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It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales (2024)
Journal Article
Nichols, H., Saunders, G., Harrison, K., Mason, R., Smith, L., & Hall, L. (2024). It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales. Incarceration, 5, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663241253698

The wellbeing of prison governors has received little attention in penological research to date. The findings of this research reveal that governors’ wellbeing is negatively impacted by a dominant Masculinity Contest Culture (MCC) permeating through... Read More about It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales.

Words Behind Walls: Prison Staff Writing (2023)
Book
Metcalf, J., Nichols, H., Westoby, C., & Clement, J. (Eds.). (2023). Words Behind Walls: Prison Staff Writing. Butcher's Dog Publishing

This anthology of writings stemmed from a University of Hull project that offered bespoke creative writing workshops to staff at both HMP Hull and HMP Manchester. The team wanted to support employees in a role that government and academic research re... Read More about Words Behind Walls: Prison Staff Writing.

Balancing Sympathy and Empathy in an Emotive Discipline (2022)
Book Chapter
Nichols, H., & Humphrey, V. (2022). Balancing Sympathy and Empathy in an Emotive Discipline. In S. Young, & K. Strudwick (Eds.), Teaching Criminology and Criminal Justice : Challenges for Higher Education (179-198). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14899-6_9

This chapter considers the challenge of balancing sympathy and empathy in the emotive discipline of criminology grounded in an introductory discussion of pedagogies of empathy. With a focus on the study of prisons, the chapter considers some of the o... Read More about Balancing Sympathy and Empathy in an Emotive Discipline.

Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice (2022)
Journal Article
Sirdfield, C., Nichols, H., & Mullen, P. (2022). Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice. Probation Journal, 69(2), 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505221087980

Probation staff perform a health-related role involving identifying health-related drivers of offending behaviour; facilitating access to support for these, including continuity of care for people leaving prison; and advising the courts on appropriat... Read More about Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice.

Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men (2021)
Book
Nichols, H. (2021). Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429323850

Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men explores how adult male prisoners interpret and give value to their experiences of education, presenting an opportunity to consider how education can be beneficial to prisoners including and... Read More about Understanding the Educational Experiences of Imprisoned Men.

Does Lecture Format Matter? Exploring Student Preferences in Higher Education (2020)
Journal Article
Young, S., Nichols, H., & Cartwright, A. (2020). Does Lecture Format Matter? Exploring Student Preferences in Higher Education. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 8(1), 30-40

This article offers a contribution to understanding students’ perceptions of lectures based on different formats of lecture delivery. The growth in the use of synchronous and asynchronous learning for lecture delivery raises questions as to whether s... Read More about Does Lecture Format Matter? Exploring Student Preferences in Higher Education.