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Biography
Dr Paul Watson is currently Assistant Director of the Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research (Military connected Children and Young People) and Assistant Professor in Nursing (Children and Young People) & Specialist Community Public Health Nursing.
On leaving the Armed Forces, Paul completed a BSc in Mental Health nursing, specialising in children’s mental health nursing in 2013. Paul then went on to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nurse) in 2014. Paul was appointed the school nurse for Catterick Military Garrison. On leaving clinical practice Paul went into higher education. Paul has a growing portfolio of research on the emotional health and wellbeing of Military connected children and young people, PTSD and social isolation and loneliness in the veteran population, military connected suicide, and is an expert in narrative methodologies. Moreover, Dr Watson completed his PhD in 2022, titled: The experiences of being a young carer of a veteran parent with PTSD: A narrative enquiry.
Research interests
As Principle Investigator, Paul has undertaken international research in Denmark looking at the mental well-being of Danish Military Children. This initital work with the Danish military charity SSOP, generated a 4-year project, which is now underway to explore the impact of SSOP’s interventions on the well-being of military children.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, PhD, Understanding the emotional response of being a young carer of a combat veteran with PTSD: A Narrative Inquiry, Northumbria University
Award Date: 22 Jun 2022
Nursing, BSc (Hons), Mental Health, Northumbria University
15 Sept 2010 → 22 Sept 2013
Award Date: 9 Sept 2013
External positions
SAPHNA
Jan 2020 → …
The Baton
3 Feb 2019 → …
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Being a military child in Denmark: Young people’s experiences of living with a parent with PTSD
Watson, P. & Osborne, A. K., 8 Jan 2025, In: PLoS Mental Health . 2, 1, 15 p., e0000144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One is Too Many: Implementing a suicide reduction workforce initiative
Senior, E. & Watson, P., 14 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Challenges to School Success Among Children in U.S. Military Families
Soto, M., Crouch, E., Odahowski, C., Boswell, E., Brown, M. J. & Watson, P., 7 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Military Medicine. 8 p., usae506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost
McGeary, D., Swan, A. A., Kennedy, E., Dismuke-Greer, C. E., McGeary, C., Sico, J. J., Amuan, M. E., Manhapra, A., Bouldin, E. D., Watson, P., Kenney, K., Myers, M., Werner, J. K., Mitchell, J. L., Carlson, K., Delgado, R., Esmaeili, A. & Pugh, M. J., 6 Nov 2024, In: NeuroRehabilitation. 55, 3, p. 303-317 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One is too Many: A Conceptual Framework for Safety Planning within Service Delivery for Veterans and their Families
Kiernan, M. D., McGill, G., Watson, P., Farrell, D., Oxburgh, G., Arnfield, J., Rebair, A., Knibbs, L., Allen, S., Gettings, R. & Senior, E. (Editor), 20 Mar 2024, Newcastle Upon Tyne: Northumbria University. 77 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Activities
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Military Children's Mental Health and Well-being
Watson, P. (Speaker)
3 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation 10th Annual Convening on Military and Veteran Caregiving
Watson, P. (Speaker)
19 May 2025 → 21 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Forces Children's Rights Charter
Watson, P. (Participant)
25 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Military Children: Promote, Protect, Prevent
Watson, P. (Speaker)
9 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Rhetoric and Reality: Developing a Common Assessment Tool (RMA)
Watson, P. (Organiser), Senior, E. (Organiser), Hyde, R. (Organiser) & Telford, M. (Organiser)
22 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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'Military Children' Promote, Protect, Prevent
Watson, P. (PI), Kiernan, M. (CoI) & Senior, E. (CoI)
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
1/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Other
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Relationships among Adverse Childhood Experiences, Benevolent and Positive Childhood Experiences of Military Connected Children and Young People.
Camara, C. (CoI), Farrell, D. (CoI) & Watson, P. (PI)
1/09/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Other
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Substance Misuse Support for Military Veterans in Newcastle
Watson, P. (CoI), McGovern, W. (CoI), Mason, C. (CoI) & Graham, P. L. (PI)
2/09/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Developing the OiTM dissemination workshop
Watson, P. (CoI) & Senior, E. (PI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Developing a Common Assessment Tool
Watson, P. (PI), Senior, E. (CoI), Telford, M. (CoI), Cottam, E. (CoI) & Hyde, R. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Prizes
Thesis
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Understanding the emotional response of being a young carer of a combat veteran with PTSD: a narrative inquiry
Watson, P. (Author), Vincent, S. (Supervisor) & Kiernan, M. (Supervisor), 20 May 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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