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Hilary Causer is a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey's School of Health Sciences, affiliated with the Workforce, Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) Expert Group. Her work focuses on workplace wellbeing, suicide postvention, and critical methodologies. She holds a PhD from the University of Worcester (2021) and MSc in Counselling Psychology (2016), with earlier qualifications in Social Science (2000).
Her research investigates the impact of suicide on healthcare and education staff, emphasizing organizational responses and stigma reduction. Key projects include Wellcome Trust-funded studies on nurse suicidality and NHS postvention guidance development. She has contributed to nationally adopted postvention guidelines for universities and healthcare sectors.
- Areas of Expertise: Suicidology, Feminist Methodologies, Qualitative Research
- Key Projects: 'Suffering with suicide' (Wellcome Trust), NHS Postvention Guidelines
- Affiliations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Early Career Researchers in Suicide & Self-harm Network
Her publications analyze staff experiences following colleague/student suicides, advocating for systemic postvention support and culturally responsive interventions. Current work emphasizes feminist critiques of suicidology to address nurse-specific vulnerabilities.
