misuse…
Dig in
Involving service users in the development of the S upport at H ome
BACKGROUND: Involving service users in research can be an effective way of improving the practicalities and acceptability of interventions for target end users. OBJECTIVES: The current paper presented two consensus methods, not commonly used in consultation with service users, to develop a peer support intervention for family carers of people with dementia (SHIELD Carer Supporter Programme). DESIGN: Study 1 was a modified Delphi process combined …
A Narrative Enquiry of Experienced Family Carers of People with Dementia Volunteering in a Carer Supporter Programme
Whilst positive and negative aspects of general volunteering have been noted in the literature, little is known about the experience of volunteering to provide peer support to carers of people with dementia. The present study explored the impact of participating in a carer supporter programme in the context of previous caring experiences. Eight carer supporters, who had participated in the programme for at least 5 months, took part in semi‐struct…
Coping with traumatic memories
This paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The analysis was carried out on two levels, that of narrative form (level of narrative coherence), argued to be indicative of reconciliation, and narrative content (themes of social support), which allowed exploration of the types of social support experienced by veterans with coherent,…
Developing a model of narrative analysis to investigate the role of social support in coping with traumatic war memories
Within clinical and health psychology, narrative is used to understand how people make meaning of events that challenge one’s believes about the self and the world e.g. the diagnosis of an illness or the experience of a traumatic event. This paper introduces a model of narrative analysis that can provide insight into the ways in which people make meaning of traumatic events and the types of resources that aid or hinder this process. The model, an…
Coping with traumatic memories
This paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The analysis was carried out on two levels, that of narrative form (level of narrative coherence), argued to be indicative of reconciliation, and narrative content (themes of social support), which allowed exploration of the types of social support experienced by veterans with coherent,…
Dig in
A Narrative Enquiry of Experienced Family Carers of People with Dementia Volunteering in a Carer Supporter Programme
Whilst positive and negative aspects of general volunteering have been noted in the literature, little is known about the experience of volunteering to provide peer support to carers of people with dementia. The present study explored the impact of participating in a carer supporter programme in the context of previous caring experiences. Eight carer supporters, who had participated in the programme for at least 5 months, took part in semi‐struct…
Developing a model of narrative analysis to investigate the role of social support in coping with traumatic war memories
Within clinical and health psychology, narrative is used to understand how people make meaning of events that challenge one’s believes about the self and the world e.g. the diagnosis of an illness or the experience of a traumatic event. This paper introduces a model of narrative analysis that can provide insight into the ways in which people make meaning of traumatic events and the types of resources that aid or hinder this process. The model, an…
Developing a model of narrative analysis to investigate the role of social support in coping with traumatic war memories
Within clinical and health psychology, narrative is used to understand how people make meaning of events that challenge one’s believes about the self and the world e.g. the diagnosis of an illness or the experience of a traumatic event. This paper introduces a model of narrative analysis that can provide insight into the ways in which people make meaning of traumatic events and the types of resources that aid or hinder this process. The model, an…
Coping with traumatic memories
This paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The analysis was carried out on two levels, that of narrative form (level of narrative coherence), argued to be indicative of reconciliation, and narrative content (themes of social support), which allowed exploration of the types of social support experienced by veterans with coherent,…
A Narrative Enquiry of Experienced Family Carers of People with Dementia Volunteering in a Carer Supporter Programme
Whilst positive and negative aspects of general volunteering have been noted in the literature, little is known about the experience of volunteering to provide peer support to carers of people with dementia. The present study explored the impact of participating in a carer supporter programme in the context of previous caring experiences. Eight carer supporters, who had participated in the programme for at least 5 months, took part in semi‐struct…
Involving service users in the development of the S upport at H ome
BACKGROUND: Involving service users in research can be an effective way of improving the practicalities and acceptability of interventions for target end users. OBJECTIVES: The current paper presented two consensus methods, not commonly used in consultation with service users, to develop a peer support intervention for family carers of people with dementia (SHIELD Carer Supporter Programme). DESIGN: Study 1 was a modified Delphi process combined …
Outside the Military “Bubble”
Military personnel who have seen active service can be affected by their experiences. Much of the literature on the mental and physical health battles faced by men and women who leave the Armed Forces is dominated by research in the United States (US) (Iversen, et al., 2008), and is particularly focused on exposure to combat conditions and effects on mental health. Research in the United Kingdom (UK) tends to focus on depression or alcohol misuse…
Dig in
Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing
The book provides archaeologists and heritage professionals with an introduction to the ways in which mental health researchers view and measure wellbeing, helping archaeologists and other heritage professionals to move beyond the anecdotal when evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of such initiatives. Importantly, this book also serves to highlight to mental health researchers the many ways in which archaeology and heritage can be, and are be…
Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing
Authentic and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past for Veterans at Nokalakevi, Georgia, and on Breaking Ground Heritage Projects in the UK
This article presents a study of the value of archaeological excavation as a non-medical intervention to support mental health and wellbeing among military veterans. Beginning by discussing quantitative psychological data that shows that it is effective, the article considers qualitative data from UK, Georgian, and Ukrainian veterans to begin establishing “how” archaeology is effective
Excavating the Past and (Re)Finding Myself
Participation in heritage and archaeology is increasingly offered in the community to support mental health and wellbeing, particularly to groups experiencing mental health challenges. One group is military veterans, who experience higher rates of mental health challenges but are less help-seeking than the general population. Since 2011, archaeological projects have been offered to veterans to support transition, mental health, and wellbeing. Con…
Psychology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works)