Dr Hazel Marzetti
Research Associate

Contact details
- Email: hazel.marzetti@ed.ac.uk
Background
I am an interdisciplinary, qualitative health researcher working on the topic of suicide and suicide prevention, with specialist expertise in LGBTQ+ suicide. My work is situated at the intersection of medical sociology, psychology, and critical public health, with substantial experience researching sensitive subjects with marginalised communities. I enjoy using a range of qualitative research methods: my doctoral research used qualitative interviews to explore LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences of suicidal thoughts and attempts in Scotland (2017-2020). Whilst most recently I have been working with creative methods including visual arts and poetic inquiry as part of my post-doctoral work on the Suicide in/as Politics project, in collaboration with the University of Lincoln, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2020-2024). Following on from my current post-doctoral role I have been awarded a Welcome Trust Early Career Award, the Rain within the Rainbow, which I will take up in 2024. This is a 5 year project using a life course approach to better understand LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention across the UK.
I am passionate about translating academic research for the wider public and keep a personal blog, whilst also contributing to practitioner, policy-maker and public audience through sites such as the Mental Elf, the Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Health network, and the Manchester Self-harm Project’s Virtual Clinic; as well as appearing on a range of podcasts.
Responsibilities & affiliations
I am one of the Early Career Representatives on the British Sociological Association's Medical Sociology Committee. I am also on the committee of the International Network of Early Career Researchers in Suicide and Self-harm (NetECR) where I co-lead the peer support and reflective practice group NetECR Collective Care.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
I am open to enquiries from students interested in researching LGBTQ+ health inequalities, with a particular focus on mental health and suicide. I particularly welcome enquiries from students hoping to use critical, qualitative and creative approaches. My work is explicitly interdisciplinary but I am interested in working with students with from a range of disciplinary backgrounds including but not limited to psychology, sociology and public health.
Current PhD students supervised
Catalina Martin, Health in Social Science/Centre for Homeless and Inclusion Health, Meanings of 'home' among LGBTQ Young People
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A qualitative study of young people’s lived experiences of suicide and self-harm: Intentionality, rationality and authenticity
(8 pages)
In:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12641
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The politics of LGBT+ suicide and suicide prevention in the UK: Risk, responsibility and rhetoric
In:
Culture, Health & Sexuality, pp. 1-18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2023.2172614
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Suicide prevention as biopolitical surveillance: A critical analysis of UK suicide prevention policies
(22 pages)
In:
Critical Social Policy, pp. 1-22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183221142544
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Making space; Making self: Using LEGO® figures and creative practice to facilitate queer early career researchers’ academic development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7421754
Research output: › Chapter (Published) -
"Am I really alive?”: Understanding the role of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in young LGBT+ people's suicidal distress
(9 pages)
In:
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 298
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114860
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Self-inflicted. Deliberate. Death-intentioned: A critical policy analysis of UK Suicide Prevention Policies 2009-2019
In:
Journal of Public Mental Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-09-2021-0113
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
From fast food to a well-balanced diet: Toward a programme focused approach to feedback in higher education
In:
Practitioner Research in Higher Education, vol. 14, pp. 3-15
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Who's here? Who's queer?
In:
Intersectional Perspectives: Identity, Culture, and Society, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18573/ipics.39
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial (Published) -
Risk factors for LGBTQ+ youth self-harm and suicide
Blog post › Other contribution (Published) -
Blurring the Boundaries: Making Sense of LGBT+ Youth Suicide in Scotland | Early and Mid-Career Researchers
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Paper (Published)