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Dr Katie Parsons

Katie

Research Fellow, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Email: k.j.parsons@lboro.ac.uk

Profile

Katie is a transdisciplinary Research Fellow in Children’s Geographies whose work centres children’s lived experiences of environmental change. Grounded in three decades of practice across social care, youth, and education, her research is shaped by therapeutic, creative, and outdoor approaches and a strong commitment to justice and participation. She leads and contributes to innovative UK and international projects with children and communities living with climate disruption, and plays an active role in fostering inclusive research cultures at Loughborough University.

Research

Publications

  • Jones, Lisa, Huệ Lê, Katie J. Parsons, Thu T. Võ, and Florence Halstead. "From science to storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge–action framework through reflections on youth‐focused, participatory action research in Vietnam." British Educational Research Journal (2025).
  • Jones, Lisa, Katie J. Parsons, Florence Halstead, and Joshua M. Wolstenholme. "Reimaging activism to save the planet: Using transdisciplinary and participatory methodologies to support collective youth action." Children & Society 38, no. 3 (2024): 823-838.
  • Hayes, Tracy, Catherine Walker, Katie Parsons et al. "In it together! Cultivating space for intergenerational dialogue, empathy and hope in a climate of uncertainty." Children's Geographies 21, no. 5 (2023): 803-818.
  • Jones, Lisa, Katie J. Parsons, Florence Halstead et al. "Conversations on grief and hope: A collaborative autoethnographic account exploring the lifeworlds of international youth engaged with climate action." Journal of the British Academy 11, no. s3 (2023): 69-117.
  • Parsons, Katie J., and Florence Halstead. "Gendered childhoods and the inequity of accessing the outdoors." Area 54, no. 4 (2022): 574-578.
  • Halstead, Florence, Lucie R. Parsons, Ally Dunhill, and Katie Parsons. "A journey of emotions from a young environmental activist." Area 53, no. 4 (2021): 708-717.
  • Parsons, K. J., and J. Traunter. "Muddy knees and muddy needs: Parents perceptions of outdoor learning." Children's Geographies 18, no. 6 (2020): 699-711.

Expertise

Climate and environmental education and child and community-led climate adaptation; Creative Participatory Action Research and action-based storytelling; Immersive and digital methods; Environmental hazards and risk: flooding, heat, coastal erosion; Community-led, intergenerational, and justice-oriented research.
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