Jonathan Smith (psychologist)
Jonathan Alan Smith is a psychologist who has been very prominent in promoting qualitative research within social psychology and health psychology. In particular, he has developed and promoted a particular approach known as interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).[1]
Jonathan Alan Smith | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, Health psychology, Qualitative psychological research |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield; Keele University; Birkbeck, University of London |
| Thesis | Self construction : longitudinal studies in the psychology of personal identity and life transistions. (1990) |
Career
Smith achieved a DPhil in Psychology from the University of Oxford and then held lectureships at Keele and Sheffield Universities.[1] He has at least 160 publications to his name.[2]
Awards and Distinctions
- Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society[3]
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences[4]
Works
- Smith, J.A. (2003) (ed) Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods. London: Sage.
- Smith, J., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2009) Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research. London: SAGE.
References
- Valsiner, Jaan & Connolly, Kevin, eds. (2003). Handbook of Developmental Psychology, p. xxvi. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- "Jonathan SMITH | Professor of Psychology | BA. MSC. DPhil. | Birkbeck, University of London, London | Department of Psychological Sciences".
- "Professor Jonathan A Smith elected as an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Professor Jonathan Smith FAcSS". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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