Rachel A Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 6257360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel A Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel A |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8612-1000 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Park Glasshouse, Birmingham — a Site of 19th-Century Innovation
In 2020 excavations took place on the site of the former Park Glasshouse, Birmingham, established in 1788, and subsequently the location of the Baker and Allen German Silver Works, opened in 1895. Sufficient of the glasshouse survived to enable several phases of development to be identified, one of which involved the installation, trialling and adoption c. 1860 of what then was an innovative Siemens gas regenerator that considerably improved the …
Attachments to Mother, Father, and Romantic Partner as Predictors of Life Satisfaction
Two correlational survey studies were conducted among adult samples (Ns = 205; 697) to test the effects on general life satisfaction of attachment to three close others: mother, father, and romantic partner. Results showed that attachment to mother and father also matter in adulthood, in that they are associated with adult life satisfaction. Secure attachments to mother and father were positively associated with life satisfaction, and anxious and…
Stressed, Depressed and Exhausted: Six Years as a Teacher in UK State Education
This article foregrounds the experiences of a newly qualified teacher - 'Daniel' - in the state education sector in the United Kingdom. It provides an insight into the under-explored realities of teaching work and an empirical connection with a segment of the UK public sector that successive governments have positioned as central to economic and social prosperity. It centres on why nine out of ten teachers who participated in the 2017 National Sk…
A food environments feedback system (FoodBack) for empowering citizens and change agents to create healthier community food places
This study developed a systems-based approach (called FoodBack) to empower citizens and change agents to create healthier community food places. Formative evaluations were held with citizens and change agents in six diverse New Zealand communities, supplemented by semi-structured interviews with 85 change agents in Auckland and Hamilton in 2015-2016. The emerging system was additionally reviewed by public health experts from diverse organizations…
Unaccompanied homeless youth have extremely poor diet quality and nutritional status
A lack of in-depth assessment of the nutritional status of homeless youth precludes interventions that achieve nutritional adequacy. We enrolled 118 unaccompanied homeless youth to obtain sociodemographic and health data along with dietary, anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical assessments. As a reference, homeless youth data were compared to a convenience sample of 145 college students. Obesity was prevalent among homeless youth than among c…
Community perspectives of coal seam gas development during two phases of industry activity: Construction and post-construction
This research investigates a rural community’s perceptions of their future at two time-points during a major onshore gas project in the Surat Basin, Australia. The study site is a region in southern Queensland economically centred on agriculture. Using qualitative methods, the research found that the construction phase was dominated by residents’ concerns about the future and uncertainty about how community well-being might be affected. By the en…
Risky bodies, risky spaces, maternal 'instincts: Swimming and motherhood
Swimming and aquatic activity are fields in which gendered, embodied identities are brought to the fore, and the co-presence of other bodies can have a significant impact upon lived experiences. To date, however, there has been little research on sport and physical cultures that investigates how meanings associated with space impact upon women's embodied experiences of participating in swimming, specifically in the presence of their young childre…
Comparison of three methods to reduce energy density. Effects on daily energy intake
Rethinking rural futures: Qualitative scenarios for reflexive regional development
A key question for rural regions concerns the extent to which they can shape their own future. Addressing this issue in any given location inevitably involves defining regional aspirations in the face of global pressures. To navigate this nexus of endogenous and exogenous factors, we emphasise the role of informed dialogue in place-specific contexts, where both the possible contributions of science and the values held by local participants are op…
Green-changing: A research-based collaboration with a tree-changed rural community
A research-based collaboration with a rural community engaged with the risks and opportunities involved in renewable energy production. Natimuk Township, within the Victorian wheat and sheep belt, is atypical in its renewal by tree-change migrants attracted by the nearby rock climbing destination of Mt Arapiles. The collaboration aimed at crafting broad agreement on what constituted a more sustainable future via a scenario analysis and feasibilit…
Conspicuously Consuming: The Red Hat Society and Midlife Women's Identity
Drawing from interviews and fieldwork with Red Hat Society members (RHS), we consider the growing consumer culture of the RHS, how members conspicuously consume red and purple dress, and for what purposes they do so. RHS members in this study develop visible group identity, reinforce traditional gendered behavior, and challenge publicly what it means to be "old." We investigate consumption as a means of discerning whether midlife women's particip…
“I’m not a feminist, but…”: Factors contributing to the discrepancy between pro-feminist orientation and feminist social identity
Comparison of three methods to reduce energy density. Effects on daily energy intake
Community perspectives of coal seam gas development during two phases of industry activity: Construction and post-construction
This research investigates a rural community’s perceptions of their future at two time-points during a major onshore gas project in the Surat Basin, Australia. The study site is a region in southern Queensland economically centred on agriculture. Using qualitative methods, the research found that the construction phase was dominated by residents’ concerns about the future and uncertainty about how community well-being might be affected. By the en…
Risky bodies, risky spaces, maternal 'instincts: Swimming and motherhood
Swimming and aquatic activity are fields in which gendered, embodied identities are brought to the fore, and the co-presence of other bodies can have a significant impact upon lived experiences. To date, however, there has been little research on sport and physical cultures that investigates how meanings associated with space impact upon women's embodied experiences of participating in swimming, specifically in the presence of their young childre…
Rethinking rural futures: Qualitative scenarios for reflexive regional development
A key question for rural regions concerns the extent to which they can shape their own future. Addressing this issue in any given location inevitably involves defining regional aspirations in the face of global pressures. To navigate this nexus of endogenous and exogenous factors, we emphasise the role of informed dialogue in place-specific contexts, where both the possible contributions of science and the values held by local participants are op…
Stressed, Depressed and Exhausted: Six Years as a Teacher in UK State Education
This article foregrounds the experiences of a newly qualified teacher - 'Daniel' - in the state education sector in the United Kingdom. It provides an insight into the under-explored realities of teaching work and an empirical connection with a segment of the UK public sector that successive governments have positioned as central to economic and social prosperity. It centres on why nine out of ten teachers who participated in the 2017 National Sk…
Conspicuously Consuming: The Red Hat Society and Midlife Women's Identity
Drawing from interviews and fieldwork with Red Hat Society members (RHS), we consider the growing consumer culture of the RHS, how members conspicuously consume red and purple dress, and for what purposes they do so. RHS members in this study develop visible group identity, reinforce traditional gendered behavior, and challenge publicly what it means to be "old." We investigate consumption as a means of discerning whether midlife women's particip…
Green-changing: A research-based collaboration with a tree-changed rural community
A research-based collaboration with a rural community engaged with the risks and opportunities involved in renewable energy production. Natimuk Township, within the Victorian wheat and sheep belt, is atypical in its renewal by tree-change migrants attracted by the nearby rock climbing destination of Mt Arapiles. The collaboration aimed at crafting broad agreement on what constituted a more sustainable future via a scenario analysis and feasibilit…
“I’m not a feminist, but…”: Factors contributing to the discrepancy between pro-feminist orientation and feminist social identity
Conspicuously Consuming: The Red Hat Society and Midlife Women's Identity
Drawing from interviews and fieldwork with Red Hat Society members (RHS), we consider the growing consumer culture of the RHS, how members conspicuously consume red and purple dress, and for what purposes they do so. RHS members in this study develop visible group identity, reinforce traditional gendered behavior, and challenge publicly what it means to be "old." We investigate consumption as a means of discerning whether midlife women's particip…
Green-changing: A research-based collaboration with a tree-changed rural community
A research-based collaboration with a rural community engaged with the risks and opportunities involved in renewable energy production. Natimuk Township, within the Victorian wheat and sheep belt, is atypical in its renewal by tree-change migrants attracted by the nearby rock climbing destination of Mt Arapiles. The collaboration aimed at crafting broad agreement on what constituted a more sustainable future via a scenario analysis and feasibilit…
Rethinking rural futures: Qualitative scenarios for reflexive regional development
A key question for rural regions concerns the extent to which they can shape their own future. Addressing this issue in any given location inevitably involves defining regional aspirations in the face of global pressures. To navigate this nexus of endogenous and exogenous factors, we emphasise the role of informed dialogue in place-specific contexts, where both the possible contributions of science and the values held by local participants are op…
Comparison of three methods to reduce energy density. Effects on daily energy intake
Community perspectives of coal seam gas development during two phases of industry activity: Construction and post-construction
This research investigates a rural community’s perceptions of their future at two time-points during a major onshore gas project in the Surat Basin, Australia. The study site is a region in southern Queensland economically centred on agriculture. Using qualitative methods, the research found that the construction phase was dominated by residents’ concerns about the future and uncertainty about how community well-being might be affected. By the en…
Risky bodies, risky spaces, maternal 'instincts: Swimming and motherhood
Swimming and aquatic activity are fields in which gendered, embodied identities are brought to the fore, and the co-presence of other bodies can have a significant impact upon lived experiences. To date, however, there has been little research on sport and physical cultures that investigates how meanings associated with space impact upon women's embodied experiences of participating in swimming, specifically in the presence of their young childre…
Unaccompanied homeless youth have extremely poor diet quality and nutritional status
A lack of in-depth assessment of the nutritional status of homeless youth precludes interventions that achieve nutritional adequacy. We enrolled 118 unaccompanied homeless youth to obtain sociodemographic and health data along with dietary, anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical assessments. As a reference, homeless youth data were compared to a convenience sample of 145 college students. Obesity was prevalent among homeless youth than among c…
A food environments feedback system (FoodBack) for empowering citizens and change agents to create healthier community food places
This study developed a systems-based approach (called FoodBack) to empower citizens and change agents to create healthier community food places. Formative evaluations were held with citizens and change agents in six diverse New Zealand communities, supplemented by semi-structured interviews with 85 change agents in Auckland and Hamilton in 2015-2016. The emerging system was additionally reviewed by public health experts from diverse organizations…
Stressed, Depressed and Exhausted: Six Years as a Teacher in UK State Education
This article foregrounds the experiences of a newly qualified teacher - 'Daniel' - in the state education sector in the United Kingdom. It provides an insight into the under-explored realities of teaching work and an empirical connection with a segment of the UK public sector that successive governments have positioned as central to economic and social prosperity. It centres on why nine out of ten teachers who participated in the 2017 National Sk…
Attachments to Mother, Father, and Romantic Partner as Predictors of Life Satisfaction
Two correlational survey studies were conducted among adult samples (Ns = 205; 697) to test the effects on general life satisfaction of attachment to three close others: mother, father, and romantic partner. Results showed that attachment to mother and father also matter in adulthood, in that they are associated with adult life satisfaction. Secure attachments to mother and father were positively associated with life satisfaction, and anxious and…
Park Glasshouse, Birmingham — a Site of 19th-Century Innovation
In 2020 excavations took place on the site of the former Park Glasshouse, Birmingham, established in 1788, and subsequently the location of the Baker and Allen German Silver Works, opened in 1895. Sufficient of the glasshouse survived to enable several phases of development to be identified, one of which involved the installation, trialling and adoption c. 1860 of what then was an innovative Siemens gas regenerator that considerably improved the …
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)