Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺
Research Fellow Loughbourgh Uni
Creative Partcipatory PAR methods with Children, Youth & Communities for Climate & Flood Adaptation, Environmental Education & Storytelling
Mummy to 3 🥰
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- Thrilled to say that our recent paper is out 🥳🎉 @lborouniversity.bsky.social
- New in The GJ: 'Hope in folded pages: Zine-making, decolonial praxis and the power of participatory arts for "a peaceful and sustainable life"' by @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social et al. This paper details the co-creation of an animation about climate resilience in Vietnam. doi.org/10.1111/geoj...
- Would you like to do a PhD with me?🧐 “Co-creating Flood-Resilient Green Spaces: Understanding Health, Access and Equity in Leicestershire Communities” You could not get a more supportive or knowledgeable team - so what are you waiting for!! 🏃🏽♀️➡️ lboro.ac.uk/study/postgrad…
- Read my new policy brief of Living Well with Water: Building Flood Resilience Through Participation, Education & Inclusion 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/katie-...
- Our paper "Crumbling cliffs and intergenerational cohesivity" is out in #GeosceinceCommunication🥂 Working with young people in Withernsea, one of the world’s fastest eroding coastlines, we developed a participatory, creative model of climate praxis gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/213…
- Not only do you get to participate in a fantastic citizen science project via the communiMap app but you also get the chance to win a beautiful painting by Libby Walker 😍 I mean what you waiting for ✨️👇
- Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday! What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting. Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)
- We want to understand how people are engaging with freshwater spaces across the UK. The good, the bad or even the ugly. You don't need to be a swimmer, you could just enjoy going to these spaces. Either way would be great to hear your thoughts 🥰 lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/
- Fantastic to see this paper in @thegj.bsky.social out by Mark Holton Care-ful encounters: A case for empathetic youthful encounters with coastal environments 👏 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Thrilled to share our latest paper published in BERA journal. From science to storytelling: Advancing a Climate Knowledge-Action Frame In this paper we challenge the dominant "knowledge deficit" model in climate education & propose a more inclusive, action-oriented approach 1/3
- Drawing on our participatory action research with youth in Northern Vietnam, we explore how creative storytelling, indigenous knowledge, and emotional engagement can bridge the gap between climate knowledge and meaningful action. 2/3
- From water puppetry performances to digital storybooks, this project shows how youth-led, arts-based methods can empower communities and influence policy. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 3/3
- 🚨 New survey with partners Love Windermere as part of my British Academy funded project 🚨 We want to understand how people are engaging with freshwater spaces across the UK. The good, the bad or even the ugly. lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/ #BAECRN #ECRNetwork #SeedFund
- Over the moon to finally announce our NERC: Natural Environment Research Council funded project Charnwood Champions 🥳 This project has been a dream of mine for many years after witnessing the inconsistancy and inequality of opportunities for children to access the natural environment
🌱 What if environmental science belonged to everyone? We’re proud to launch Charnwood Champions: A Passport to Inclusive Environmental Science – a bold, place-based project reimagining environmental learning, opportunity, and leadership. 🔗 More here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...
- For a more diverse workforce we need 2 start exposure in early years providing a passport of opportunities. The beauty is its dual purpose by not only fostering a deeper understanding of the environment but promoting proenvironmental behaviors. Essential in building a sustainable & resilient society
- Looking forward to working with my dream team of @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social Rachel Obrike and some other guy called @bedforms.bsky.social to make a difference to children lives in a changing climate ✨️
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺Happy Monday! 🥳 Thrilled to share our new paper in Children’s Geographies: “Place-based & intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: Moving beyond participation and towards momentum” 🌍📚 Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IHFXJ...
- Did you visit Windermere as a child? Maybe you grew up by the lake or holidayed there? In partnership with Love Windermere we're collecting childhood memories of Windermere for my @britishacademy.bsky.social funded Guardians of the falls project lovewindermere.co.uk/get-involved/
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺New article on my blog - A bunch of new research. My latest publications and highlights from my co-authors @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social floodskinner.games/2025/05/14/a...
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺Gatecrashed an EOS poster session at @egu.eu with @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social Flood Fortune Teller poster just now...lots of new connections on education and community climate risk. meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/…
- Come and make a Flood Resilience Fortune Teller at Poster @egu.eu #EGU25 X3.77 in the late afternoon session today! 😃 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social 💦🌊💓
- Fantastic event for postgrads @lborouniversity.bsky.social Storying Hope in an Age of Climate Anxiety 👇 With fun activities & interactive discussions with Michael Wilson, Julie Doyle & my good self 😎 I mean, what more could you ask for 💃 so come along on the 15th May @storylboro.bsky.social
- A chance for an enriching day of interdisciplinary engagement – book now for ‘Storying Hope in an Age of Climate Anxiety’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum event, 15 May, Loughborough University tinyurl.com/yc42e38d #sociology
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺Come and make a Flood Resilience Fortune Teller at Poster @egu.eu #EGU25 X3.77 in the late afternoon session today! 😃 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social 💦🌊💓
- Unfortunately, I can't be in person @egu.eu today to present. But project team member @bedforms.bsky.social will be presenting in my place. Join Dan at #EGU25 to find out more 🗓️Today 1st May 🕝14:00-18:00 📍Hall X3, X3.77 Feel free to get in contact with me or any of the team in Vienna
- Unfortunately, I can't be in person @egu.eu today to present. But project team member @bedforms.bsky.social will be presenting in my place. Join Dan at #EGU25 to find out more 🗓️Today 1st May 🕝14:00-18:00 📍Hall X3, X3.77 Feel free to get in contact with me or any of the team in Vienna
- Calling Early Career Researchers 🚨 Get your voice heard in shaping the future landscape for a more inclusive, equitable & sustainable research culture For every response C-DICE will donate to the Council for At-Risk Academics Change only happens when you speak up 💪 www.cdice.ac.uk/news/precari...
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺April's Imagination Engines is out! 🧱Building blocks of Env Comms. 💡Inspiring Interactions with Ayo Sokale. 🗞️Research with @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social. 🎲Good Morning - a downward counterfactual micro-RPG. 📽️YouTube Updates. floodskinner.games/2025/04/02/i...
- Noticed I say thrilled a lot on my posts... so as a Mancunian I'm going to change the narrative to be 'proper chuffed' to be out the house & spending 30 mins outside listening to nature & feeling the cool air on my face before going in to a super duper work event 😎 #MoreSoon #FloodandCoast
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺Thrilled to be sharing this one 🥳 If you’re interested in intergenerational and creative methodologies for climate action, then give it a read 😊
- Check out our new preprint at @egu.eu on how disadvantaged communities on the climate frontline can be empowered through creative engagement. Using art & intergenerational dialogue to bridge climate knowledge gaps and tackle misinformation 🌍🌊 egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
- Check out our new preprint at @egu.eu on how disadvantaged communities on the climate frontline can be empowered through creative engagement. Using art & intergenerational dialogue to bridge climate knowledge gaps and tackle misinformation 🌍🌊 egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
- Hey you guys!!!! #GooniesForever
- Last weekend I spent International Women's Day with the Dip n Dales Co. as they led one of their retreats. One of my key takeaways from the weekend was that they have created a safe space for yes people to live out their dreams. 1/3
- Im very much a yes person & I know that negativity can get me down. But to counter this I just needed to find my positivity tribe. It's easy to get caught up in the negative energy of those that surround us & this can be draining. Finding your tribe really matters 2/3
- Find the colleagues and friends who celebrate your wins, encourage your ideas, lift you up & inspire you to become your best self To my tribe, my people, my yes team, you absolutely rock!! Energy is contagious, so make sure yours a positive one ✨️ 3/3 #FindYourTribe #YesPerson
- Well well well..... www.theguardian.com/education/20...
- Thrilled to be amongst these amazing Early Career Researchers and their fantastic sounding projects funded by the British Academy @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🍾🙌 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-bri...
- Cold water immersion or "dipping" offers numerous health benefits for peri/menopausal women, reducing anxiety, low mood & fatigue Beyond physical advantages, group dips outdoors provides a sense of community, emotional support & deepens our connection with the nature 1/2
- My new British Academy funded project will explore these dual benefits with The dip and dales co. embracing coldwater dipping as more than a health practice but a holistic approach, enriching both personal health & communal bonds & creating an everlasting relationship with nature 2/2
- A super productive afternoon for @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social & me in our roles as Climate Ambassadors Thanks to the lovely Matilda we had the opportunity to meet with Bradgate Education Partnership who we'll be supporting across their 18 academies as they develop their Climate Action plans 1/2
- It was also great to connect in person to the equally amazing Becky from the National Education Nature Park, on how we can continue our joint mission to help schools further enhance their environmental education Exciting times ahead looking forward to making a real impact across Leicestershire 🌱🌍
- Prioritising women's health & wellbeing becomes critical during the peri/menopausal phase. Unfortunately, discussions on this topic are frequently overlooked. Many of these women are turning to outdoor spaces to alleviate symptoms, discovering they are essential for personal wellbeing 1/2 #IWD2025
- I'm thrilled that with my British Academy funding, I will be collaborating with women at this stage in their life, embracing nature to guide their journey forward. Together we're shifting the narrative from one of struggle to one of strength 💪 #AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #GetOutdoors
- Empowering women is crucial for effective #ClimateAction recognising their indispensable role in environmental conservation. However, many women feel unsafe in outdoor spaces essential for wellbeing & pro-environmental behaviours. 1/2 #IWD2025 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- In 2022, I co-authored the below paper with @Halstead_F exploring the barriers. My new @BritishAcademy_ funded project will examine obstacles hindering women's roles as environmental stewards #IWD2025 #SafeSpaces #HealthandWellbeing
- Did you know that women are disproportionately affected by climate change? But are also at the forefront of innovative solutions. Women's leadership in communities is pivitol & my British Academy project will be highlighting #ClimateAction #IWD2025 #WomenLed www.un.org/en/climatech...
- 🌍✨️ In one week today we celebrate International Womens Day 2025! This year's theme is #AccelerateAction highlighting the urgent need for gender equality in all spheres. Stay tuned as I start to introduce you to a new project over the week #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction www.internationalwomensday.com
- Reposted by Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺New paper published today exploring #justice-oriented #climatechange & #sustainability #education - drawing on the experiences of teachers in schools in 🏴 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Great to work with @geowalshe.bsky.social & @bjjohnston.bsky.social @scrcm.bsky.social
- It is always such a pleasure to work with wonderful colleagues who are all striving for the same goals. Please do read below to see all the fabulous work in our special section of Geographical Research 👇💖🌍
- What a lovely moment to see "Storytelling towards solidarity: Creative, hopeful and inclusive climate change education" published as a special section in the first issue of Geographical Research for 2025 💚 🌍 ✊ 🌏 ⚖️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17455871...
- Last week, I faced a high anxiety demon by having a mamogram & an ultrasound after finding a pea sized lump in my breast. My result was ok but for my grandma (breast), my mum (brain) & just last week, an old school friend (pancras) it wasn't. If in doubt, just go check it out!!
