Research output per year
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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.
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.
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):
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
SAPHNA
Jan 2020 → …
The Baton
3 Feb 2019 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Paul Watson (Participant)
Activity: Other
Paul Watson (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Paul Watson (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Paul Watson (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Gill McGill (Organiser) & Paul Watson (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...