Dr Karen Rodham
Profile
Dr Karen Rodham joined the University in 2002. She is a Chartered Health Psychologist and she combines her academic role at the University of Bath with a practice role (every Monday) at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (also in Bath).
Karen’s research is driven both by her curiosity about how people cope when they are facing difficult situations as well as her desire to ensure that her research has impact, not just for theoretical development, but also for practice. She takes a phenomenological perspective and the questions she is interested in answering are those that require understanding the lived experience of the people she studies.
Outside academia, Karen spends as much time as she can in the hills. She is a qualified Mountain Leader (summer) and often takes young people on adventures to learn about map reading, camping and clambering about in all weathers.
Research interests
Dr Rodham has expertise in conducting qualitative research focusing upon how people cope with difficult health-related situations with particular interest in the following:
- self-harming behaviour
- coping strategies employed by people who have chronic health problems
- how the Internet is used by different groups as a means of coping with their problems
- how healthcare professionals cope with their job stress
Teaching
Postgraduate
Publications
Book/s
Rodham, K., 2010. Health Psychology. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (Palgrave Insights in Psychology series)
Hawton, K., Rodham, K. and Evans, E., 2006. By Their Own Young Hand: Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Book Sections
Rodham, K., 2012. Combining academia and practice as a health psychologist. In: Forshaw, M. J. and Sheffield, D., eds. Health psychology in action. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 161-171.
Rodham, K. and Gavin, J., 2011. The ethics of online research: the new challenges of new media. In: Vegros, D. and Saenz, J., eds. Peer-to-peer networks and internet policies. New York: Nova Science, pp. 205-214.
Abraham, C., O'Connor, D. B., Jones, F. A., Conner, M. T. and Rodham, K., 2011. Training and working as a Health Psychologist. In: Davey, G., ed. Applied psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 211-226.
Rodham, K. and Hawton, K., 2009. Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. In: Nock, M. K., ed. Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Origins, Assessment, and Treatment. Washington: APA Books.
Articles
Rodham, K., McCabe, C., Pilkington, M. and Regan, L., 2013. Coping with chronic complex regional pain syndrome: advice from patients for patients. Chronic Illness, 9 (1), pp. 29-42.
Rodham, K., Gavin, J., Lewis, S. P., St Denis, J. and Bandalli, P., 2013. An investigation of the motivations driving the online representation of self-injury: a thematic analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, 17 (2), pp. 173-183.
Rodham, K., Boxell, E., McCabe, C., Cockburn, M. and Waller, E., 2012. Transitioning from a hospital rehabilitation programme to home: exploring the experiences of people with complex regional pain syndrome. Psychology and Health, 27 (10), pp. 1150-1165.
Fox, F. E., Doran, N. J., Rodham, K. J., Taylor, G. J., Harris, M. F. and O'Connor, M., 2011. Junior doctors' experiences of personal illness: a qualitative study. Medical Education, 45 (12), pp. 1251-1261.
Lauder, A., McCabe, C. S., Rodham, K. and Norris, E., 2011. An exploration of the support person's perceptions and experiences of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and the rehabilitation process. Musculoskeletal Care, 9 (3), pp. 169-179.
Hawton, K., Harriss, L. and Rodham, K., 2010. How adolescents who cut themselves differ from those who take overdoses. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19 (6), pp. 513-523.
Lauder, A., McCabe, C. and Rodham, K., 2010. An exploration of carer experiences of complex regional pain syndrome. Rheumatology, 49 (Supplement 1), i147.
Rodham, K., Rance, N. and Blake, D., 2010. A qualitative exploration of carers' and ‘patients’ experiences of fibromyalgia: one illness, different perspectives. Musculoskeletal Care, 8 (2), pp. 68-77.
Fox, F. E., Taylor, G. J., Harris, M. F., Rodham, K. J., Sutton, J., Scott, J. and Robinson, B., 2010. "It's crucial they're treated as patients": ethical guidance and empirical evidence regarding treating doctor-patients. Journal of Medical Ethics, 36 (1), pp. 7-11.
Osborn, M. and Rodham, K., 2010. Insights into pain: a review of qualitative research. Reviews in Pain, 4 (1), pp. 2-7.
Martin, F., Rodham, K., Camfield, L. and Ruta, D., 2010. Reliability and validity of the Thai “Global Person Generated Index”, an individualised measure of quality of life. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 5 (3), pp. 219-232.
McCabe, C. S., Cohen, H., Hall, J., Lewis, J., Rodham, K. and Harris, N., 2009. Somatosensory conflicts in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and Fibromyalgia syndrome. Current Rheumatology Reports, 11 (6), pp. 461-465.
Fox, F. E., Rodham, K. J., Harris, M. F., Taylor, G. J., Sutton, J., Scott, J. and Robinson, B., 2009. Experiencing "the other side": a study of empathy and empowerment in general practitioners who have been patients. Qualitative Health Research, 19 (11), pp. 1580-1588.
Fox, F., Harris, M., Taylor, G. J., Rodham, K., Sutton, J., Robinson, B. and Scott, J., 2009. What happens when doctors are patients? qualitative study of GPs. British Journal of General Practice, 59 (568), pp. 811-818.
Riley, S., Rodham, K. and Gavin, J., 2009. Doing weight: pro-ana and recovery identities in cyberspace. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 19 (5), pp. 348-359.
Rodham, K., McCabe, C. and Blake, D., 2009. Seeking support: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of an internet message board for people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Psychology and Health, 24 (6), pp. 619-634.
Hawton, K., Rodham, K., Evans, E. and Harriss, L., 2009. Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who go To Hospital and Those Who Do Not. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14 (1), pp. 24-30.
Hargus, E., Hawton, K. and Rodham, K., 2009. Distinguishing between subgroups of adolescents who self-harm. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39 (5), pp. 518-537.
Gavin, J., Rodham, K. and Poyer, H., 2008. The presentation of "pro-anorexia" in online group interactions. Qualitative Health Research, 18 (3), pp. 325-333.
Scott, J., Rodham, K., Taylor, G. J. and Turner-Cobb, J., 2008. "You can't stop undergraduates asking silly questions": academics’ views on submission of undergraduate student projects for ethical review. Research Ethics Review, 4 (4), pp. 147-151.
Hadert, A. and Rodham, K., 2008. The invisible reality of arthritis: A qualitative analysis of an online message board. Musculoskeletal Care, 6 (3), pp. 181-96.
Martin, F., Camfield, L., Rodham, K., Kliempt, P. and Ruta, D., 2007. 12 Years' experience with the Patient Generated Index (PGI) of Quality of Life: A graded structured review. Quality of Life Research, 16, pp. 705-715.
Rodham, K., Gavin, J. and Miles, M., 2007. I hear, I listen and I care: A qualitative investigation into the function of a self-harm message board. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 37 (4), pp. 422-430.
Martin, F., Camfield, L., Rodham, K., Kliempt, P. and Ruta, D., 2007. Twelve years' experience with the Patient Generated Index (PGI) of quality of life: a graded structured review. Quality of Life Research, 16 (4), pp. 705-715.
McCabe, C. S., Beresford-Smith, J., Cohen, H., Derham, S., Dyer, C., Johnson, K., Mainwaring, S. E., Richards, C., Rodham, K. J. and Blake, D. R., 2007. Using a multi-disciplinary pathway to optimise inpatient care for those with complex regional pain syndrome: A successful experience for all. Rheumatology, 46, I151-I152.
Rodham, K. and Gavin, J., 2006. The ethics of using the Internet to gather qualitative research data. Research Ethics Review, 2 (3), pp. 92-97.
Rodham, K., Hawton, K. and Evans, E., 2005. Deliberate self-harm in adolescents: The importance of gender. Psychiatric Times, 22 (1), pp. 36-41.
Rodham, K., Hawton, K., Evans, E. and Weatherall, R., 2005. Ethnic and gender differences in drinking, smoking and drug taking among adolescents in England: A self-report school-based survey of 15 and 16 year olds. Journal of Adolescence, 28 (1), pp. 63-73.
Evans, E., Hawton, K. and Rodham, K., 2005. In what ways are adolescents who engage in self-harm or experience thoughts of self-harm different in terms of help-seeking, communication or coping strategies? Journal of Adolescence, 28 (4), pp. 573-587.
Adams, J., Rodham, K. and Gavin, J., 2005. Investigating the "self" in deliberate self-harm. Qualitative Health Research, 15 (10), pp. 1293-1309.
Evans, E., Hawton, K. and Rodham, K., 2005. Suicidal phenomena and abuse in adolescents: A review of epidemiological studies. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29 (1), pp. 45-58.
Evans, E., Hawton, K., Rodham, K., Psychol, C. and Deeks, J., 2005. The prevalence of suicidal phenomena in adolescents: A systematic review of population-based studies. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 35 (3), pp. 239-250.
Evans, E., Hawton, K. and Rodham, K., 2004. Factors associated with suicidal phenomena in adolescents: A systematic review of population-based studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 24 (8), pp. 957-979.
Rodham, K., Hawton, K. and Evans, E., 2004. Reasons for deliberate self-harm: Comparison of self-poisoners and self-cutters in a community sample of adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43 (1), pp. 80-87.
Hawton, K., Rodham, K., Evans, E. and Weatherall, R., 2002. Deliberate self harm in adolescents: A self report survey in schools in England. BMJ, 325 (7374), pp. 1207-1211.
Rodham, K. and Bell, J., 2002. Work stress: an exploratory study of the practices and perceptions of female junior healthcare managers. Journal of Nursing Management, 10 (1), pp. 5-11.
Conference or Workshop Items
Rodham, K., 2011. Self-harm and the Internet: Friend or Foe? In: British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect event on working with vulnerable teenagers, 2011-07-08, Bath, England.
Lewis, S., Rodham, K., Gavin, J. and St Denis, J., 2011. Once you start, you can't stop: Is self-injury an addiction? In: International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, 2011-07-24 - 2011-07-26, Fordham University, New York.
Rodham, K. and Gavin, J., 2011. Using the Internet to collect qualitative NSSI data: Problems, practicalities and benefits. In: EABCT 2011 Symposium - Non suicidal self injury in adolescents: New Developments, 2011-09-01 - 2011-09-04, Reykjavic.
