Elizabeth (Libby) Colbert

School of Education

PhD Candidate

ejcolbert1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Elizabeth (Libby) Colbert
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
Profile

Improving teacher awareness and understandings of paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through a co-designed psychoeducational resource

Qualifications

MA Social Research - 2023

MSc Psychology & Education (Conversion) - 2021

BA (hons) Education, Culture & Childhood - 2020

Research interests

Paediatric mental health

Mental health literacy and stigma

Participatory research methods

Professional activities and memberships

I have experience working for Sheffield City Council in the Family Time service, as well as working with the YWCA as a Project Worker supporting vulnerable young women and children at risk of homelessness.

I also have experience as a SEND support worker in educational settings across South Yorkshire. I have recently undertaken GTA marking experience, as well as working as a research assistant on the Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE) project.