Rachel Creaney
Background
I am interested in using a range of qualitative and more creative methods (i.e., visual methods, autoethnography, creative writing) to explore issues related to housing, healthcare, ageing, digitalisation and farming.
You can find me on Twitter @RachelCreaney1
Current research interests
I am currently working on one Horizon 2020 European projects: MOVING. MOVING (2020-2023) explores mountain-related value chains across Europe to contribute to the resilience and sustainability of mountain areas to climate change. Specifically we will explore the Speyside whisky value chain. Within MOVING there is also a focus on youth engagement and food and drink tourism.
I am also working on three Scottish Government projects (2022-2027) exploring farm business use of social media platforms, innovative rural housing models within a larger project exploring rural communities and livelihoods, and a project exploring lesser-heard voices in stories around Scottish land use. Finally, I am co-leading an external project exploring the long term sustainable future of the Mourne Mountains in the North of Ireland.
Beyond these projects I am interested in research that can better understand and improve rural living such as relating to housing, healthcare, ageing, sustainable living and digitalisation.
Past research
Bibliography
- Creaney, R.; Currie, M.; Reid, L. (2023) Digital life as a cabaret, old chum: A dramaturgical analysis of older digitalised home residents and their wider caring networks, Journal of Aging Studies, 65, Art. 101129
- Creaney, R.; Hasler, H.; Sutherland, L-A. (2023) What’s in a name? Defining new entrants to farming, Eurochoices, 22(1), 58-65
- Beingessner, N.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C. (2023) Scottish Stakeholder Visions of Rural Land Use in a ‘Just Transition’, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 29 August - 1 September 2023, London, UK
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 12 – LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone (M25), p8. Unpublished.
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Milestone 25 LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone Report, 20 September 2023, unpublished, 8 pp.
- Thompson, C.A.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D. (2023) Vulnerability and Resilience of the Speyside Whisky, food and drink tourism value chain assemblage, Report to stakeholders, The James Hutton Institute.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Engaging young people in mountain areas and value chains, ODT Forum 2022, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Idealising the Rural: The Role of Scottish Mountains in Promoting the Scottish Whisky Brand, Rural Imaginations Conference, 24-26 August 2022, Amsterdam.
- Creaney, R.; McKee, A. (2022) Digitalising the future of housing: Exploring options and opportunities for digitalised homes in rural Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20- 23rd June 2022, Birnam Arts Centre, Dunkeld.
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilinece A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ODT Forum, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilience A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20-23 June 2022, Birnam
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
- Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Chabdu, A.; Bacigalupo, A.; Thompson, C. (2022) D43 Participatory value chain analysis: Report on the structure and valorisation of 23 mountain value chains across Europe, including evaluation of telecoupling, assemblage, and enabling institutions and infrastructure, MOVING external website and on Hutton MOVING webpage.
- Matthews, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Vulnerability Analysis Water quantity in connection with Speyside Malt Whisky production, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Report on MOVING Task 33 activities Vulnerability of the Speyside whisky industry to environmental change, MOVING.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2022) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report,
- Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.B. (2022) UK - Scotland Speyside Malt Whisky, Policy Brief, MOVING.
- Creaney, R. (2022) NEWBIE Report on International Exchanges, deliverable for NEWBIE project.
- Creaney, R. (2021) The potential implications and inequalities in the care of older people in a post-COVID world: An autoethnographic account, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 7(1)
- Creaney, R. (2021) The potential implications and inequalities in the care of older people in a post-COVID world: An autoethnographic account, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 7(1)
- Creaney, R. (2021) Future(s) of technologyenabled care, The Sociological Review Magazine.
- Creaney, R.; Reid, L.; Currie, M. (2021) The contribution of healthcare smart homes to older people's wellbeing: a new conceptual framework., Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, Article No. 100031
- Blackstock, K.L.; Novo, P.; Byg, A.; Creaney, R.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Maxwell, J.L.; Tindale, S.J.; Waylen, K.A. (2021) Policy instruments for environmental public goods: interdependencies and hybridity, Land Use Policy, 104, Article No. 104709
- Hasler, H.; Creaney, R.; Stork, S.; Kyle, C. (2021) NEWBIE survey report on closedtext responses, on NEWBIE website.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2021) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report, MOVING, The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Creaney, R.; Currie, M.; Teedon, P.; Helwig, K. (2020) Working with community researchers to enhance rural community engagement around Private Water Supplies: an exploration of the benefits and challenges, Qualitative Research, 22(2), 282-299
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Achieving on-farm practice change through facilitated group learning: evaluating the effectiveness of monitor farms and discussion groups., Journal of Rural Studies, 56, 1-11.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Costa Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, C.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, K. (2017) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., Land Use Policy, 63, 428-439.
- Teedon, P.; Currie, M.; Helwig, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Engaging communities around private water supplies., Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_12.
- Creaney, R.; Currie, M.; Reid, L. (2023) Digital life as a cabaret, old chum: A dramaturgical analysis of older digitalised home residents and their wider caring networks, Journal of Aging Studies, 65, Art. 101129
- Creaney, R.; Hasler, H.; Sutherland, L-A. (2023) What’s in a name? Defining new entrants to farming, Eurochoices, 22(1), 58-65
- Creaney, R. (2021) The potential implications and inequalities in the care of older people in a post-COVID world: An autoethnographic account, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 7(1)
- Creaney, R. (2021) The potential implications and inequalities in the care of older people in a post-COVID world: An autoethnographic account, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 7(1)
- Creaney, R. (2021) Future(s) of technologyenabled care, The Sociological Review Magazine.
- Creaney, R.; Reid, L.; Currie, M. (2021) The contribution of healthcare smart homes to older people's wellbeing: a new conceptual framework., Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, Article No. 100031
- Blackstock, K.L.; Novo, P.; Byg, A.; Creaney, R.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Maxwell, J.L.; Tindale, S.J.; Waylen, K.A. (2021) Policy instruments for environmental public goods: interdependencies and hybridity, Land Use Policy, 104, Article No. 104709
- Creaney, R.; Currie, M.; Teedon, P.; Helwig, K. (2020) Working with community researchers to enhance rural community engagement around Private Water Supplies: an exploration of the benefits and challenges, Qualitative Research, 22(2), 282-299
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Achieving on-farm practice change through facilitated group learning: evaluating the effectiveness of monitor farms and discussion groups., Journal of Rural Studies, 56, 1-11.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Costa Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, C.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, K. (2017) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., Land Use Policy, 63, 428-439.
- Copus, A.; Hopkins, J.; Creaney, R. (2016) The transaction footprints of Scottish food and drink SMEs, European Countryside, 8, 227-249
- Creaney, R.; Niewiamdomski, P. (2016) Tourism and sustainable development on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland., Scottish Geographical Journal, 132, 210-233.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Creaney, R. (2014) Eigg: The challenges of pursuing economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability simultaneously through in-bound tourism., RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society Conference, London, 26-29 August 2014.
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 12 – LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone (M25), p8. Unpublished.
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Milestone 25 LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone Report, 20 September 2023, unpublished, 8 pp.
- Thompson, C.A.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D. (2023) Vulnerability and Resilience of the Speyside Whisky, food and drink tourism value chain assemblage, Report to stakeholders, The James Hutton Institute.
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
- Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Chabdu, A.; Bacigalupo, A.; Thompson, C. (2022) D43 Participatory value chain analysis: Report on the structure and valorisation of 23 mountain value chains across Europe, including evaluation of telecoupling, assemblage, and enabling institutions and infrastructure, MOVING external website and on Hutton MOVING webpage.
- Matthews, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Vulnerability Analysis Water quantity in connection with Speyside Malt Whisky production, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Report on MOVING Task 33 activities Vulnerability of the Speyside whisky industry to environmental change, MOVING.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2022) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report,
- Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.B. (2022) UK - Scotland Speyside Malt Whisky, Policy Brief, MOVING.
- Creaney, R. (2022) NEWBIE Report on International Exchanges, deliverable for NEWBIE project.
- Hasler, H.; Creaney, R.; Stork, S.; Kyle, C. (2021) NEWBIE survey report on closedtext responses, on NEWBIE website.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2021) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report, MOVING, The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Teedon, P.; Currie, M.; Helwig, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Engaging communities around private water supplies., Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_12.
- Faccioli, M.; Creaney, R.; Novo, P.; Byg, A.; Martens, K. (2016) Unpacking the notion of public goods from agriculture and forestry in Aberdeenshire and mapping their availability: A workshop report., Report on First Local Stakeholder Workshop, Aberdeenshire, February 2016.
- Duckett, D.; Creaney, R.; Sutherland, L.A. (2015) Crofters and their advisory services: an analysis of crofters and their advisory services on Skye, Harris and Lewis., Report produced for ProAKIS European Project, 2 November 2015. The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Creaney, R.; McKee, A.; Prager, K. (2015) Designing, implementing and maintaining (rural) innovation networks to enhance farmers' ability to innovate in cooperation with other rural actors. Monitor farms in Scotland., Report for AKIS on the Ground: Focusing Knowledge Flow Systems (WP4) of the PRO AKIS Project, February 2015.
- Beingessner, N.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C. (2023) Scottish Stakeholder Visions of Rural Land Use in a ‘Just Transition’, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 29 August - 1 September 2023, London, UK
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Engaging young people in mountain areas and value chains, ODT Forum 2022, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Idealising the Rural: The Role of Scottish Mountains in Promoting the Scottish Whisky Brand, Rural Imaginations Conference, 24-26 August 2022, Amsterdam.
- Creaney, R.; McKee, A. (2022) Digitalising the future of housing: Exploring options and opportunities for digitalised homes in rural Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20- 23rd June 2022, Birnam Arts Centre, Dunkeld.
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilinece A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ODT Forum, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilience A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20-23 June 2022, Birnam
- Sutherland, L.A.; Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, R.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, A. (2016) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., 12th European IFSA Symposium, Workshop: Generating spaces for innovation in agricultural and rural development, Harper Adams University, 12-15 July 2016.
- Creaney, R. (2014) Eigg: The challenges of pursuing economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability simultaneously through in-bound tourism., RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society Conference, London, 26-29 August 2014.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Loreno-Arribas, A. (2014) Advisory services in the United Kingdom: exploring 'fit for purpose' criteria., International Sustainable Farming Systems Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 1-4 April 2014.
