Biography
I joined the University of Limerick in 2009. Prior to my appointment I was a senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (1998-2007) where I taught medical anthropology to health studies students and subsequently a principal researcher at the University of Leipzig based at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (2007-2008).
With academic backgrounds in social anthropology, occupational therapy and history, my current research explores two main themes.
The first theme - on the practice of occupational therapy in World War 1 American Base Hospitals and mid-late 20th century Irish mental hospitals - examines how clinical transformation in occupational therapy is shaped by dynamics of professionalisation, medical discourse, socio-cultural context and the influences of the past. Focusing on patients' and occupational therapists' experiences of therapeutic occupation the research has relevance for debates on paradigm shifts in occupational therapy, clinical innovation and healthcare ethics.
The second theme explores how people in circumstances marked by uncertainty and confinement create meaning, handle their daily activities, and manage social relationships in everyday life. This includes research on the impact of Nepal's civil war (1996-2006) and aftermath on social life and cultural practices and on service users' experiences of forensic mental health settings in Ireland.
Building on a long history of collaborative multidisciplinary research undertaken in Ireland, Nepal and the UK - including the involvement of research end users - I lead a project on the Intermediate Care Facility established at UL as a field hospital during COVID's initial phase. Drawing on organisational anthropology, research on the management of Nepal's health system during the civil war and implementation science the project uses a range of qualitative and ethnographic approaches to explore the experiences of multiple stakeholders associated with the hospital. A collaboration between academics from UL's School of Allied Health, the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, the Health Sciences Academy and UL Hospitals Group the project also mentors clinicians to develop research skills.
Earlier and ongoing research in rural Nepal focuses on everyday life practices, oral healing traditions and mental health and resulted in key publications including a monograph on the impact of Nepal's civil war on social life and cultural practices titled Maoists at the Hearth: Everyday Life in Nepal's Civil War.
I have secured competitive funding from a variety of national and international sources and am currently the Principal Investigator for the National Council for Special Education's Occupational Therapy Support Services for Schools Project.
Research Interests
Social History of Occupational Therapy (World War 1; mid-20th century Ireland), History of Psychiatry, Forensic Mental Health, Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of South Asia, Anthropology of Everyday Life, Trauma, Culture and Political Violence
Publications
Books
A Place in the Country: Three Counties Asylum 1860-1999
Pettigrew, J; Reynolds, R.W; Rouse, S.
(2017)
A Place in the Country: Three Counties Asylum 1860-1999
Hatfield :
University of Hertfordshire Press
Maoists at the Hearth: Everyday Life in Nepal's Civil War
Pettigrew, Judith
(2013)
Maoists at the Hearth: Everyday Life in Nepal's Civil War
Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press
Grounding Knowledge/Walking Land: Archaeological Research and Ethno-historical Identity in Central Nepal.
Evans, C; Pettigrew, J; Tamu, YK;Turin, M
(2009)
Grounding Knowledge/Walking Land: Archaeological Research and Ethno-historical Identity in Central Nepal.
(Ed.)
Cambridge :
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Cambridge
A Place in the Country: Three Counties Asylum (1860 - 1998).
Pettigrew, J; Reynolds, R; Rouse, S
(1998)
A Place in the Country: Three Counties Asylum (1860 - 1998).
(Ed.)
Luton :
South Bedfordshire Community Health Care Trust
Luton
Book Chapters
The social fabric of the jelbang killings
Thapa D.;Ogura K.;Pettigrew J.
(2017)
The social fabric of the jelbang killings
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
DOI: 10.4324/9781315145723
Fear and everyday life in rural Nepal
Pettigrew J.;Adhikari K.
(2017)
Fear and everyday life in rural Nepal
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
DOI: 10.4324/9781315145723
The contribution of the Social Sciences to Occupational Therapy
Pettigrew, J. Robinson, K.
(2017)
The contribution of the Social Sciences to Occupational Therapy
In Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment: Promoting occupation and participation (7th ed.).;
Edinburgh :
Elsevier
Windows into a revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
Shah A.;Pettigrew J.
(2017)
Windows into a revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
Abingdon :
Routledge
DOI: 10.4324/9781315145723
The Role of Business Schools in Framing Entrepreneurial Thinking across Disciplines - The Case of Allied Health Professions;
Hynes, B. Kennedy, N. and Pettigrew. J.
(2016)
The Role of Business Schools in Framing Entrepreneurial Thinking across Disciplines - The Case of Allied Health Professions;
In Innovative Business Education Design for 21st Century Learning ;
Switzerland :
Springer
Resisting the State in East Nepal: The 'Chintang Incident' of 1979 and the Politics of Commemoration
Gaenszle, M., I.P. Rai, J. Pettigrew, M. Rai, B. Bickel, G. Banjade, T.N. Bhatta, E. Lieven, N.P. Paudyal & S. Stoll
(2013)
Resisting the State in East Nepal: The 'Chintang Incident' of 1979 and the Politics of Commemoration
In Revolution in Nepal: An Anthropological and Historical Approach to the People's War;
New Delhi :
Oxford University Press
Resisting the State in East Nepal: The 'Chintang Incident' of 1979 and the Politics of Commemoration
Gaenszle M.;Rai I.;Pettigrew J.;Rai M.;Bickel B.;Banjade G.;Bhatta T.;Lieven E.;Paudyal N.;Stoll S.
(2013)
Resisting the State in East Nepal: The 'Chintang Incident' of 1979 and the Politics of Commemoration
In Revolution in Nepal: An Anthropological and Historical Approach to the People's War;
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198089384.003.0004
The Social Fabric of the Jelbang Killings, Nepal
Thapa, D., K. Ogura & J. Pettigrew
(2012)
The Social Fabric of the Jelbang Killings, Nepal
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
New Delhi. :
Social Science Press
Fear and Everyday Life in Rural Nepal
Pettigrew, Judith & Adhikari, Kamal
(2012)
Fear and Everyday Life in Rural Nepal
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
New Delhi :
Social Science Press
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
Shah, Alpa. & Judith Pettigrew
(2012)
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
In Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal;
New Delhi :
Social Science Press
'There is Nowhere Safe': Intrusion, Negotiation and Resistance in a Hill Village in Central Nepal.
Pettigrew, J; Adhikari, K
(2010)
'There is Nowhere Safe': Intrusion, Negotiation and Resistance in a Hill Village in Central Nepal.
In In hope and in fear: Living through the People's War in Nepal ;
New Delhi :
Adroit Press:
New Delhi
Children and Revolution: Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being of Child Soldiers in Nepal
Kohrt, B; Tol, W; Pettigrew, J; Karki, R
(2010)
Children and Revolution: Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being of Child Soldiers in Nepal
In The War Machine and Global Health: A Critical Medical Anthropological Examination of the Human Costs of Armed Conflict and the International Violence Industry.;
Lanham. :
Altamira Press, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
Lanham.
Guns, Kinship and Fear: Maoists among the Tamu-mai (Gurungs)
Pettigrew, J
(2009)
Guns, Kinship and Fear: Maoists among the Tamu-mai (Gurungs)
In Resistance and the State: Nepalese Experiences;
New Delhi :
Social Science Press
New Delhi
Observing the Elections in Central Nepal
Pettigrew, J
(2009)
Observing the Elections in Central Nepal
In Anthropologists Observe Nepal's Constituent Assembly Election.;
Kathmandu :
Himal Books
Kathmandu
[ULIR]
Edited Books
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
(2017)
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
Alpa Shah Judith Pettigrew(Ed.)
Abington :
Routledge
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
(2012)
Windows into a Revolution: Ethnographies of Maoism in India and Nepal
Shah, Alpa & Pettigrew, Judith(Ed.)
New Delhi :
Social Science Press
Peer Reviewed Journals
Exploring the co-involvement of disabled adolescents in participatory action research; protocol for a critical interpretative synthesis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
McDonald, F and Robinson, K and Gallagher, AL and Pettigrew, J
(2021)
Exploring the co-involvement of disabled adolescents in participatory action research; protocol for a critical interpretative synthesis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
In Hrb Open Research;
DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13343.1
(2021) The retirement experiences of women academics: a qualitative, descriptive study, Educational Gerontology, 47:7, 297-311, DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2021.1929266
Mairead Cahill, Rose Galvin & Judith Pettigrew
(2021)
(2021) The retirement experiences of women academics: a qualitative, descriptive study, Educational Gerontology, 47:7, 297-311, DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2021.1929266
In Educational Gerontology;
DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2021.1929266
Eamon O’Sullivan: 20th-century Irish psychiatrist and occupational therapy patron
Pettigrew J.;Shalvey A.;Dunne B.;Robinson K.
(2020)
Eamon O’Sullivan: 20th-century Irish psychiatrist and occupational therapy patron
In History Of Psychiatry;
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X20948326
The Development of Occupational Therapy in Grangegorman Hospital, Dublin: 1934 - 1954. .
Cahill, R. & Pettigrew, J
(2020)
The Development of Occupational Therapy in Grangegorman Hospital, Dublin: 1934 - 1954. .
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.1108/IJOT-10-2019-0013
[ULIR]
Safety first: Factors affecting preceptor midwives experiences of competency assessment failure among midwifery students
Bradshaw C.;Pettigrew J.;Fitzpatrick M.
(2019)
Safety first: Factors affecting preceptor midwives experiences of competency assessment failure among midwifery students
In Midwifery;
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2019.03.012
The Transition to Retirement Experiences of Academics in "Higher Education": A Meta-Ethnography
Cahill M.;Pettigrew J.;Robinson K.;Galvin R.
(2019)
The Transition to Retirement Experiences of Academics in "Higher Education": A Meta-Ethnography
In The Gerontologist;
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx206
Qualitative synthesis: A guide to conducting a meta-ethnography.
Cahill, M., Robinson, K., Pettigrew, J., Galvin, R. and Stanley, M.,
(2018)
Qualitative synthesis: A guide to conducting a meta-ethnography.
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Qualitative synthesis: A guide to conducting a meta-ethnography
Cahill, M;Robinson, K;Pettigrew, J;Galvin, R;Stanley, M
(2018)
Qualitative synthesis: A guide to conducting a meta-ethnography
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
LONDON :
DOI: 10.1177/0308022617745016
A case study of the development of occupational therapy at st. Patrick’s hospital Dublin, 1935-1969
Dunne B.D.;Robinson K.;Pettigrew J.
(2018)
A case study of the development of occupational therapy at st. Patrick’s hospital Dublin, 1935-1969
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.1108/IJOT-11-2017-0025
An oral history of occupational therapy education in the Republic of Ireland
Dunne, BD;Pettigrew, J;Robinson, K
(2018)
An oral history of occupational therapy education in the Republic of Ireland
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
LONDON :
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0308022618770135
[ULIR]
The Transition to Retirement Experiences of Academics in 'Higher Education': A Meta-Ethnography.
Cahill, M., Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Galvin, R. and Heyn, P.C.,
(2018)
The Transition to Retirement Experiences of Academics in 'Higher Education': A Meta-Ethnography.
In The Gerontologist;
An Oral History of Occupational Therapy Education in the Republic of Ireland.
Dunne, B., Robinson, K., Pettigrew, J.,
(2018)
An Oral History of Occupational Therapy Education in the Republic of Ireland.
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
A case study of the development of occupational therapy at St. Patrick's Hospital Dublin, 1935-1969.
Dunne, B.D., Robinson, K. and Pettigrew, J.,
(2018)
A case study of the development of occupational therapy at St. Patrick's Hospital Dublin, 1935-1969.
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
[ULIR]
The Bluebirds: World War I Soldiers' Experiences of Occupational Therapy
Pettigrew, J,Robinson, K,Moloney, S
(2017)
The Bluebirds: World War I Soldiers' Experiences of Occupational Therapy
In American Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2017.023812
Community identity and collective efficacy: A social cure for traumatic stress in post-earthquake Nepal
Muldoon, OT,Acharya, K,Jay, S,Adhikari, K,Pettigrew, J,Lowe, RD
(2017)
Community identity and collective efficacy: A social cure for traumatic stress in post-earthquake Nepal
In European Journal Of Social Psychology;
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2330
The first 100 years of the use of occupation as therapy in Ireland 1863-1963
Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Dunne, B., & O'Mahoney, J.
(2017)
The first 100 years of the use of occupation as therapy in Ireland 1863-1963
In The Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
Dunne, B,Pettigrew, J,Robinson, K
(2016)
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.1177/0308022615608639
The Role of Business Schools in Framing Entrepreneurial Thinking Across Disciplines: The Case of Allied Health Professions
Hynes, B,Kennedy, N,Pettigrew, J,Daly, P,Reid, K,Buckley, P,Doyle, E
(2016)
The Role of Business Schools in Framing Entrepreneurial Thinking Across Disciplines: The Case of Allied Health Professions
In Innovative Business Education Design For 21st Century Learning;
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32622-1_7
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
Dunne, Brid, Pettigrew, Judith, Robinson, Katie
(2016)
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
[ULIR]
An integrative review of social and occupational factors influencing health and wellbeing
Gallagher, M,Muldoon, OT,Pettigrew, J
(2015)
An integrative review of social and occupational factors influencing health and wellbeing
In Frontiers in psychology;
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01281
The Hen Project: Introducing Vocational Opportunity into a High Secure Forensic Unit
Mulholland, F. Rooney, B. Pettigrew, J.
(2015)
The Hen Project: Introducing Vocational Opportunity into a High Secure Forensic Unit
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
An integrative review of social and occupational factors influencing health and wellbeing
Gallagher, MaryBeth; Muldoon, Orla T; Pettigrew, Judith
(2015)
An integrative review of social and occupational factors influencing health and wellbeing
In Frontiers in psychology;
[ULIR]
Occupational choice of youth in a disadvantaged community
MaryBeth Gallagher, Judith Pettigrew, Orla Muldoon
(2015)
Occupational choice of youth in a disadvantaged community
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Leisure Occupations in the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum 1890-1920
Caren Prendiville, Judith Pettigrew
(2015)
Leisure Occupations in the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum 1890-1920
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Vocational rehabilitation and occupational therapy: Impact of a knowledge translation initiative
Lyons E.;Pettigrew J.
(2014)
Vocational rehabilitation and occupational therapy: Impact of a knowledge translation initiative
In Musculoskeletal Care;
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1063
Vocational Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy: Impact of a Knowledge Translation Initiative
Lyons, Eimear; Pettigrew, Judith
(2014)
Vocational Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy: Impact of a Knowledge Translation Initiative
In Musculoskeletal Care;
Exploring the Professional Experiences of Occupational Therapists who Started Working in the Republic of Ireland in the 1970s
Lynch, Sarah; Pettigrew, Judith
(2014)
Exploring the Professional Experiences of Occupational Therapists who Started Working in the Republic of Ireland in the 1970s
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury: the Lived Experience
McDonald, Joeann,; Pettigrew, Judith,
(2014)
Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury: the Lived Experience
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.4276/030802214X13941036266586
Nouns and Verbs in Chintang: Children's Usage and Surrounding Adult Speech
Stoll, S., B. Bickel, E. Lieven, N.P. Paudyal, G. Banjade, T.N. Bhatta, M. Gaenszle, J. Pettigrew, I.P. Rai, M. Rai & N.K. Rai
(2012)
Nouns and Verbs in Chintang: Children's Usage and Surrounding Adult Speech
In Journal Of Child Language;
DOI: 10.1017/S030500091100002X
[ULIR]
Unexpected consequences of everyday life in the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
Pettigrew, Judith
(2012)
Unexpected consequences of everyday life in the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
In Journal of International Women's Studies;
[ULIR]
Unexpected consequences of everyday life during the maoist insurgency in Nepal
Pettigrew J.
(2012)
Unexpected consequences of everyday life during the maoist insurgency in Nepal
In Journal of International Women's Studies;
Editorial
Pettigrew, Judith
(2011)
Editorial
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Occupational Therapists' Experiences of Using Interpreters. . Vol. 39. No. 1 pp. 18-26.
Mooney, Eileen; Pettigrew, Judith
(2011)
Occupational Therapists' Experiences of Using Interpreters. . Vol. 39. No. 1 pp. 18-26.
In Irish Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Binomials and the noun-to-verb ratio in Puma Rai ritual speech
Gaenszle M.;Bickel B.;Sharma N.;Pettigrew J.;Rai A.;Rai S.;Schackow D.
(2011)
Binomials and the noun-to-verb ratio in Puma Rai ritual speech
In Anthropological Linguistics;
Binomials and the noun-to-verb ratio in Puma Rai ritual speech
Gaenszle, Martin.; Bickel, Balthasar, ; Gautam (Sharma), Narayan Prasad,; Pettigrew, Judith,; Rai. Arjun, ;Rai, Shree Kumar andSchackow, Diane,
(2011)
Binomials and the noun-to-verb ratio in Puma Rai ritual speech
In Anthropological Linguistics;
Political Violence and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Nepal: a Systematic Multi-disciplinary Review.
Tol, Wietse; Kohrt, Brandon; Jordans, Mark; Thapa, Suraj; Pettigrew, Judith; Upadhaya, Navaraj; De Jong, Joop
(2010)
Political Violence and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Nepal: a Systematic Multi-disciplinary Review.
In Social Science And Medicine;
Political violence and mental health: A multi-disciplinary review of the literature on Nepal
Tol W.;Kohrt B.;Jordans M.;Thapa S.;Pettigrew J.;Upadhaya N.;de Jong J.
(2010)
Political violence and mental health: A multi-disciplinary review of the literature on Nepal
In Social Science & Medicine;
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.037
Windows into a revolution: ethnographies of Maoism in South Asia
Shah, A,Pettigrew, J
(2009)
Windows into a revolution: ethnographies of Maoism in South Asia
In Dialectical Anthropology;
DOI: 10.1007/s10624-009-9142-5
The social fabric of the Jelbang killings, Nepal
Thapa D., Ogura K., Pettigrew J.
(2009)
The social fabric of the Jelbang killings, Nepal
In Dialectical Anthropology;
DOI: 10.1007/s10624-009-9140-7
[ULIR]
Fear and everyday life in rural Nepal
Pettigrew J., Adhikari K.
(2009)
Fear and everyday life in rural Nepal
In Dialectical Anthropology;
DOI: 10.1007/s10624-009-9131-8
[ULIR]
Primary Health Care, Community Participation and Community-Financing: Experiences of Two Middle Hill Villages in Nepal.
Sepehri, S. Pettigrew, J.
(1996)
Primary Health Care, Community Participation and Community-Financing: Experiences of Two Middle Hill Villages in Nepal.
In Health Policy And Planning;
Conference Publications
ENOTHE European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education Conference
Pettigrew,J, Hynes, B., Kennedy,N. and Wright, A.
(2017)
ENOTHE European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education Conference
Inaugural HSE West Nursing and Midwifery Conference
Bradshaw C., Pettigrew J., Fitzpatrick M
(2015)
Inaugural HSE West Nursing and Midwifery Conference
Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference
Bradshaw. C, Pettigrew. J, Fitzpatrick. M.
(2014)
Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference
International Confederation of Midwifery Triennial Conference ,Prague
Bradshaw C., Pettigrew J., Fitzpatrick M
(2014)
International Confederation of Midwifery Triennial Conference ,Prague
COTEC- European Congress of Occupational Therapy
Mooney, Eileen & Pettigrew, Judith
(2012)
COTEC- European Congress of Occupational Therapy
World Federation of Occupational Therapists XV Congress
Gallagher, M.B., Harb, A., Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Warren, A., McKay, E., Buckley, S., Cahill, M.
(2010)
World Federation of Occupational Therapists XV Congress
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, XV Congress, 4-7 May, Chile
Gallagher, M.B., Harb, A., Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Warren, A., McKay, E., Buckley, S., Cahill, M
(2010)
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, XV Congress, 4-7 May, Chile
15th World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Gallagher, M.B., Harb, A., Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Warren, A., McKay, E.A, Buckley, S., Cahill, M.
(2010)
15th World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Reviewss
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
Dunne B.;Pettigrew J.;Robinson K.
(2016)
Using historical documentary methods to explore the history of occupational therapy
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
DOI: 10.1177/0308022615608639
Political violence and mental health: A multi-disciplinary review of the literature on Nepal
Tol, WA; Kohrt, BA; Jordans, MJD; Thapa, SB; Pettigrew, J; Upadhaya, N; de Jong, JTVM
(2010)
Political violence and mental health: A multi-disciplinary review of the literature on Nepal
In Social Science and Medicine;
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.037
Meeting Abstracts
The lived experience of performance and pain in Irish fiddlers
Dunne, B,Pettigrew, J
(2013)
The lived experience of performance and pain in Irish fiddlers
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Researching the development of occupational therapy in Ireland
Dunne, B,Pettigrew, J,Robinson, K
(2013)
Researching the development of occupational therapy in Ireland
In British Journal Of Occupational Therapy;
Book Reviews
The influence of culture on diabetes self-management: perspectives of Gujarati Muslim men who reside in northwest England
Fleming, E; Carter, B; Pettigrew, J
(2008)
The influence of culture on diabetes self-management: perspectives of Gujarati Muslim men who reside in northwest England
In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING;