{"id":1067,"date":"2024-02-26T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T04:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/hdr-students\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T01:35:40","slug":"get-to-know-phd-student-catherine-litchfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/hdr-students\/2024\/02\/26\/get-to-know-phd-student-catherine-litchfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know PhD Student – Catherine Litchfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In this month\u2019s newsletter, we would like to introduce PhD student, Catherine Litchfield\u00a0<\/b>from the College of of Education, Psychology and Social Work.<\/p>\n

Catherine’s recently submitted thesis, “Suffering in silence: Female footballers, injury and social support practices” received outstanding results from the examiners.<\/p>\n

We asked Catherine\u00a0to share what led her to a PhD and why it is important, the most enjoyable and hardest parts of a PhD journey and what the future holds.<\/p>\n

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What was the topic of your PhD and why was it important to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My PhD focussed on social support and injury recovery in women\u2019s Australian Rules football. I have always had an interest in female sport, as both a female athlete and a sport fan, but my PhD topic became quite personal for me. The year before I started my PhD, I suffered from my third major knee injury that left me unable to return to sport. At the same time as I was experiencing, firsthand, the importance of social support when injured, I was watching the elite women\u2019s football competition where there seemed to be a major injury almost every week. I saw so many people talking about how to improve player recovery, but not a lot of talk around what support players needed. With so many more females playing collision based sport, and so many more injuries, I felt it was important to explore how support is managed within sporting clubs.<\/p>\n

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What was been one of the most enjoyable parts of the journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Building relationships with other HDR students. I was very lucky to be a part of a large research group, my colleges HDR student committee, as well as a mentorship program. All of these experiences allowed me to grow my support network and build some pretty amazing friendships that I\u2019m sure are going to last a lifetime.\u00a0 These relationships have been so important to my mental health and I\u2019m not sure if I would have been able to complete my PhD without their support.<\/p>\n

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How did you overcome any challenges of doing a PhD?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever I faced any setback during my PhD, I had a process. First, cry and eat chocolate, then I would give myself 24 hours before actioning anything (when possible). I found often after giving myself that time to process, the setbacks never looked as bad on second inspection.<\/p>\n

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What have you been doing since you completed? <\/strong><\/p>\n

After submission I was lucky enough to get a contract at Flinders as an Associate Lecturer. I have been working as a teaching specialist building a new topic for the Bachelor of Sport and Active Recreation (BSAR) degree, and teaching both into Education and BSAR topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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