Dr Rachael Eastham
Research Fellow, Lecturer in Adolescent Health InequalitiesCurrent Research
I am a Lecturer in Young People's Health Inequalities and a Research Fellow with specialism in gender, sexualities and youth, specifically in the topic areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and mental health. I am currently leading an ESRC funded secondary data analysis project building on the Queer Futures 2 project: designed to understand the best types of mental health support for LGBTQ+ young people, which I worked on until completion in 2023.
Research Interests
I am primarily a qualitative researcher interested in sexualities, gender and sexual health including sexual pleasure. I value the use of creative and participatory methods in research, particularly visual methods and historical approaches including the use of life histories and archival research. I am also active in arts based and community collaborations and keen to apply research -knowledge and practices- in ways that can support grassroots creative and social support for health.
Improving LGBTQ+ youth mental health through integration of care: a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of qualitative data from Queer Futures 2 study
01/10/2023 → 31/03/2025
Research
Capacity building in reproductive health across NWC
01/04/2022 → 31/03/2023
Research
Capacity, context, and consent: a co-designed exploration of ‘capacity’ through the provision of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
01/01/2022 → 30/11/2022
Research
Capacity, context, and consent: a co-designed exploration of ‘capacity’ through the provision of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
Research
ESRC Impact Acceleration Award - Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and Rights
23/04/2021 → …
Research
Playground for the Soul - A Heart Healthy Interactive Sound Map of Morecambe Promenade
09/02/2021 → 01/06/2021
Other
Global LARC Rights Collaborative
04/01/2021 → 05/07/2021
Research
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) interventions: exploring ethical practice and reproductive rights in Britain
01/09/2019 → 31/12/2019
Research
Mental Health Champions Learning and Networking event on LGBTQ+ youth mental health
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Queer Futures 2: A UK wide study about the best types of mental health support for LGBTQ+ young people.
Invited talk
LGBTQ+ (young) people’s mental health. Findings from research and suggestions for practice.
Invited talk
What works to support LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health?
Invited talk
What works to support LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health? Findings from Queer Futures 2
Invited talk
Queer Futures 2: A UK wide study about the best types of mental health support for LGBTQ+ young people
Invited talk
Addressing inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights- a UK perspective.
Invited talk
What works best to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people: findings from Queer Futures 2 project
Invited talk
Intergenerate: an intergenerational community digital music action research project
Invited talk
In Our Own Words
Other
BeingWell Event
Other
Making a Difference: the Hope and Promise of Sexuality Studies
Participation in conference - Academic
Social Prescribing in the North West
Other
Queer Futures 2 for Place 2 Be
Invited talk
Nordic Network for Disability Research Reykjavik 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
NIHR Clinical Research Network Research Showcase 2023
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ReproNorth Online Networking Event
Oral presentation
Global LARC Rights Collaborative Research Development Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Webinar: Queer Futures 2 - Introducing What Works? to improve LGBTQ+ young people's mental health
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
International Association of Youth Mental Health Sixth International Conference 2022
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ReproFest 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Reproductive Rights and Implications for People in the Criminal Justice System
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Contraception Critical Online Seminar Series
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) interventions: exploring ethical practice and reproductive rights in Britain: A one-day workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
- Centre for Health Inequalities Research