The Operative Word

Welcome to The Operative Word! This is the podcast of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology. Join us as we unravel the complexities that shape how critical health psychologists understand health and wellbeing. Each month, we hear from a different foundation member of ISCHP to tell us about their careers in critical health psychology. New episodes released monthly from March 2025.

The Operative Word is a science podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  2.6. Catriona Macleod: Serious-Fun

  Dec 10, 202549 minS0

  <p>In this sixth episode of Volume Two, Tracy Morison and Siobhán Healy-Cullen (Massey University, New Zealand) talk with Professor Catriona Macleod (Rhodes University, South Africa), a leader in feminist health psychology. Catriona reflects on doing socially engaged work in South Africa as “emotionally hard but intellectually productive”; navigating institutions, including funding bodies (!), that don’t always value critical work, and; work-life “balance” in an academic context focused on metricisation.</p><p>Catriona works on the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme, and is engaged with multidisciplinary research projects related to sexuality and reproduction. </p><p>You can read mo...

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  2.5. Christine Stephens: Community

  Aug 24, 202537 minS2

  <p>In this fifth episode of Volume Two, Tracy Morison andSiobhán Healy-Cullen sit down with Professor Christine Stephens (Massey University), one of the founding ISCHP members. Christine reflects on her research journey, how the research landscape has changed for ECRs, her experience ofdoing applied work, and the importance of community. </p><p>Christine co-leads the The Health and Ageing Research Team (HART) team, an interdisciplinary group of researchers doing research projects related to health and ageing in AotearoaNew Zealand. The HART team run a longitudinal study of ageing that has been following older New Zealanders and their quality of l...

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  2.4. Ian Lubek: Mentor

  Jun 16, 202554 minS0

  <p>In this fourth episode of Volume Two, Ally Gibson and Siobhán Healy-Cullen sit down with Ian Lubek. Ian reflects on his research journey, and looks back on receiving the ISCHP Lifetime Impact with Communities Award (2023). Ian is an adjunct professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. For over 25 years Ian and the NGO he formed, SirCHESI, have used community-based participatory action research to with women in Siem Reap (near Angkor Wat Cambodia) involved as beer sellers and hostesses at entertainment venues. The aims of this community-driven work were to: 1) counter customers’ pressures to engage in unprotected sex, 2) gain tra...

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  2.3. Wendy Stainton-Rogers: Trouble-Maker

  Apr 30, 20251h 12mS0

  <p>This episode was recorded by Brett Scholz, with WendyStainton-Rogers. </p><p>In this third episode of Volume Two, Wendy looks back on receiving the ISCHP lifetime achievement award (2023), shares her plans for (more!) book-writing, reflects on q-methodology as a ‘boutique method’, and reminiscesabout memorable conference moments (including a story about the infamous water pistols!). </p><p>You can read more about Wendy and her work at the following links:</p>https://ischp.net/2016/09/05/proffile-wendy-stainton-rogers/https://ischp.net/2023/09/11/2023-ischp-award-winners/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wendy-Stainton-Rogers

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  2.2. Gareth Treharne: Capacity-Building

  Apr 2, 202540 minS0

  <p>This episode was recorded by Brett Scholz, with Gareth Treharne. </p><p>In this second episode of Volume Two, Gareth reflects on his research and teaching, his experiences of attending ISCHP conferences, and his term as ISCHP chair. </p><p></p>

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