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Personal profile
Biography
Helen is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education with strategic responsibility for the student journey and all external relationships nationally and internationally.
Research interests
Helen's research is grounded in inclusion and social justice
Her research and publications are focussed on children and families affected by imprisonment and their engagement with education in all forms.
She is co-lead for the multi award winning programme Tackling the Blues which is a prevention and early intervention mental health programme for children and young people, delivered in partnership with Everton in the Community and Tate Liverpool. This has recently been awarded the Educate North Mental Health and Wellbeing award and the North West Coast Research and Innovation award for Tackling Health Inequalities.
Teaching
Helen supervises PhDs in the areas of social justice in education, children and families affected by imprisonment and children's mental health and wellbeing in education, sport and the arts.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Centres
- Sport and Mental Health Research Centre
Research Groups
- Sport, Work and Health Research Group
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Tackling the Blues: A sport and arts-based mental health programme for children and young people
SMITH, A., Wilcock, R., Monro, A., O'KEEFFE, H. & Jones, J., 12 Apr 2024, Mental health and well-being interventions in sport: a case study analysis (2nd ed): Research, Theory and Practice. Breslin, G. & Leavey, G. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge, 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Developing place-based pedagogies to challenge institutional authority
O'KEEFFE, H., TALBOT-LANDERS, C., GRIMSHAW, N. & Riding, D., 25 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Art and Design Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Tackling the blues: A sport and education-based mental health programme for children and young people
Jones, J., O’Keeffe, H. & Smith, A., 31 Jan 2019, Mental Health and Well-being Interventions in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice. Breslin, G. & Leavey, G. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 91-106 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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‘Start treating me like a Dad!’ The impact of parental involvement in education on the paternal identity of fathers in the English prison system
O'Keeffe, H., 4 Mar 2019, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 49, 2, p. 197-213 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)80 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
- 1 Active
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Arts4Us: Working together to scale up place-based arts initiatives that support the mental health of children and young people
Karkou, V. (PI), SMITH, A. (CoI), O'KEEFFE, H. (CoI), TROVATI, M. (CoI), HOWARTH, M. (CoI), LIVERPOOL, S. (CoI), Chen, F. (CoI), Thurston, S. (PI), Omylinska-Thurston, J. (CoI), Khadhesari, Z. (CoI), Moula, Z. (CoI), Schmidt-Sane, M. (CoI), Breed, A. (CoI), Charnock, V. (CoI), Hussein, N. (PI), Ashton, M. (CoI), Tyler-McTighe, D. (CoI), Thackray, H. (CoI), Nicholson, J. (CoI), Salla, M. (CoI), Ranote, S. (CoI), Tyrer, C. (CoI), Chong, D. (CoI), Smith, N. (CoI), Gooder, A. (CoI), Rees, E. (CoI), Ross-Williams, R. (CoI), Deadman, R. (CoI), Daly, A. (CoI), Sandford, S. (CoI), Arts, O. (CoI), Chitsabesan, P. (CoI), Chris, H. (CoI), Nicola, H. (CoI), UK, S. (CoI) & Legg, H. (CoI)
1/02/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research